Literature
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Laureate puts own stamp on Illinois poetryDec 25, 2013 2:58 pm - A decade ago this month, Kevin Stein was chosen for a daunting task: following two Pulitzer Prize winners, Gwendolyn Brooks and Carl Sandburg, as the poet laureate of Il...
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Batavia comedy writer captures Christmas in the suburbs, circa 1980s.Dec 23, 2013 3:00 am - Christmas in the suburbs was magical for Kevin Jakubowski. Growing up in Batavia in the 1980s, he received the gift of his dreams at age 9 - the 8-bit Nintendo Entertai...
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Authors have a few tips for holiday booksDec 18, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — With more than 100,000 books published each year, it's hard to know what works best for a holiday gift. A few “experts,” from a prizewinning historian to some...
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Book on Roosevelt, Taft offers lessons, wild talesDec 17, 2013 4:45 am - In her beautiful new account of the lives of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin spins a tale so gripping that one questions the n...
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For gifters: Kid picture books with snowy themesDec 16, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — Brrrr. It’s time for all good children, at least those in chilly territory, to curl up with a good book featuring snow. Picture books abound showing off the w...
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Book notes: Pastry chef Jacquy Pfeiffer to sign his bookDec 15, 2013 5:00 am - Ÿ Pastry chef Jacquy Pfeiffer, co-author of the book “The Art of French Pastry,” will be on hand to discuss his book and give a cooking demonstration beginning at 1 p.m....
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Travel books: Food, inspiration and a new Frommer’sDec 13, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — Whether you’re planning a trip in the new year and need some practical advice, or you’d like to give a coffee-table book filled with inspirational photos to s...
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Mickey Haller returns in 'The Gods of Guilt'Dec 11, 2013 4:45 am - Mickey Haller, the Lincoln Lawyer, returns to tackle his most personal case in “The Gods of Guilt.” Matthew McConaughey played Haller in 2011's “The Lincoln Lawyer,” an...
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Menaker's 'My Mistake' is enjoyable bookDec 10, 2013 4:00 am - Don't bother using it to convince others of the legitimacy of your passion or to persuade those whose money you spend buying book after book that your enterprise is vali...
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Books for the stylish coffee tableDec 09, 2013 8:00 am - Throughout the fall, the stack of design books on my desk just kept getting taller and taller. It now measures more than three feet. My job was to select eight books tha...