Literature
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Book details history of Obama's early lifeJun 26, 2012 11:00 am - If nothing else, Barack Obama's presidency has been a boon for the publishing industry. Beyond his own best-selling books (“Dreams From My Father,” “The Audacity of Hope...
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Still flying: A cultural history of SupermanJun 26, 2012 6:00 am - Superman started as a reject. Writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster were two naive kids from Cleveland who repeatedly failed to get anyone to take a chance on their...
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Batavia author: Obama argues like Abe LincolnJun 25, 2012 11:00 pm - Type Abraham Lincoln into an Internet search engine these days and you'll be treated to the big-screen story of our president's fictional past as a vampire hunter wieldi...
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‘Another Monster:” iPad app or book?Jun 23, 2012 6:22 am - When is a book no longer a book? I wasn’t expecting to have my mind blown by the iPad app of the children’s story “Another Monster at the End of This Book.” The tale, o...
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'Strindberg's Star' is intriguing thrill rideJun 22, 2012 6:00 am - World War II, Jules Verne and secret societies mesh in journalist Jan Wallentin's debut thriller, “Strindberg's Star.” Erik Hall loves to cave dive. He learns of an aban...
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Books crack tech mysteries of food scienceJun 21, 2012 3:44 pm - You may not aspire to the culinary theatrics performed by the wizards of modernist cuisine — transparent ravioli? edible balloons? — but your cooking probably still coul...
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Book notes: David Finch speaks at Glen Ellyn BookFestJun 21, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ The annual Downtown Glen Ellyn BookFest takes place at various venues in downtown Glen Ellyn starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 23. Authors and speakers will be on hand...
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The Suburbs This Weekend: Wiener dogs, books and Gay PrideJun 20, 2012 8:00 am - “Wiener dog' competition, the Glen Ellyn BookFest, and a suburban Gay Pride-inspired show are recommendations by Sean Stangland, Richard Battin, and this week's special ...
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'The Wrong Man' is terrific legal thrillerJun 20, 2012 6:00 am - “The Wrong Man,” the third legal thriller by David Ellis featuring lawyer Jason Kolarich, delivers several surprises and is a great read. Homeless veteran Tom Stoller is...
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Historian Hastings wins $100,000 Pritzker awardJun 19, 2012 8:56 am - NEW YORK — British historian Max Hastings has won a $100,000 lifetime achievement honor for military writing. Hastings, 66, has won the Pritzker Military Library’s Lite...