Literature
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Will Smith says he will tour with DJ Jazzy JeffNov 09, 2015 4:30 am - NEW YORK - Will Smith says he's ready to get back on the road. The entertainer told Ellen DeGeneres he's planning to launch a tour with DJ Jazzy Jeff. Smith said he real...
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Author Erik Larson speaking at College of DuPageNov 09, 2015 12:00 am - The best-selling author of "The Devil in the White City," Erik Larson, will talk about his latest work and answer questions during an appearance Tuesday evening at the C...
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Author appearances: Rainn Wilson discusses 'Bassoon King' Nov. 13 in NapervilleNov 06, 2015 10:00 pm - • Meet author Darra Goldstein as she discusses and signs copies of her cookbook “Fire and Ice: Classic Nordic Cooking” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at Anderson's Bookshop, ...
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Why 'it's easy to get caught up' in new Glen Ellyn history bookNov 05, 2015 4:17 am - Dan Anderson gets a mischievous twinkle in his eye talking about an idea to memorialize Emily Rieck in Glen Ellyn. She's the German native and elegant dresser better kno...
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Quirky new book covers science, history of standing in line
Nov 03, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - To queue or not to queue? And why is the queue you're not standing in always the best? David Andrews went in search of answers and unearthed a world of scienc...
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'Still Alice' author speaks about Alzheimer's in Arlington HeightsNov 03, 2015 4:33 am - Talking about Alzheimer's disease might be the first step to finding a cure, or at least to finding a better way to connect with loved ones living with the disease, auth...
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Author Erik Larson discusses 'Lusitania' with Daily Herald book clubNov 03, 2015 4:30 am - Author Erik Larson, who has written five New York Times best-sellers, including “The Devil in the White City,” will talk about his latest work and field questions from t...
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Actress Charlotte Rae tells 'The Facts of My Life' in memoirNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — In “The Facts of Life,” Charlotte Rae played the unflappable Mrs. Garrett, a girls' school housemother who smoothly guided her charges through crises and c...
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Author appearances: Joelle Charbonneau signs new thriller at Naperville's Anderson'sOct 31, 2015 7:15 am - • Best-selling author Joelle Charbonneau, who grew up in Bensenville, signs copies of her newest thriller, "Need," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123...
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Laura Bush and daughter Jenna co-writing children's bookOct 30, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Former first lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna Bush Hager are working on another children's book. HarperCollins Publishers told The Associated Press on Thurs...