Literature
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Author celebrates 'Polar Express' anniversary in NapervilleNov 17, 2015 5:00 am - When Chris Van Allsburg meets small children at book signings for “The Polar Express” that he wrote and illustrated 30 years ago, they often ask whether the little boy i...
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Shonda Rhimes' 'Year of Yes' and the price of breaking barriersNov 16, 2015 5:00 am - Shonda Rhimes' new book, "Year of Yes," released recently, lies somewhere between a memoir and a self-help tome. It's the story of a year - a year and a half, really - i...
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Sarah Palin to sign copies of her book in NapervilleNov 16, 2015 12:00 am - Sarah Palin, the first Republican woman to run for vice president, will make a stop Dec. 1 in Naperville — not for a campaign, but to promote a book. Palin will sign co...
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'Stick Dog' author visits Forest ViewNov 15, 2015 10:00 pm - It's amazing what can be learned by drawing a simple stick figure. A lovable stick figure mutt named Stick Dog came to visit Forest View students on Monday, Nov. 9, than...
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Author appearances: Paula Deen, Kathy Garver come to burbs to sign booksNov 14, 2015 6:23 am - • Congregation Beth Am of Buffalo Grove hosts its Seventh Annual Barnes & Noble Book Fair from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at Barnes & Noble at the Deer Park Town...
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Book details mission to reunite Holocaust survivorsNov 13, 2015 5:00 am - It was spring 2011 and Edith Westerfeld Schumer was an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor living in Skokie, dreaming of reconnecting with the best friend she met in 1938 whe...
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District 214 students share immigrant experiences with "One Book" authorNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - Lupe Arroyo's parents immigrated to the United States from Mexico a few years before she was born. She didn't experience firsthand what it was like to come to a new cou...
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Erik Larson discusses 'Dead Wake' book at College of DuPageNov 11, 2015 4:10 am - Erik Larson's search for the subject of his next book was like looking for a spouse. "You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find one that kisses back in a not creep...
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'Jack Reacher' creator visits Arlington Heights book clubNov 10, 2015 10:00 pm - The Tuscan Market Book Club in Arlington Heights drew a superstar to close out its sixth year: author Lee Child, creator of the Jack Reacher series. More than 250 fans g...
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Samantha Bee to appear at Chicago's BookCon in 2016
Nov 09, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Samantha Bee of "The Daily Show" fame will be a featured guest at next year's BookCon, along with such popular authors as Meg Cabot and Marissa Meyer. Event o...