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Barbara Kingsolver's new book robust

Associated Press
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...
Simon & Schuster holds back many spring e-books

Associated Press
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...
Long Grove Confectionery Factory sets open house

Daily Herald Staff Report
Dec 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...
'Trial by Fire' author J.A. Jance in Oak Brook

By Laura Milbrath Stewart
Dec 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....
Crichton's latest 'Pirate' runs aground

Associated Press
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...
'Julie & Julia' author returns -- and she's got a knife!

Associated Press
Dec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Julie Powell's new book is not for the squeamish, in more ways than one. It opens with her in the back of a butcher shop, flecked with blood and reeking of m...
Palin book goes platinum

Associated Press
Nov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- "Going Rogue" has gone platinum. HarperCollins spokeswoman Tina Andreadis said Tuesday that just two weeks after publication, Sarah Palin's memoir has sold 1...
Learn how hard holiday candy is made at Winfield's Klline Creek Farm

Daily Herald Staff Report
Nov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie 'Candy for the Holidays' Learn how bright, colorful hard candies are made from scratch at Kline Creek Farm's "Candy for the Holidays" program. See the ...
Sarah Palin's memoir a mostly tame affair

Associated Press
Nov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - There should be a feeling of palpable glee running through Sarah Palin's memoir: Now, finally, she gets to talk, unfiltered and unedited. This is, after all, a politicia...
Hogan's personality shines in his memoir

Associated Press
Nov 24, 2009 10:00 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...

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