Literature
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Tom Petty was a heroin addict in the '90s. Here's why he's talking about itOct 12, 2015 6:00 am - The idea for a new unauthorized Tom Petty biography came from a surprising source: Tom Petty. "He didn't want it to be authorized because he felt like authorized meant b...
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Author appearances: Meet Nicholas Sparks at Downers Grove's TivoliOct 10, 2015 7:15 am - • Twelve-time New York Times best-selling author Nicholas Sparks ("The Notebook") discusses his writing career and his newest novel, "See Me," at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1...
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'Harry Potter' e-books come to life in new Apple edition
Oct 08, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK - You don't need to be a wizard to see the "Harry Potter" books come to life. The seven books are getting a makeover with more than 200 new illustrations in enh...
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Unusual bedtime picture book a self-publishing success story
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Author appearances: Cindy Crawford, Sara Bareilles discuss their new booksOct 03, 2015 7:15 am - • Meet “The Gratitude Diaries” author Janice Kaplan as she discusses her book at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at the Highland Park Public Library, 494 Laurel Ave., Highland Pa...
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New life after Young House Love got oldOct 03, 2015 7:00 am - Last September, Sherry and John Petersik published an emotional post - aptly titled "FEEEEEELINGS" - that announced their indefinite leave from the blogosphere where a m...
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'Pretty Little Liars' actress Shay Mitchell brings novel to NapervilleSep 28, 2015 11:00 pm - It's no lie: Shay Mitchell, known as Emily Fields on her television show, "Pretty Little Liars," has written a book that she soon will share with fans at Anderson's Book...
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Author Anne-Marie Slaughter talks work-life balanceSep 27, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Anne-Marie Slaughter is back on the train from her home in Princeton, New Jersey, to Washington, D.C., but only a couple of days a week and in a new capacity:...
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Author appearances: Actress Linda Gray, singer Jewel come to the suburbsSep 26, 2015 7:15 am - • Author Juli Bauer signs copies of her cookbook "Juli Bauer's Paleo Cookbook" and joins with her co-author Vanessa Barajas to sign copies of their cookbook "Clean Eatin...
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Elgin teen writes children's bookSep 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Fourteen-year-old Shane Cloonan of Elgin never thought a story he wrote as a class assignment would turn into a children's book. Shane, a freshman at St. Viator High Sch...