Literature
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High school dropout from Lombard now an acclaimed writerSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Lombard's Leigh Stein thought she was an actress who loved, loved, loved acting. Whether she was onstage in the Glenbard East High School production of "West Side Story"...
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Justin Bieber’s mom writes of painful pastSep 29, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — Pattie Mallette was 18, living in a home for pregnant girls after years of unrelenting sex abuse and depression when she gave birth to a boy she thought she’d...
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Schwarzenegger felt snubbed by RoveSep 28, 2012 5:24 pm - LOS ANGELES — Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says in his new autobiography that Republican political guru Karl Rove predicted the 2003 California recall el...
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Book notes: Jamie Lee Curtis comes to Anderson'sSep 28, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ “Those We Love Most” author Lee Woodruff reads from and signs copies of her new book at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at Anderson's Two Doors East, 111 W. Jefferson Ave., N...
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J.K. Rowling not ruling out another Potter bookSep 26, 2012 7:44 am - LONDON — J.K. Rowling says she plans to return to writing for young people — and doesn’t rule out another book set in Harry Potter’s magical world. Rowling became the wo...
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Fictional account of Lincoln's death is grippingSep 26, 2012 6:00 am - Timothy L. O'Brien takes a harsh, fictional look at the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and its aftermath in “The Lincoln Conspiracy.” A month after Linc...
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J.K. Rowling's debut novel for adults worth a readSep 25, 2012 11:00 pm - So look, here's the thing: This. Is. Not. A. Children's. Book. If you're looking for what made Harry Potter magical — Wizards! Spells! Flying Broomsticks! — you're not g...
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Chabon back in style with 'Telegraph Avenue'Sep 25, 2012 10:00 am - It's been more than a decade since Michael Chabon won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for his epic “The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay,” and since then he's kept busy wit...
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Willie Nelson pens new memoirSep 25, 2012 7:45 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Willie Nelson has proved to be one of America’s most prolific songwriters. Turns out he’s no slouch when it comes to memoirs, either: He has a new one...
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'Black Fridays' is worth the investmentSep 25, 2012 6:00 am - Jason Stafford had reached a high level of management on Wall Street and was trading in billions of dollars when he made a fatal mistake: He ignored an accounting error ...