Literature
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'Texas Tough' is compelling history of U.S. prisonsMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - As Robert Perkinson points out in "Texas Tough," his very readable history of U.S. prisons, locking up people is big business. America sends more people to prison per ca...
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Author AppearancesMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - • "Suburban Promised Land" co-authors Stan West, Peggy Tuck Sinko, Frank Lipo and Yves Hughes Jr., join in a Women's History Month discussion from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Ma...
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Des Plaines author helps prevent burnoutMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Des Plaines resident and best-selling author Rita Emmett will appear on the ABC-TV (Channel 7) show Chicagoing, hosted by Bill Campbell 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 20. T...
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Peter Hedges examines marriage in Brooklyn HeightsMar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Tim and Kate Welch seem perfect for each other, with a relationship that other couples envy. Kate is a stay-at-home mother, caring for their two young boys. Tim teaches ...
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Cheap stuff: Golden Books art, all things syrup, model railroad showMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - $10 and under Pure gold The Lake County Discovery Museum opens its newest exhibit, "Golden Legacy: Original Art from 65 Years of Golden Books," on Sa...
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Posner says he failed to source material for bookMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- An author and journalist who resigned last month from the Internet news site The Daily Beast over allegations of lifting material acknowledged that passages ...
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Grisham releases 'The Firm,' 22 others as e-booksMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Best-selling author John Grisham is finally ready to go digital. More than a year after reports emerged he would make his books available in electronic forma...
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Author to read from Salinger memoirMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Greg Herriges, an English professor at Harper College, will read Thursday from his memoir about meeting J.D. Salinger, "JD: A Memoir of a Time and a Journey." In the mi...
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Garcia Marquez translator speaks out -- in her own wordsMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- If you're a fan of Gabriel Garcia Marquez or have purchased the latest edition of "Don Quixote," you might know the name Edith Grossman. You would have seen ...
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Search for fastest pitcher ever makes a good readMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Baseball is so obsessed with statistics you might think it's easy to identify who threw the fastest fastball. Not so, Tim Wendel tells us in "High Heat: The Secret Histo...