When he was a sophomore in high school almost a half-century ago, three words changed Gary Sinise’s life: ‘Come and …
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When he was a sophomore in high school almost a half-century ago, three words changed Gary Sinise’s life: ‘Come and …
Iowa Writers’ Workshop alum Mark Mayer takes readers to a metaphorical circus in ‘Aerialists,” his debut collection. Filled with beautiful …
Stand aside, Beowulf. There’s a new epic hero slashing his way into our hearts, and we may never get all …
Hollywood gets inspiration from good books, and you can see why: Just look at the Golden Globe and Academy Award …
Marlon James, the Macalester College professor with a meteoric writing career, was recovering from surgery last week as he geared …
‘ ‘Thank you, Omu!” Omu is a comfortable, grandmotherly sort who has assembled a lovely and thick red stew ‘in …
When I became a doctor 40 years ago, a diagnosis of metastatic cancer – cancer that has spread from its …
Fiona Barton is a former longtime reporter-turned fiction writer. Her first novel introduced readers to Kate Waters, a reporter sharing …
In the TED Talk, ‘The Danger of a Single Story,” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of ‘Americanah,” explains that the understanding …
Winter weather is ideal escape to an afternoon of reading true stories Record-breaking cold. Cabin fever. Even hot chocolate gets …
Last month I recommended a stack of non-fiction; this month, it’s juicy novels. Why? Hey, I don’t make the publishers’ …
In 2009, researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles put cameras and microphones into the homes of 30 …
CHICAGO – About seven years ago, when writer Ling Ma was a fact checker in the Chicago office of Playboy, …
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