Literature
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Book notes: Anderson’s hosts Newt and Callista GingrichNov 09, 2013 5:00 am - Ÿ New York Times best-selling author and illustrator Jeffrey Brown discusses and signs copies of his book “Jedi Academy” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at Anderson’s Booksho...
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'Mud Season' is lighthearted, but flawed, memoirNov 09, 2013 4:30 am - First, the good: Ellen Stimson is funny. Darned funny. And she knows how to spin a good, old-fashioned yarn. She's telling her story of moving from the urban Midwest to ...
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'The Epic of Lou Bolchazy' a classic tale of vision, zest, funNov 07, 2013 4:30 am - Even if you only consider the literature, art, music, religion, culture and history made a millennium before the Renaissance, eccentric publisher Lou Bolchazy of Lake Ba...
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Pat Conroy writes about relationship with fatherNov 06, 2013 5:00 am - Any fan of Pat Conroy's work already knows a lot about his dad. The abusive, self-proclaimed “Great Santini” achieved added notoriety when he was portrayed by Robert Duv...
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Goodwin’s new book champions ‘Bully Pulpit’Nov 05, 2013 5:00 am - CONCORD, Mass. — History for Doris Kearns Goodwin begins at home, in this timeless New England town where Emerson and Thoreau once lived and wrote and in the century-old...
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Charlaine Harris looks to new series after SookieNov 04, 2013 5:00 am - FORT WORTH, Texas — The final book in Charlaine Harris' best-selling series about telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse provoked such an outcry that some fans sent death...
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Book notes: Penn Jillette stops at Anderson’sNov 02, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ Naperville native Andrea Beaty reads from and signs copies of her new children’s book, “Rosie Revere, Engineer,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, at Anderson’s Bookshop at 12...
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Arlington Heights library collecting books for charityOct 31, 2013 12:53 pm - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library is collecting books for families in need throughout the month of November. The annual book drive is looking for new books for chil...
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Whether it's Halloween or life, stories provide the thrillsOct 30, 2013 11:00 pm - The lights in the grand, old Woodstock Opera House cast an orangish glow that reflects off Jim May's face as if he were settling in next to a crackling campfire to tell ...
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Can you afford that? Bensenville author says maybe notOct 30, 2013 6:00 am - Bensenville resident Andrew Thies would be the first to tell you he's not a professional financial adviser, entrepreneur or expert on investments. He's a commercial arti...