Literature
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Critic says to 'trust your eye' on architecture
Dec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Not long after completing his iconoclastic Glass House in 1949, architect Philip Johnson traded barbs as revealing as the see-through walls. "Very nice, but I couldn't l...
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SNCC chronicle is deft history of era
Dec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Even after nearly 50 years, the names bear repeating: Franklin McCain, David Richmond, Ezell Blair and Joseph McNeil. They were freshmen at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 1,...
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'Nanny Diaries' authors return with new Nanny tale
Dec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- When we last saw Nanny, she was screaming into a spy camera hidden in a teddy bear. The put-upon heroine of 2002's "The Nanny Diaries" had unleashed a stern ...
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'Nanny Diaries' sequel lampoons wealthy
Dec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Seven years ago, the best-selling novel "The Nanny Diaries" introduced us to Nan Hutchinson, an intelligent and compassionate nanny. Through her eyes, readers watched we...
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Naperville author signing Scalia retrospectiveDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - • Naperville native and Supreme Court historian Joan Biskupic reads from and signs copies of her new book, "American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court...
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Barbara Kingsolver's new book robust
Dec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - With her love for sprawling, complicated plots and colorful detail, no wonder it took Barbara Kingsolver 10 years to write her latest novel. Kingsolver has followed up h...
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Simon & Schuster holds back many spring e-books
Dec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- As the market quickens for "e-books," the schedule for their release is slowing down. Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that the electronic editions for m...
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Long Grove Confectionery Factory sets open houseDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie Bring your sweet tooth The Long Grove Confectionery Factory opens its doors for a Christmas Open House. Visitors can tour the factory to see how many o...
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'Trial by Fire' author J.A. Jance in Oak BrookDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - • Meet J.A. Jance as she reads from and signs copies of her new novel, "Trial By Fire," at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Borders Books and Music, 1500 16th St., Oak Brook....
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Crichton's latest 'Pirate' runs aground
Dec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - It's pointless to complain about the cardboard characters, dreadful action-movie dialogue and wildly improbable plot points in Michael Crichton's latest - and last - boo...