Literature
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Wheaton mom tells of son's battle with brain cancer in new bookMay 31, 2016 5:00 am - Ellie Ewoldt realizes her book won't be for everyone. Mothers of children with cancer are the primary audience. But Ewoldt is hopeful others, including long-term caregi...
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Author appearances: Mary Kubica discusses her new book in Itasca, WinnetkaMay 28, 2016 7:21 am - • Debbie Leoni signs copies of her book "I Am Fearless: 12 Elements of Fearless Living" from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 29, at Wool & Co., 107 W. Main St., Suite A, S...
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Geneva discussion group explores philosophical topicsMay 27, 2016 1:00 am - No answers, just questions at the Geneva-based Socrates Cafe discussion group
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Book Review: 'Sweetbitter' is a novel to be savored
May 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "Sweetbitter," (Alfred A. Knopf), by Stephanie Danler Tess comes to New York in the summer of 2006, 22 and aching for adventure. Things seem to fall into...
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Writings by Mother Teresa to be published in August
May 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - A collection of previously unreleased writings by Mother Teresa is coming out in August, weeks before the late Nobel Peace Prize winner is to be canonized. Im...
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Constable: Always a spot for bookstore in our soulsMay 24, 2016 5:45 am - A generation ago, a Daily Herald business story envisioned a world where “megabookstores” would swallow local bookstores. “Within the past five years, Crown, Barnes & No...
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Book Review: 'Beyond the Ice Limit' by Preston & Child
May 23, 2016 7:00 am - "Beyond the Ice Limit" (Grand Central Publishing), by Preston & Child Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's latest Gideon Crew thriller is a sequel to "The Ice Limit." At ...
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Book Review: 'Mercy' by Daniel Palmer & Michael Palmer
May 23, 2016 7:00 am - "Mercy" (St. Martin's Press,) by Daniel Palmer and Michael Palmer Michael Palmer's son, Daniel, continues his father's tradition of telling a compelling medical tale whi...
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Book Review: 'Blood Flag' by Steve Martini
May 23, 2016 7:00 am - "Blood Flag: a Paul Madriani Novel" (William Morrow), by Steve Martini "Blood Flag," the latest Steve Martini legal thriller featuring attorney Paul Madriani and his par...
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Author appearances: Tea & Talk with Leah Hager Cohen in Lake ForestMay 21, 2016 7:18 am - • Laura Kamoie signs copies of her latest historical fiction title, "America's First Daughter," at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, L...