Literature
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Read 'Birdology' and you won't mind being a bird brainMar 26, 2015 6:00 am - Somebody called you a birdbrain last week. At first, it really made you mad. What kind of a thing is that to say? You're way smarter than a bird and your brain's much b...
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Author appearances: Meet 'One and Only Ivan' author at Anderson's in NapervilleMar 21, 2015 7:00 am - • Meet Katherine Applegate, the Newbery Award-winning author of "The One and Only Ivan," as she discusses and signs copies of her book at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at ...
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'Heather Has Two Mommies' revised, updatedMar 19, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK — A playful picture book about a little girl named Heather and her two happy mommies was a cultural and legal flashpoint 25 years ago, angering conservatives ov...
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It's March Makeover Madness at Algonquin CommonsMar 15, 2015 11:00 pm - If you're ready to shed winter, and get a new image for spring, you may want to head to the Algonquin Commons outdoor mall along the Randall Road corridor this month. Th...
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Cheryl Strayed ponders life after a best-selling memoirMar 15, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - They had come to worship at the altar of Cheryl. Cheryl, their mentor, their confidante, their "inspiration," they kept saying. "Just such an inspiration." ...
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Author appearances: Jon Agee launches 'It's Only Stanley' in NapervilleMar 14, 2015 7:00 am - • Shane Dawson discuses his book "I Hate Myselfie: A Collection of Essays" at 5 p.m. Monday, March 16, at Barnes and Noble, Old Orchard, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie. (...
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Learn about the disgusting, the curious, the entertainingMar 11, 2015 6:00 am - Take a good look at your hand. It's an ... um, handy thing to have. It can scratch, grab, twist and pluck. You can gently hold an egg with it or it can grab, and swing y...
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Jimmy Carter memoir to be published in JulyMar 09, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Not many ex-presidents have lived to age 90, and Jimmy Carter wants to share the experience. Simon & Schuster announced Friday that Carter's "A Full Life: Ref...
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Author appearances: Veronica Roth comes to the Tivoli March 14Mar 07, 2015 6:00 am - • Children's book author Dav Pilkey and award-winning illustrator Dan Santat present their new book, "Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Stupid Stinkbugs From Saturn,"...
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'The Girl on the Train' is a runaway hit for Paula HawkinsMar 05, 2015 5:00 am - LONDON - The tedium of the daily commute has turned out to be pretty productive for Paula Hawkins. Journeys spent staring out railway-carriage windows inspired the forme...