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Self-publishing for the 1%
Jacket CopyVenture Press, a new custom service, will help wannabe authors create a book -- for $100,000 and up.... -
Los Angeles Magazine nominated for two National Magazine Awards
Jacket CopyThe National Magazine Award nominees were announced Tuesday. The awards will be presented May 3 in New York.... -
Vladimir Sorokin's 'Day of the Oprichnik'
Every so often a writer becomes his country's major literary export. Word has it that Jonathan Franzen is the American novelist for Europeans these days, and the Russian novelist of the moment for Americans seems to be Vladimir Sorokin. Praised as a...Tags: Rape, Sex Crimes, Christian Orthodoxy, Fiction, Russia
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Bridgeport Catholic Academy's book club
Our book club is composed of about 20 students in seventh and eighth grades (at the academy, in Chicago). The students are always busy with schoolwork and extracurricular activities, but they find time to tackle the club's extra reading.
Our club meets...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Arts and Culture, Literature, Bridgeport (Chicago, Illinois)
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Western Springs/La Grange book club
Our 15-year-old Western Springs/La Grange book club is modeled on one member's mother's downstate 100-year-old book club. At each monthly meeting, two members present a 20-minute review of a book of their choice.
Twice a year we discuss a book we've...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Arts and Culture, Literature, Janet Fitch, Clubs and Associations
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Bonza! Bookclub
Our book club began in 1988. We meet monthly for dinner and discussion. We alternate meetings between Chicago and Oak Park.
The name of our club has changed a couple of times. Now we've settled on The Bonza! Bookclub (from "A Town Like Alice" by Nevil...Tags: Jhumpa Lahiri, Arts and Culture, Willa Cather, Michael Chabon, Literature
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9:30 Club named among America's most influential music venues
The Baltimore SunWho knew, apparently references in Jonathan Franzen novels pay off. The 9:30 Club has been named one of America's most influential clubs by Billboard magazine. In an item published last week, the club was included alongside New York City's Bowery Room...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, New York City
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Wilmette 'Booklub'
![<b>Our "booklub"</b> started about six years ago. We all lived within a few blocks in Wilmette.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63092515-08114301-187105.jpg "<b>Our "booklub\"</b> started about six years ago. We all lived within a few blocks in Wilmette.")
Our "booklub" started about six years ago. We all lived within a few blocks in Wilmette.
We really enjoyed "Small Island" by Andrea Levy. We were appalled by the treatment of black soldiers in Britain during World War II. The author's descriptions helped...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Literature
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Some summer books put ideas in the driver's seat
Summer reading doesn't have to mean light reading. A summer vacation can offer the free time to grapple with weighty themes. Whether you're lying on the beach or pressed against the air conditioner this month, you might give one of these idea-driven books...Tags: Donald Barthelme, Donald Antrim
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Paperback Writers: Classic Patricia Highsmith
![Guilt was Patricia Highsmith's great theme. In her books even the good know they're not innocent, and they carry an apprehension that they too will be found out. "Night was falling quickly, with visible speed like a black sea creeping over the earth," reflects Robert Forester at the beginning of <b>"The Cry of the Owl"</b> (Grove: 272 pp., $14), one of her lesser-known works from 1963 and one of her most unsettling. Which is saying plenty.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63251629-15125408.jpg "Guilt was Patricia Highsmith's great theme. In her books even the good know they're not innocent, and they carry an apprehension that they too will be found out. "Night was falling quickly, with visible speed like a black sea creeping over the earth,\" reflects Robert Forester at the beginning of <b>\"The Cry of the Owl\"</b> (Grove: 272 pp., $14), one of her lesser-known works from 1963 and one of her most unsettling. Which is saying plenty.")
Special to the Los Angeles TimesGuilt was Patricia Highsmith's great theme. In her books even the good know they're not innocent, and they carry an apprehension that they too will be found out. "Night was falling quickly, with visible speed like a black sea creeping over the earth,"...Tags: Murder, Abusive Behavior, Human Interest, Chicago Hotels, Pennsylvania
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Tribune recognizes the word well-written
![On Nov. 3, 2002, Arthur Miller stepped up to the Armour Stage at Symphony Center, stood at the podium and read from his book "On Politics and the Art of Acting," in which he explored the American political stage.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-11/65875541-04150100-187105.jpg "On Nov. 3, 2002, Arthur Miller stepped up to the Armour Stage at Symphony Center, stood at the podium and read from his book "On Politics and the Art of Acting,\" in which he explored the American political stage.")
Literary editorOn Nov. 3, 2002, Arthur Miller stepped up to the Armour Stage at Symphony Center, stood at the podium and read from his book "On Politics and the Art of Acting," in which he explored the American political stage. As inaugural winner of the Tribune...Tags: Nelson Algren, Chicago, Awards and Prizes, Human Interest, Literature
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The Bookies
The Bookies have been meeting for more than four years. We have 12 members and a wonderful facilitator. Our members live in Chicago and the northern suburbs.
We meet at a different member's home each month. The host selects the title the group will...Tags: Native Americans, Minority Groups
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