Literature
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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 ...
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Author tells story of wild ride of Benny BinionAug 19, 2014 5:30 am - Benny Binion, native of tiny Pilot Grove, Texas, began his career as a crooked horse trader, graduated to bootlegging, took over the policy racket in Dallas, broke into ...
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Wilder memoir to give gritty view of prairie lifeAug 18, 2014 6:00 am - PIERRE, S.D. — Laura Ingalls Wilder penned one of the most beloved children's series of the 20th century, but her forthcoming autobiography will show devoted “Little Hou...
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Book notes: Tawni O'Dell talks 'One of Us' in GurneeAug 16, 2014 5:45 am - • Meet children's book authors Kelly Barnhill ("The Witch's Boy") and Elana K. Arnold ("The Question of Miracles") as they discuss their works at a breakfast/snack autho...
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A family is tested in 'No Safe House'Aug 14, 2014 6:00 am - A family's past continues to haunt Terry Archer and his family as they find it impossible to move on with their lives in Linwood Barclay's latest suburban thriller, "No ...