Literature
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Barrington English teacher recalls 'Divergent' authorOct 22, 2013 5:30 am - Eight years ago, Veronica Roth was a teenage girl who thrived as a junior in Barrington High School's AP English and The Interrelated Arts class. The class used literatu...
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Matthews stops in Naperville to discuss political compromiseOct 20, 2013 10:56 am - Political commentator Chris Matthews’ new book about the value of political compromise came out just as the government was being shut down. He insists the timing wasn’t...
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Book offers juicy peek inside Johnny Carson's lifeOct 20, 2013 6:00 am - Hell hath no fury like a lawyer scorned. “You must never, ever repeat a word from last night,” Johnny Carson told Henry Bushkin after sobering up from a bar stool confes...
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This charming man? Morrissey book climbs chartsOct 19, 2013 6:00 am - LONDON — The new book by British singer Morrissey is a classic. It says so right on the cover. The memoir from the former frontman of The Smiths — titled simply “Autobio...
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Book notes: Meet Chris Matthews at North Central SundayOct 19, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews, host of “Hardball With Chris Matthews,” as he reads from and signs copies of his book “Tip and Gipper: When Politics Worked” at 2 p.m...
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Maya Angelou accepts Mailer Center lifetime awardOct 18, 2013 10:59 am - NEW YORK — Her body weak, her voice rich and strong, Maya Angelou sang, lectured and reminisced as she accepted a lifetime achievement award Thursday night from the Norm...
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Bridget Jones older, shallower and boringOct 16, 2013 6:00 am - Time has dulled Bridget Jones. It has also left her neither wiser, more relaxed nor comfortable with the person she's become and the people she counts as her friends. Th...
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Characters are well-drawn in new Pelecanos novelOct 14, 2013 6:00 am - Spero Lucas joined the Marines, got shipped off to Iraq, fought house-to-house in Fallujah and came home in one piece to Washington, D.C. Others he served with are damag...
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Jessica Lange discusses debut children's book, 'Coven'Oct 14, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Screen legend Jessica Lange says the secret to her longevity in Hollywood is simply trusting her instincts. “As you can tell from looking at my career, the...
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In 'The Circle,' Eggers conjures creepy tech giantOct 13, 2013 6:00 am - A tech giant with tentacles deep into the lives of its users is no longer an unusual thing to imagine, but Dave Eggers takes the growing inescapabilty of social media an...