Literature
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Best-sellers: Tina Fey's 'Bossypants' still at No. 1Apr 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Publishers Weekly's best-sellers list for the week of April 25: Fiction 1. “Chasing Fire” by Nora Roberts (Putnam Adult) 2. “The Land of Painted Caves: A Novel...
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Book notes: Prelutsky teams with DuPage SymphonyApr 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Ÿ Meet Wendy McClure, author of “The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie,” as she signs copies of her book at 6:30 p.m. Friday, A...
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Lowe's memoir a must-read for '80s fansApr 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Imagine a 10-year-old Rob Lowe boldly knocking on the door of Liza Minnelli's suite in a Columbus, Ohio, hotel. “In most other areas of my life, I am slightly behind th...
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Mt. Prospect store, library to give out free comicsApr 27, 2011 2:00 am - In honor of national Free Comic Book Day Saturday, May 7, Comix Revolution in Mount Prospect and the Mount Prospect Public Library will give away free comic books. At Co...
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Former Naperville resident Emily Giffin's novel hits big screenApr 27, 2011 12:00 am - Colleagues of author and former Naperville resident Emily Giffin warned her that having one of her books made into a movie wouldn't necessarily be a fun experience. So w...
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Ice-T's memoir is as cool as the authorApr 25, 2011 11:00 pm - A lot of vocalists sing and rap about situations and events they haven't experienced. Ice-T isn't one of them. One of the first “gangsta rappers,” Ice-T rhymed about h...
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Best-sellers: Connelly's 'Fifth Witness' new No. 1Apr 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Publishers Weekly's best-sellers list for the week of April 18: Fiction 1. “The Fifth Witness” by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) 2. “The Land of Painted Cave...
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'The Uncoupling' is uncommonly goodApr 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Superbly written, wry yet compassionate, Meg Wolitzer's “The Uncoupling” is uncommonly good. In a pleasant if unexciting New Jersey suburb, the unconventional new drama ...
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Styron's youngest daughter pens revealing memoirApr 20, 2011 11:00 pm - A decade after the publication of his last, lavishly acclaimed novel, “Sophie's Choice,” William Styron wrote about his epic struggle with incapacitating depression. It ...
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Book notes: 'Wicked Bugs' author at Botanic GardenApr 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Ÿ “Heads You Lose” authors Lisa Lutz and David Hayward discuss and sign copies of their mystery book at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 22, at Women and Children First Bookstore...