Literature
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Gregg Hurwitz delivers in 'Don't Look Back'Aug 30, 2014 5:45 am - A single mother takes a vacation that descends into hell in Gregg Hurwitz's latest thriller, “Don't Look Back.” Eve Hardaway struggles at home as she cares for a young b...
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'Mean Streak' is filled with surprisesAug 29, 2014 6:00 am - Dr. Emory Charbonneau, a pediatrician and marathon runner, finds herself trapped in an isolated cabin with a man hiding from the world in “Mean Streak,” Sandra Brown's l...
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Late columnist's spy novel hits silver screenAug 27, 2014 1:01 am - I don't know what the late Bill Granger would have written about one of his novels finally being made into "The November Man" film starring Pierce Brosnan. But I do know...
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Author's ode to crosswords is right on the markAug 26, 2014 5:30 am - If you love solving crosswords, you know how it feels to be in the fraternity. There's the rush of matching wits with a mysterious puzzle-maker, the thrill of nailing an...
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'Magician's Land' closes a trilogy that maturesAug 26, 2014 5:30 am - Quentin Coldwater — a moody, man-child magician — is finally growing up. And just in time to save everything, mostly, that's ever mattered to him. “The Magician's Land” ...
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Q&A: How 1 US factory owner fought cheap importsAug 24, 2014 6:55 am - WASHINGTON - Much of U.S. manufacturing has been decimated in the past decade by less expensive imports from China, but it didn't necessarily have to be that way, accord...
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An insightful look at digital-age clutterAug 24, 2014 6:30 am - I fall asleep to the glow of Netflix and, when I awake, begin the digital litany of my day: the relentless email and news, the Facebook and Twitter feeds, the blogs and ...
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Book notes: Susanna Calkins discusses her book at Vernon Hills B&NAug 23, 2014 6:15 am - • Susan Elizabeth Phillips reads from and signs copies of her book "Heroes are My Weakness" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Nap...
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James Rollins delivers in 'The 6th Extinction'Aug 20, 2014 6:00 am - The Sigma Force discovers a threat that could destroy the human race in James Rollins' 10th book to feature his team of elite scientists and soldiers. In “The 6th Extin...
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Movies, comic books, TV all share spotlight at Chicago Comic Con in RosemontAug 19, 2014 11:00 pm - The Wizard World Chicago Comic Con is coming back to town, and once again it's bringing a variety of pop-culture icons and events with it. Comic-book creators, film and ...