Literature
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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...
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Buffalo Grove father-son team publishes poetry bookMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - "Call Me Mysterious" is a poetry book written by Fred Axelrod and illustrated by his son Justin. Fred and Justin, who both reside in Buffalo Grove. The collection of poe...
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Constable: 3 years in Schaumburg hotel, book on Guyana emergesMar 03, 2015 4:30 am - Hoping only to provide a little "cultural heritage" for his family, Conrad Taylor pulled out a laptop in his Schaumburg hotel suite and began to write some notes about h...
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Veronica Roth working on new series; 1st book due in 2017Mar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Veronica Roth fans can start the countdown. "The Divergent" author, who grew up in Barrington, is set to write a new two-book series, HarperCollins Children's...
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Author appearances: Mary Doria Russell signs books in GurneeFeb 27, 2015 9:00 am - • Author Susan Fox discusses her book "Little Women of Baghlan" at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 605 W. Golf Road, Mount Prospect. Free; do...
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Budget-friendly fun: Brass Ambassadors perform in Lake ForestFeb 24, 2015 4:00 am - Brass Ambassadors The Brass Ambassadors of the Great Lakes Naval Band perform in concert at the Village Church of Lincolnshire, 201 N. Riverwoods Road, Lake Forest....