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Q&A with Glenview author Mandy Yom addresses inclusivity

By Dave Oberhelman
Dec 01, 2022 12:00 am - Glenview's Mandy Yom, who shares a birthday with her brother, Don, received a unique present on her eighth birthday. On Feb. 27, 1980, Yom and her 11-year-old brother an...
Artists, writers living in Dist. 214 invited to enter Arts Unlimited

Submitted by District 214
Nov 29, 2022 10:00 pm - Are you creative? Do you live within the boundaries of Northwest Suburban High School District 214? District 214 has announced its call for submissions to the annual Dai...
Book review: 'The Last Campaign' straightforward but dramatic

By Andrew Demillo Associated Press
Nov 28, 2022 5:00 am - "The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America" by H.W. Brands (Doubleday) Though they're mentioned in the subtitle, William Tecumseh Sher...
Latina author's latest book shares life lessons learned through gardening

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Nov 28, 2022 4:30 am - Award-winning local author Pascuala Herrera will share lessons learned in her new book, “Life is a Garden to Cultivate: The ABC's Towards a Better Life,” Saturday at Fra...
Book review: Nick Hornby has affable romp in 'Dickens and Prince'

By Ann Levin Associated Press
Nov 21, 2022 5:00 am - "Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius" by Nick Hornby (Riverhead Books) Nick Hornby has been writing about pop culture since the 1990s, most f...
Book review: Steve Martin slips with funny but thin movie memoir

By Douglass K. Daniel Associated Press
Nov 19, 2022 5:00 am - "Number One is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions" by Steve Martin with drawings by Harry Bliss (Celadon) Between the covers of this sur...
Grammar Moses: Let's have a Scrabble-dictionary convo about fauxhawks

By Jim Baumann
Nov 19, 2022 12:00 am - It's been many years since I've played Scrabble. "Hey, do you feel like beating the pants off me at Scrabble?" is not generally something I'm asked by friends or family ...
Review: Nick Hornby has affable romp in 'Dickens and Prince'

By ANN LEVIN
Nov 15, 2022 6:00 am - 'œDickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius,'ť by Nick Hornby (Riverhead Books) Nick Hornby has been writing about pop culture since the 1990s, most famously his ...
Review: Steve Martin slips with funny but thin movie memoir

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
Nov 15, 2022 6:00 am - 'œNumber One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions,'ť by Steve Martin with drawings by Harry Bliss (Celadon): Between the covers of this surprisingly th...
Book review: 'The Revolutionary' chronicles key Founding Father

By Andrew Demillo Associated Press
Nov 13, 2022 6:00 am - "The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams" by Stacy Schiff (Little, Brown and Co.) Aside from the namesake beer, Samuel Adams in many ways feels like the forgotte...

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