Literature
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'Truth' is intense historical thriller'Mar 29, 2012 6:00 am - Kieran Shields creates a pitch-perfect atmosphere in “The Truth of All Things,” a tale set in Portland, Maine, during the summer of 1892. Two hundred years earlier in Sa...
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Des Plaines city attorney announces retirementMar 28, 2012 11:00 am - Longtime Des Plaines City Attorney Dave Wiltse announced his retirement Tuesday at a senior staff meeting. Wiltse is retiring June 29 after more than 18 years of working...
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Harry Potter breaks e-book lockdownMar 27, 2012 6:22 pm - NEW YORK — When the Harry Potter books finally went on sale in electronic form on Tuesday, it was as if Harry himself had cast the “Alohomora” spell on them — the one th...
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Book notes: Meet author of 'Stone Brewing Co.'Mar 25, 2012 11:00 pm - • Author Greg Koch, CEO and co-founder of the Stone Brewing Company, discusses the craft brewing industry at 6 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Cultural & Civic Center of R...
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Book notes: Carl Hiaasen signs at Anderson's TuesdayMar 23, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet author Ellen Hopkins as she reads from and signs copies of her titles “Perfect,” a novel for teens, and “Triangles” for adults at 7 p.m. Friday, March 23, at Ande...
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Kevin Smith offers life advice in new bookMar 22, 2012 6:00 am - Film director and comic-book geek extraordinaire Kevin Smith dispenses wisdom in his new book, a touching reflection on his life and career. Smith, director of “Clerks,”...
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'3rd Rock From the Sun' actress spills her 'Guts'Mar 21, 2012 6:00 am - Kristen Johnston is best known as the brash, tough-talking alien in “3rd Rock From the Sun,” which aired on NBC from 1996 to 2001. But that character's toughness has not...
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Author who survived Bosnia war visits HarperMar 20, 2012 8:24 am - Nadja Halilbegovich was 12 years old when war broke out in her native Bosnia. For the next 3½ years, she documented the perils of living in the capital city of Sarajevo...
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Harlan Coben's new thriller doesn't disappointMar 20, 2012 6:00 am - A 17-year-old mystery that destroyed lives roars back in an attempt to annihilate the survivors in Harlan Coben's taut and exciting new thriller, “Stay Close.” Three peo...
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Arlington Heights native matches designers, celebritiesMar 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Thirteen minutes after the “Today” show reported Madonna's fondness for $125 pink suede Steve Madden boots with pompom laces, the company had received 240 orders. When s...