Literature
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Author appearances: Meet Jeremy Roenick at two suburban book signingsDec 12, 2015 6:23 am - • Former NHL great and Chicago Blackhawk Jeremy Roenick signs copies of his book "Shoot First, Pass Later: My Life, No Filter" at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at Anderson...
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Give a memorable gift: 6 unusual gift finds in booksDec 12, 2015 6:22 am - NEW YORK - Twisted cat poetry only Charles Bukowski could have come up with and life lessons from "Little Miss Overshare" are among the holiday season's more unusual boo...
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Rushdie receives Mailer Prize for lifetime achievement
Dec 11, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Salman Rushdie is this year's recipient of the Mailer Prize for lifetime achievement. The author of "Midnight's Children," ''The Satanic Verses" and othe...
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Constable: What New Yorker cartoons say about parentingDec 08, 2015 4:00 am - We sometimes explain laughter by noting, "It's funny because it's true." For a sociologist with suburban roots and a college professor researching attitudes about parent...
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Author appearances: Mitch Albom discusses 'Magic Strings' Monday in NapervilleDec 05, 2015 6:00 am - • English author and landscape/gardening expert Kathryn Aalto signs copies of her book “The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest That Inspired the...
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Constable: Books with diversity foster empathyDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - Something magical happens this time of year when you give a child a book. Choosing a book with some diversity provides more than a simple story. "It's putting an idea in...
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Author appearances: Jon Meacham discusses Bush bio in NapervilleNov 30, 2015 10:00 pm - • Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times best-selling author Jon Meacham discusses his new biography of George H.W. Bush, "Destiny and Power," at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. ...
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Fox Lake students learn how to be heroes every dayNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Heroes aren't only found on movie and television screens, or even just in the pages of his books, author Tim Shoemaker told students Tuesday at Stanton School in Fox Lak...
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Jeff Tweedy writing 'funny, disarming and honest memoir'Nov 23, 2015 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, one of rock's most celebrated and eclectic musicians, is working on a memoir. The currently untitled book, tracing his journey fro...
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Author appearances: Renee Rosen signs 'White Collar Girl' at Anderson'sNov 21, 2015 6:20 am - • Author Kathryn Guylay discusses her book "Mountain Mantras: Wellness and Life Lessons From the Slope" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 8...