Literature
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Book notes: Jen Lancaster signs new title at Skokie's B&NJun 14, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ Authors Arnie Bernstein and Michael Corcoran discuss and signs copies of the revised second edition of their book “Hollywood on Lake Michigan: 100 Years of Chicago and...
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Suburban triathletes swim, bike, run through motherhoodJun 13, 2013 6:00 am - One-year-old Matt squeals happily while he plays with his 5-year-old sister Molly. Their mother, Jennifer Garrison of Naperville, casually checks on her children as she...
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Fabio to appear at Whole Foods in SchaumburgJun 12, 2013 4:24 pm - Fabio Lanzoni, romance icon and fitness guru, is appearing from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Whole Foods Market, 750 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg. President and f...
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Book details workplace blind spots between sexesJun 11, 2013 6:00 am - Unless you live and work at a monastery, chances are you work with both men and women. According to Barbara Annis and John Gray, however, we're kind of bumbling when it ...
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Food talk, split families in novel’s mixJun 08, 2013 6:00 am - “A Place at the Table: A Novel” (Touchstone) by Susan Rebecca White There’s a lot of tasty talk about food in “A Place at the Table,” a novel whose main characters have ...
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Sotomayor gets another $1.9 million for memoirJun 07, 2013 3:28 pm - WASHINGTON — Being a Supreme Court justice has not only been good for Sonia Sotomayor’s legal career, it’s also helped her bank account. The justice reported Friday that...
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Book notes: Anderson’s in Naperville hosts Lauren ConradJun 06, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ “The Boys in the Boat” author Daniel James Brown reads from and signs copies of his new book at 7 p.m. Friday, June 7, at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., N...
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Suburban schools push summer readingJun 05, 2013 2:09 pm - As students all over the suburbs celebrate the onset of summer vacation, local educators are offering them a small but important reminder: Don’t forget to read! Summer r...
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Deaver's latest is filled with twists and turnsJun 05, 2013 6:00 am - Part of the joy in watching an ace baseball pitcher throw a perfect game is that every toss is different and the batter can't figure out what's coming next. Jeffery Deav...
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Story of 1936 rowing team's quest for gold captivatesJun 04, 2013 6:00 am - Before March Madness and the Super Bowl ever existed, the big-time sports that mattered to most Americans included boxing, horse racing and, yes, collegiate rowing. Tens...