Literature
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Book review: "Friday Nights"May 15, 2008 11:00 pm - "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle," Gloria Steinem is supposed to have said, but that was wishful thinking. Early on in the feminist movement, when everyt...
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Author appearancesMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - • Meet journalist Lew Freedman and former Chicago White Sox pitcher Billy Pierce as they sign copies of their new book, "Then Ozzie Said to Harold … The Best Chicago Whi...
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Pat Tillman's mother recalls journey for facts in new book
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The mother of former NFL player Pat Tillman suspects the military's account of how fellow Army Ranger comrades shot and killed her son in Afghanistan is still not the tr...
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Is 'Chocolat' sequel just as enchanting?May 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Writing a sequel to a best-seller is risky business. Add to that an Oscar-nominated movie, and Joanne Harris faced double jeopardy when she sat down to continue the stor...
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Author appearancesMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - • "Phantom Prey" author John Sandford reads from and signs copies of his book at 7:30 p.m. May 9 at Barnes and Noble, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie. (847) 676-2230. • "B...
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Best sellersMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Fiction 1. The Whole Truth, David Baldacci 2. Hold Tight, Harlan Coben 3. The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Alexander McCall Smith 4. Where Are You Now?, Mary Higgins Cla...
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Prince working on a book
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Book review: 'The Finder'May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As I plan an upcoming trip to New York, thinking of the show I want to see, the museum I hope to visit, I am inhabiting a fantasy world that has nothing at all to do wit...
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Best sellersMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Fiction 1. Hold Tight, Harlan Coben 2. Where Are You Now?, Mary Higgins Clark 3. The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Alexander McCall Smith 4. Certain Girls, Jennifer Weine...
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Author appearancesMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - • "Peony in Love" author Lisa See discusses and signs copies of her book at 4:30 p.m. May 3 at Borders, 1500 16th St., Oak Brook. (630) 574-0800. • Meet author Blue Ball...