Literature
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Book notes: Sheila E. brings her 'Beat' to Naperville Dec. 20Dec 13, 2014 5:45 am - • Meet local author Joy Joseph as she reads from and signs copies of her book "The Wrong Fork in the Road" at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at d'Vine Wine and Gifts, 243 E. No...
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Bjorn Ulvaeus talks ABBA and band's new photo bookDec 10, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK - So their new photo book is the closest fans will ever get to seeing ABBA again. "ABBA: The Official Photo Book" (Weldon Owen Publishing) chronicles the fourso...
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Elk Grove library trustee proposes expanding services to unincorporated residentsDec 10, 2014 4:30 am - There's a long-term effort beginning to expand the services of the Elk Grove Village Public Library beyond the town's borders into unincorporated areas that supporters s...
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Former JPMorgan banker gets 6-figure book dealDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - A former banker at JPMorgan has a six-figure book deal for a corporate thriller series that began as an online serial. Penguin Random House units G.P. Putnam'...
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Passage on assault to be clarified in Dunham bookDec 09, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - A section from Lena Dunham's "Not That Kind of Girl" that recounts an alleged assault while she was in college is being changed to make clear that the assaila...
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First Alice Munro collection since Nobel PrizeDec 09, 2014 9:30 am - A year after Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for literature and was cited for her mastery of the modern short story, her publisher has collected 24 of her stories publis...
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Book notes: Austin Mahone intros book at Naperville's North CentralDec 06, 2014 5:45 am - • Singer-songwriter Austin Mahone introduces his new book, "Austin Mahone: Just How It Happened," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, in Pfeiffer Hall, on the campus of North ...
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Travel books, for gifts or your own coffee tableDec 05, 2014 5:01 am - NEW YORK - Shopping, romance, bucket lists, inspiration and information: All of these things and more can be found in books for travelers that are out this season in tim...
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'Testing Trilogy' author to visit Lake Zurich High SchoolDec 05, 2014 12:01 am - A nationally known author will visit Lake Zurich High School on Monday, Dec. 8. Making the appearance will be Joelle Charbonneau, who wrote a popular young adult series ...
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'Midnight in Siberia' looks at Russia todayDec 03, 2014 5:00 am - As the West nervously watches a newly aggressive Russia, many commentators are trying to figure out what Vladimir Putin is thinking. But “Midnight in Siberia” reminds us...