Literature
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Author to discuss soldiers' 'shenanigans' in IraqMay 21, 2016 1:00 am - Author Piers Platt visits Cantigny Park on Wednesday, June 1, to discuss his book, "Combat and Other Shenanigans: Tales of the Absurd from a Deployment to Iraq." The pr...
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Read this summer — for the fun of itMay 19, 2016 6:00 am - While your kids may be looking forward to a long vacation, keeping their minds engaged while they're out of school is important to stopping summer learning loss. Luckily...
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Constable: Cubs' infield deserves poetic justiceMay 19, 2016 5:30 am - With our Chicago Cubs piling up wins at a pace not seen on the North Side since those glorious championship seasons of 1907 and 1908, comparisons come naturally. In 1908...
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Review: A tale of combustible friendship in 'Girls on Fire'
May 17, 2016 7:00 am - "Girls on Fire" (Harper), by Robin Wasserman It's 1991 and Hannah Dexter is making her way through high school in Battle Creek, Pennsylvania, trying to fit in without at...
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Review: 'The Second Life of Nick Mason' by Steve Hamilton
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Review: 'Unseen City' celebrates nature and urban parenting
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Review: 'Boar Island' among best in series from Nevada Barr
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'Neither Wolf Nor Dog' inspires, sparks disussionMay 16, 2016 6:00 am - Every once in a while, you read a book that changes your perspective on the world. “Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads With an Indian Elder,” by Kent Nerburn is on...
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Author appearances: Laura Bush, Jenna Bush Hager host Q&A at Naperville's North CentralMay 14, 2016 7:22 am - • Former First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter, NBC News correspondent Jenna Bush Hager, introduce their new picture book, "Our Great Big Backyard!," in an Anderson's B...
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Book Review: 'Valiant Ambition' by Nathaniel Philbrick