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, Jan 20, 2013
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by Jerome Ludwig
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by Drew Hunt
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, Nov 11, 2012
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Weird things customers say in bookstores, another blog-based book, and Seminary Co-op on the move
Two new books on books, both based on blogs, and the Seminary Co-op gets a new home
by Jerome Ludwig
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, Nov 7, 2012
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What's on the Agenda for Wednesday, November 7, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Bottom Lounge
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Country God or the Girl
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How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto
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, Nov 2, 2012
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's Agenda: Fri 11/2
What's on the Agenda for Friday, November 2, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Anne Moore Elizabeth
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Hip Hop Apsara: Ghosts Past and Present
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, Sep 27, 2012
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What's on the Agenda for Thursday, September 27, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Ray Bradbury
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Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
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, Sep 15, 2012
The
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What's on the Agenda for Saturday, September 15, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Kevin Warwick
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Carmen Bugan
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Burying the Typewriter
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Romania
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G. Love & the Special Sauce
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, Aug 22, 2012
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's Agenda: Wed 8/22
What's on the Agenda for Wednesday, August 22, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Ravinia Fest
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Donald Fagen
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Michael McDonald
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Boz Scaggs
,
The Dukes of September
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Brooklyn
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Yeasayer
,
the Vic
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Fragrant World
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Joyce Selander
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Joyce Queen of the Mountain: Female Courage and Hand-to-Hand Combat in the World's Largest Money Pit
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, Aug 20, 2012
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's Agenda: Mon 8/20
What's on the Agenda for Monday, August 20, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Essay Fiesta
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Dennis Frymire
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Kristin Clifford
,
Diana Slickman
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The Night Ministry
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Dan Mohr and Jordan Martins
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Glad Cloud Music Series
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, Jul 16, 2012
The
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's Agenda: Mon 7/16
What's on the Agenda for Monday, July 16, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Essay Fiesta
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Ian Belknap
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Jen Bosworth
,
Patrick Gill
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Neil Simon
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Barefoot in the Park
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Belmont Harbor
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Movies in the Park
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Burlington
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Logan Square
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Andrew Weathers
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Swim Ignorant Fire
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, Jun 26, 2012
Book review: Patrick Somerville's
This Bright River
In
This Bright River
, everything is a water metaphor
by Jena Cutie
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Lit & Lectures
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Book Review
, Jun 26, 2012
Joe Meno's inappropriate answer to the Hollywood rom-com
The Chicago author reads from
Office Girl
at the Book Cellar
by Sam Worley
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, Jun 26, 2012
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's Agenda: Tue 6/26
What's on the Agenda for Tuesday, June 26, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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The Paris Opera Ballet
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Harris Theater for Music and Dance
,
Explosions in the Sky
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Chicago Theater
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the Books
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, May 8, 2012
Paul Virant signs the
Preservation Kitchen
cookbook
Tuesday at the Book Cellar, Vie chef Paul Virant signs and discusses his new cookbook,
The Preservation Kitchen
by Julia Thiel
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The Preservation Kitchen
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pickles
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The Preservation Kitchen: The Craft of Making and Cooking with Pickles
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Preserves
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and Aigre-doux
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, Mar 7, 2012
Book signing:
Chicago by the Pint
Denese Neu's
Chicago by the Pint: A Craft Beer History of the Windy City
by Julia Thiel
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Chicago by the Pint: A Craft Beer History of the Windy City
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Metropolitan Brewing
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Goose Island
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, Jun 23, 2011
Readers' Poll
Best bookstore
Myopic Books voted best bookstore
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Lit & Lectures
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Book Review
, Apr 21, 2011
Spring Books Review
Short takes on six new releases
by Jerome Ludwig, Kate Schmidt, Sam Worley, Kathie Bergquist, Julia Thiel, and Steve Bogira
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,
Brute Neighbors
,
Chris Green
,
Liam Heneghan
,
County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospital
,
Cook County Hospital
,
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
,
David Ansell
,
Gene Wolfe
,
Home Fires
,
The Indignant Generation
,
Lawrence P. Jackson
,
The Paris Wife
,
Paula McLain
,
The Wilder Life
,
Wendy McClure
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Lit Critic's Choice
, Feb 17, 2011
Recommended
Greg Borzo
Already the author of a pictorial history of the Chicago el and a look at the city's "hidden treasures," Greg Borzo turns his attention to cycling in the useful new guide
Where to Bike Chicago
.
by Julia Thiel
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, Nov 19, 2010
This Weekend's Recommended Lit Events
Recommended Chicago literary events for the weekend of 11/19
by Jerome Ludwig
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Naked Girls Reading
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Patty Templeton
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Joe Meno
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Book Cellar
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Chicago Writers Association
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Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
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, Apr 27, 2010
Jonathan Eig's Get Capone
Jonathan Eig's Get Capone
by Jerome Ludwig
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Jonathan Eig
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Get Capone
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Simon & Schuster
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