Literature
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Prime tickets for Bush visit sold out in NapervilleNov 26, 2014 12:01 am - Former President George W. Bush apparently knows how to sell books. The announcement Tuesday that the 43rd president will appear Dec. 1 at Anderson's Bookshop in downtow...
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Jerry Lee Lewis: Sustained by brief blaze of gloryNov 25, 2014 5:01 am - Jerry Lee Lewis was a Louisiana-born supernova who helped create rock 'n' roll and raced toward stardom in the 1950s until his marriage to his 13-year-old cousin Myra he...
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George W. Bush coming to Naperville for book signingNov 25, 2014 12:00 am - Former president also will attend private charity event in Lombard
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Chris Colfer has multi-book dealNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Chris Colfer is planning many return trips to the Land of Stories. Publisher Little, Brown and Company said Monday the actor best known for "Glee" has a multi...
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Jerry Lee Lewis: Sustained by brief blaze of gloryNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - "Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story" (Harper), by Rick Bragg ...
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Brooke Shields writes of life with her motherNov 21, 2014 5:00 am - Brooke Shields, the iconic model-actress-Princeton grad, entered the literary scene in 2005 with her memoir about postpartum depression. This time, she sheds light on th...
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Hosting your first Thanksgiving? Tips for dealing with parents to pieNov 20, 2014 4:45 am - The potatoes are wrong. The football game's too loud. The kids aren't dressed right. Thanksgiving can, of course, be a great joy, but with so many beloved traditions on ...
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Baldacci's new novel thrills — and tugs at heartNov 19, 2014 5:00 am - One of the most compelling characters in David Baldacci's thrillers is John Puller, a crackerjack investigator of military crimes. In “The Forgotten” and “Zero Day,” rea...
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Try coffee table books for an easy, gifty treatNov 18, 2014 4:30 am - NEW YORK — As self-purchases, coffee table books may seem like pricey indulgences, but as gifts they're an easy way to please a connoisseur, hobbyist or wannabe. Usually...
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Book notes: Anson Williams signs new book at Naperville's Anderson'sNov 15, 2014 5:45 am - • Actor and singer Anson Williams, perhaps best-known for his role as Potsie on television's "Happy Days," discusses and signs copies of his book "Singing to a Bulldog" ...