Literature
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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...
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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...