Literature
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Hancock to share life lessons in NapervilleOct 30, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK — Herbie Hancock, who appears at 7 p.m. Thursday at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville, doesn't begin or end his newly published memoir “P...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell diesOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - MONTPELIER, Vt. - Galway Kinnell, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who opened up American verse in the 1960s and beyond through his forceful, spiritual takes on the outsi...
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'The Killer Next Door' is gripping mysteryOct 29, 2014 7:15 am - Desperation brings six people to a decaying Victorian apartment house where the tenants' desolation pales in comparison with one neighbor's despicable acts. Alex Ma...
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Coco Rocha showcases the art of posing in new bookOct 29, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - Supermodel Coco Rocha is known for her ability to strike a pose, but she says it wasn't always appreciated. Her modeling career began with catalog work in Asi...
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Bradbury storytelling fest:Oct 29, 2014 1:01 am - Tickets are on sale for the ninth annual Ray Bradbury Storytelling Festival, "Literary Halloween," Friday at the Genesee Theatre in downtown Waukegan. Sponsored by the W...
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New book offers 'Game of Thrones' back storyOct 28, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - George R.R. Martin knows all the signs of Boba Fett Syndrome. Named for the minor "Star Wars" character who fans demanded to know more about, Boba Fett Syndro...
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'Time Out of Mind' is rich study on DylanOct 27, 2014 5:45 am - "Time Out of Mind: The Lives of Bob Dylan," by Ian Bell (Pegasus Books) The second installment of Ian Bell's two-part biography of Bob Dylan, "Time Out of Mind," is a co...
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Book notes: Kiss' Gene Simmons signs 'Me, Inc.' at TivoliOct 25, 2014 6:45 am - • Gene Simmons, of rock band Kiss, signs copies of his new book, “Me, Inc.,” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. The ev...
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TV pioneer and sitcom king Norman Lear pens a bookOct 25, 2014 6:15 am - NEW YORK - From the moment Norman Lear began writing his memoir, he knew what the first line would be: "When I was a boy I thought that if I could turn a screw in my fat...
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Poets to ready from 'The Walmart Republic' OaktonOct 23, 2014 11:00 pm - A black poet from Oklahoma, and a white poet from Texas, share the narratives of their separate journeys from the Bible Belt to Chicago during a unique evening of storyt...