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    Sep 9, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Western Springs/La Grange book club

    <b>Our 15-year-old</b> 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.
    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: Literature, Arts and Culture, Clubs and Associations, World War II (1939-1945), Janet Fitch

    2. Sep 23, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Bonza! Bookclub

    <b>Our book club</b> began in 1988. We meet monthly for dinner and discussion. We alternate meetings between Chicago and Oak Park.
    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: Literature, Jhumpa Lahiri, Michael Chabon, Arts and Culture, Clubs and Associations

    3. Jul 7, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. 9:30 Club named among America's most influential music venues

    Who knew, apparently references in Jonathan Franzen novels pay off.
    The Baltimore Sun
    Who 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

    4. Jul 8, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Wilmette 'Booklub'

    <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: Human Interest, Literature, Lifestyle and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Audrey Niffenegger

    5. Jul 12, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. 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

    6. Nov 4, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. 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.
    Literary editor
    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. As inaugural winner of the Tribune...

    Tags: Literature, Music, Tom Wolfe, Studs Terkel, Nelson Algren

    7. Nov 4, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. The Bookies

    <b>The Bookies</b> 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.
    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

    8. Oct 31, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. They're playing our poem

    If you want to make Stephen Sondheim mad enough to swat you over the head with a rolled-up musical score, try this:
    If you want to make Stephen Sondheim mad enough to swat you over the head with a rolled-up musical score, try this: Call him a poet. As Sondheim insists in interviews, essays and in the introduction to his book "Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics...

    Tags: Music Industry, Music, Services and Shopping, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan

    9. Nov 6, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Words, sweat, cheers: Sondheim worked to get lyrics right

    Countless words led to Stephen Sondheim receiving the Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement Sunday, but some of the most difficult for him to write were also the simplest.
    Countless words led to Stephen Sondheim receiving the Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement Sunday, but some of the most difficult for him to write were also the simplest. Looking relaxed on the Symphony Center stage in his olive-...

    Tags: Maxwell Street, Literature, Music Industry, Roosevelt, Music

    10. Nov 23, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Timely tomes for a literary Thanksgiving stuffing

    Festive, idealized Thanksgiving images are all too familiar. But we can't all live up to those images. If holiday hysteria has left you more frazzled than grateful, curl up with one of these unconventional takes on family and togetherness.
    Festive, idealized Thanksgiving images are all too familiar. But we can't all live up to those images. If holiday hysteria has left you more frazzled than grateful, curl up with one of these unconventional takes on family and togetherness. "The...

    Tags: Social Sciences, Holidays, Arts and Culture, Culture

    11. Jul 1, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. A July Fourth reading list

    In celebration of July Fourth, Printers Row set out to create a reading list of patriotic books. But, how to define "patriotic"? We decided to have each contributing Tribune writer and editor pick a title that corresponds to his or her own definition. Choose a title that matches your own &#8212; or one that may expand your view of what it means to be patriotic.
    In celebration of July Fourth, Printers Row set out to create a reading list of patriotic books. But, how to define "patriotic"? We decided to have each contributing Tribune writer and editor pick a title that corresponds to his or her own definition....

    Tags: Politics, Paul Revere, Jeff Goldblum, African Americans, History

    12. Oct 5, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. Alan Grayson to be Bill Maher’s guest this week

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    Maher's interview guest will be author and satirist P.J. O'Rourke. "Real Time" airs live at 10 p.m. ET Friday on HBO and repeats immediately at 11....
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