Literature
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Regardless of Sox outcome, Cubs 'changed the world'May 06, 2014 5:00 am - Trying to avoid last place and facing an uphill crosstown battle against the merely mediocre White Sox this week, the Cubs are so much more than that. “The Cubs have sha...
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Rushdie, Pussy Riot featured at literary galaMay 06, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - On a night championing free expression and featuring speeches by Salman Rushdie, Toni Morrison and two members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot, no one...
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'Mom in the Movies' nurtures a fan's love of filmMay 05, 2014 5:45 am - Don't go thinking this is a hardcover companion to a sickly sweet greeting card designed to give you-know-who a good cry on her special day. The smartly written and nice...
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For transgender people, a massive new resourceMay 04, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - As transgender people strive to gain more acceptance and legal protections, they will soon have a hefty new resource to assist them - a 672-page book, written...
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Lake Barrington woman seeks medal for relativeMay 03, 2014 11:00 pm - Persuading the White House to dole out a 2014 Presidential Citizens Medal to a guy who made a name for himself in the 1800s selling seeds and sowing good deeds may seem ...
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Book notes: Meet Rick Springfield at Anderson's in NapervilleMay 03, 2014 5:45 am - • Children's book author Anna Dewdney discusses her book “Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too” at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetk...
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'Natchez Burning' is bold look at civil rights movementMay 03, 2014 5:30 am - Greg Iles' fourth novel about Natchez, Miss., lawyer Penn Cage is a bold look at the civil rights movement, bigotry, parental love and the legacy of violence wrapped...
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Mundelein author's book makes Suburban Mosaic listMay 02, 2014 5:30 am - Mundelein author Leslie Stella said she was “delighted and honored” to learn that her novel “Permanent Record” was selected for the reading list of this year's Suburban ...
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Garrison Keillor brings new book tour to NapervilleMay 02, 2014 5:30 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. — Humorist Garrison Keillor turns 72 in August, but the creator and host of “A Prairie Home Companion” has no plans to retire anytime soon. Keillor is hi...
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News Corp. buys romance publisher HarlequinMay 02, 2014 1:01 am - Rupert Murdoch is doubling down on romance. News Corp. is buying Harlequin Enterprises, a publisher of novels such as "Destiny's Last Bachelor?" and "The Heartbreaker Pr...