Literature
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Book notes: Philippa Gregory comes to Wentz Concert HallOct 21, 2011 1:00 am - Ÿ Author, cross-cultural psychologist and marketing consultant Dinesh Sharma discusses his book “Barack Obama in Hawaii and Indonesia: The Making of a Global President” ...
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Witchcraft, war make Gregory's latest saga livelyOct 17, 2011 3:30 pm - The third novel in Philippa Gregory's Cousins' War series is the best yet, a lively tale of witchcraft and romance set amid civil wars in England and France. “The Lady o...
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Heart transplant gives doctor second chance, first novelOct 17, 2011 12:00 am - Possessing a bright mind, a keen understanding of science and a love of history and the written word, Theodore Morrison Homa always had a goal to write a novel. To give ...
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Children's cancer book inspired by life of Hoffman womanOct 15, 2011 12:00 am - I am a third-grade teacher at St. Hubert School in Hoffman Estates. A few years ago, at a parent-teacher conference, Nancy Scislowski, a mom of one of my students, told...
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Stan Lee's got a new universe, and it's for kidsOct 13, 2011 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA — Stan Lee's had a hand in creating many memorable heroes and villains that have jumped from the pages of comic books to popular culture. Now, he's aiming t...
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Book notes: Alison Weir discusses 'Mary Boleyn' in Lake ForestOct 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Ÿ Young adult fantasy author Becca Fitzpatrick reads from and signs copies of “Silence,” the third book in the “Hush, Hush” series, at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Anderso...
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'The Marriage Plot' a lighter turn for EugenidesOct 11, 2011 10:00 am - Madeleine Hanna is a college senior at the beginning of Jeffrey Eugenides' lively novel, “The Marriage Plot,” a starry-eyed English major who just spent four years devou...
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Actor Taye Diggs brings new children's book to NapervilleOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - It's hard to imagine that anyone ever made fun of Taye Diggs for his looks, but they did when he was a young boy. Diggs said he was the only black child in his Rochester...
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Book notes: Jane Lynch stops by B&N in SkokieOct 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Ÿ Rosebud Restaurant's executive chef Michael Ponzio gives a cooking demonstration and signs copies of his new Italian cookbook, “Cibo,” beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oc...
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In Naperville, Caroline Kennedy praises mom's courageOct 05, 2011 11:00 pm - It was Jacqueline Kennedy's intellectual curiosity and commitment to accuracy that led her to be so honest, Caroline Kennedy told a Naperville crowd of about 1,000 Wedne...