Literature
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Book notes: Ebert to sign books in SkokieSep 16, 2011 1:00 am - Ÿ Best-selling crime fiction writer Sophie Hannah will discuss and sign copies of her new book, “The Cradle in the Grave,” at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at the Vernon Area...
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Pelecanos' crime novel 'The Cut' doesn't disappointSep 13, 2011 11:00 pm - At Thrillerfest, a crime writers conference held in Manhattan this summer, dozens of literary agents spent half a day listening to would-be authors pitch their ideas for...
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Book shows another side to Jackie KennedySep 13, 2011 5:45 am - NEW YORK — It's a side of Jacqueline Kennedy only friends and family knew. Funny and inquisitive, canny and cutting. In “Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on L...
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Book notes: Tyra Banks discusses debut novel at NCCSep 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Ÿ Children's book author and illustrator Rosemary Wells will read from and sign copies of her new “Kindergators” book, “Hands Off, Harry!,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, a...
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For Roger Ebert, 'Life Itself' more than just moviesSep 11, 2011 11:00 pm - A gentle look back, "Life Itself: A Memoir" is as moving as it is amusing, fresh evidence that Roger Ebert is a writer who happens to love movies, not a movie lover who ...
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Family ruined by Internet in 'This Beautiful Life'Sep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - As much as the Internet has become a fixture in our lives, we seem to just be waking up to its darkest capabilities. The Web isn't just a tool that makes the world inter...
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New book tells the good, bad and ugly of Meadowdale International Raceways in Dundee Twp.Sep 05, 2011 6:00 am - Some of the biggest auto racing legends of the 1950s and 1960s once roared their hot rods around Meadowdale International Raceways in Dundee Township, near Carpentersvil...
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Writers are still trying to out-imagine 9/11Sep 03, 2011 5:11 am - NEW YORK — Ten years later, and our imaginations are still catching up to Sept. 11, 2001. “I don’t think art can ‘compete’ with something like 9/11,” says Jess Walter, w...
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Wells' newest children's book series tackles behaviorial issuesAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - Children's book author and illustrator Rosemary Wells — perhaps best known for her sibling bunny characters “Max and Ruby” of books and television's Nickelodeon — will v...
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Folk Fest fun for everyone returns to Fox ValleyAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Considering a staycation for Labor Day weekend? Then check out the 35th annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday,...