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Atwood to read 'The Year of the Flood'

By Laura Milbrath Stewart
Nov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - • Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood will present a 70-minute dramatic reading from her new novel, "The Year of the Flood," backed by a troupe of actors and a choir, at 7:...
Skype connects Naperville students to UK author

By Justin Kmitch
Nov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - It's not every day 127 fifth-graders get invited into the home of a New York Times best-selling author, especially when that writer lives in the UK. But thanks to Skype,...
John Grisham's short stories long on characters

Associated Press
Nov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- It's hard to sell a book of short stories. But not if you're John Grisham. The author of "A Time to Kill," "The Client" and other blockbusters has written hi...
Get a closer look at the stories of Geneva veterans

Daily Herald Staff Report
Oct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie A few more days for 'Faces of War' Get a closer look at the stories of Geneva veterans at the Geneva History Center's "Faces of War" exhibit. See origi...
New Orleans lives on in 'Year Before the Flood'

Associated Press
Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Hurricane Katrina gave Ned Sublette a dramatic coda -- and title -- for his memoir. "The Year Before the Flood" documents the last year New Orleans and its t...
Hulk Hogan's personality shines in his memoir

Associated Press
Oct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - He may have had his own reality show and starred as Thunderlips in "Rocky III," but Hulk Hogan will always be remembered as the wrestling legend who told children to tak...
Authors urge 'drastic action' to save media giants

Associated Press
Oct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - For each of the world's many now-faltering media conglomerates, there are thousands of former writers, artists, actors, managers, sales people and other employees, plus ...
Biography tracks the rise and fame of David Bowie

Associated Press
Oct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - David Bowie knows what he's singing about when he performs "Changes." After making a big splash in the early 1970s as Ziggy Stardust, he went on to become the Thin White...
Trick-or-Treat Trails event comes to North Chicago

Oct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie! Trick-or-Treat Trails Youngsters and their families can get into the Halloween spirit a bit early at the Trick-or-Treat Trails event at North Chicago'...
Women's rights defender focuses on other issues

Associated Press
Oct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - At 31, Malalai Joya has a long and courageous record of fighting for women's rights in Afghanistan. Now she is focusing on war lords, drug lords and corruption and the l...

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