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Shelf Life: Local author brings to life the deep history of Chicago's neigborhoods

Shelf Life: Local author brings to life the deep history of Chicago's neigborhoods

As a fifth generation Chicagoan with roots in the city’s political world as well as long-time newspaperman who grew up or spent time in such neighborhoods as Ravenswood, Lake View, Uptown and Edgewater, Patrick Butler always knew that at some…

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Shelf Life: Joanne Fluke cooks up another sweet murder mystery in latest series

Shelf Life: Joanne Fluke cooks up another sweet murder mystery in latest series

With a father who was an undertaker and an early hankering to bake, it's no wonder that Joanne Fluke fits in nicely with my latest reading craze.

March 09, 2014 9:00 am Photos

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Perspectives on coping with loss: Local author writes about the caregiver's perspective on cancer

Perspectives on coping with loss: Local author writes about the caregiver's perspective on cancer

In times of turmoil, a man often feels like he is supposed to be strong and know what to do.

March 09, 2014 7:00 am Photos

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Shelf Life: Actress Jennie Garth releases memoir about lessons learned and looking ahead

Shelf Life: Actress Jennie Garth releases memoir about lessons learned and looking ahead

“I’m putting it all on the table,” Jenny Garth tells me as she’s heading for the airport about to catch a flight to Chicago.

March 06, 2014 9:00 am

Kid Picks with Philip Potempa for March 6, 2014

Kid Picks with Philip Potempa for March 6, 2014

Our monthly round-up of new children's media.

March 06, 2014 12:00 am Photos

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Shelf Life: Bosnian author recounts his experience with genocide and his return to Bosnia in new memoir

Shelf Life: Bosnian author recounts his experience with genocide and his return to Bosnia in new memoir

To scenes of speakeasies, girls in cloche hats wearing pearls and bootlegging and the staccato sounds of rat-a-tat-tat.

February 23, 2014 10:00 am Photos

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Book explains why parenting is 'all joy,' 'no fun'

Book explains why parenting is 'all joy,' 'no fun'

Parenting is a life-changing, meaning-infusing, deeply profound experience. It is also, day by day, a huge drag.

February 23, 2014 9:15 am

EDITOR’S LETTER

EDITOR’S LETTER

I am tempted to be glib and just say I’m sick of food, but of course I’m not. I’m sure you know what I mean. The never-ending rearrangements of book titles with the words, “Salt,” “Sugar,” “Fat,” “Heat,” “Bread,” and/or the dreaded “Cake,” ma…

February 22, 2014 9:00 am Photos

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Shelf Life: Chicago author goes into gory detail of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in historical novel

Shelf Life: Chicago author goes into gory detail of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in historical novel

To scenes of speakeasies, girls in cloche hats wearing pearls and bootlegging and the staccato sounds of rat-a-tat-tat.

February 16, 2014 10:00 am Photos

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'The Fonz' co-authors book series to help children overcome dyslexia

'The Fonz' co-authors book series to help children overcome dyslexia

"Omigoodness," I think, as I click on a link to the U.K.’s Top Ten Literacy Heroes and watch as a photo of Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall (that’s Camilla to "People" magazine readers like me) enjoying a chat with Henry Winkler—th…

February 09, 2014 9:00 am Photos

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Kid Picks with Philip Potempa for Feb., 2014

Kid Picks with Philip Potempa for Feb., 2014

Our monthly round-up of new children's media.

February 06, 2014 12:00 am Photos

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Shelf Life: Authors seek to inform and protect readers from cyber crime

Shelf Life: Authors seek to inform and protect readers from cyber crime

A decade ago, says Allan Friedman: What Everyone Needs to Know with P.D. Singer, cyberspace was, for most of us, a science fiction like term used by scientists as way to describe the emerging network of computers linking a few university labs.

February 03, 2014 2:00 pm Photos

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Shelf Life: Sibling rivalry between sisters takes form in local author's new book

Shelf Life: Sibling rivalry between sisters takes form in local author's new book

Broke and about to be evicted from a crummy apartment, Jen Lancaster, a former executive in Chicago who thought she'd had it all, took to writing.

February 02, 2014 8:00 am Photos

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Murder, mayhem and mystery in Lake County: Kentucky author investigates Indiana crime in new book

Murder, mayhem and mystery in Lake County: Kentucky author investigates Indiana crime in new book

As a history buff raised in Northwest Indiana, I simply couldn't resist the title of Kevin McQueen's latest book "Murder and Mayhem in Indiana."

January 29, 2014 7:30 am Photos

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History of Hobart told through pictures

History of Hobart told through pictures

When Sergio Mendoza became Hobart’s city planner in 2003, he wanted to find out as much about the city as he could.

January 26, 2014 8:00 am Photos

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Shelf Life: Author explores the relationship between two artists as they grew in love

Shelf Life: Author explores the relationship between two artists as they grew in love

Nancy Horan, who wrote "Loving Frank", the New York Times bestselling novel that explored the relationship of Frank Lloyd Wright and his lover, Mamah Borthwick Cheney, now takes us into the life of Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van de Grif…

January 24, 2014 2:30 pm Photos

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Shelf Life: Author uses Chicago as setting for 'pandemic' thriller

Shelf Life: Author uses Chicago as setting for 'pandemic' thriller

A former high school English teacher, Stacey Ballis is now author of a series of popular and humorous "chick lit" books.

January 20, 2014 2:30 pm Photos

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Staying in: The GO! Staff shares suggestions on how to enjoy cabin fever

Staying in: The GO! Staff shares suggestions on how to enjoy cabin fever

Binge-watching TV via live stream

January 16, 2014 7:00 am Photos

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Shelf Life: Former English teachers writes about self-confidence and a 'big' love affair

Shelf Life: Former English teachers writes about self-confidence and a 'big' love affair

A former high school English teacher, Stacey Ballis is now author of a series of popular and humorous "chick lit" books that in her words, "don't compromise the intelligence of the reader."

January 12, 2014 9:00 am Photos

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A Hockey Life: 'Third Best Hull' gets last laugh

A Hockey Life: 'Third Best Hull' gets last laugh

According to Chicago hockey great Dennis Hull, brother of fellow former Blackhawk Bobby Hull, humor is the best sports medicine.

January 12, 2014 8:00 am Photos

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Shelf Life: Detective D.D. Warren 'fears nothing' in new Lisa Gardner crime novel

Shelf Life: Detective D.D. Warren 'fears nothing' in new Lisa Gardner crime novel

In Fear Nothing, Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author, brings back Boston Detective D.D. Warren.

January 08, 2014 3:30 pm Photos

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Shelf Life: Cameron Diaz promotes healthy lifestyle and healthy body image

Shelf Life: Cameron Diaz promotes healthy lifestyle and healthy body image

For good reasons, a book by actress Cameron Diaz showing her long blonde hair pouring down her tawny long limbed and athletically thin body on the cover, is enough to make most women head for bed.

January 06, 2014 12:00 pm Photos

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Kid Picks with Philip Potempa for Jan. 2, 2014

Kid Picks with Philip Potempa for Jan. 2, 2014

Here's our monthly showcase of the latest and greatest new selections in media for youth.

January 02, 2014 12:00 am Photos

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Shelf Life: 'Dreams of Duneland' takes a look back in time and a look at the lakeshore's beauty

Shelf Life: 'Dreams of Duneland' takes a look back in time and a look at the lakeshore's beauty

Luscious photos show us maple sugaring at Chillberg Farm, the Swedish settlement n the National Dunes Lakeshore and now a historic site.

December 29, 2013 12:00 pm

Harry, Lo and Jo: A love story

Harry, Lo and Jo: A love story

I was so excited. Finally, I would be face to face with the only man I’ll ever love.

December 29, 2013 10:00 am Photos

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Shelf Life: New Civil War book shows the impact Lincoln had on international relations

Shelf Life: New Civil War book shows the impact Lincoln had on international relations

The Civil War was a more than a conflict between North and South and President Abraham Lincoln recognized this larger dimension in the battle to preserve the United States.

December 08, 2013 12:45 pm

Kid Picks with Philip Potempa for Dec. 5, 2013

Kid Picks with Philip Potempa for Dec. 5, 2013

Here's our monthly showcase of the latest and greatest new selections in media for youth.

December 05, 2013 12:00 am Photos

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Shelf Life: A page-turning account of JFK's assasnation stands out against others

Shelf Life: A page-turning account of JFK's assasnation stands out against others

Shrill pundits and politicians shout that our schools are failing, blaming teachers, unions and public schools in general.

November 24, 2013 9:00 am Photos

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EDITOR’S LETTER

EDITOR’S LETTER

I’m convinced that we have found the reset button this season. I could not ignore the swelling of the gift guide but more than just volume, the grassroots creativity and innovation appearing in almost every category of business, is staggering…

November 17, 2013 9:00 am

Shelf Life: Education expert reveals the danger of charter schools

Shelf Life: Education expert reveals the danger of charter schools

Shrill pundits and politicians shout that our schools are failing, blaming teachers, unions and public schools in general.

November 11, 2013 9:00 am

Kid Picks with Philip Potempa for Nov. 7, 2013

Kid Picks with Philip Potempa for Nov. 7, 2013

Our monthly round-up of new children's media.

November 07, 2013 12:00 am Photos

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Shelf Life: Author pens 17th mystery novel and supports young girls interested in science

Shelf Life: Author pens 17th mystery novel and supports young girls interested in science

Chicago's brash and take-no-prisoners V I Warshawski is back in Critical Mass, the 17th book about the private eye written by New York Times bestselling author Sara Paretsky.

October 27, 2013 9:00 am

Local mother and son team up to write and illustrate a Halloween story for young teens

Local mother and son team up to write and illustrate a Halloween story for young teens

As a teacher at Peifer Elementary School in Schererville, Indiana, Sharron Thornton read a chapter a day to her students for 35 and a half years, enjoying the way the stories doors to other worlds.

October 26, 2013 9:30 pm Photos

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Book offers juicy peek inside Johnny Carson's life

Book offers juicy peek inside Johnny Carson's life

"Johnny Carson" (Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), by Henry Bushkin

October 18, 2013 12:00 am

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