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    Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Avoiding the summer slide

    When you're both a parent and a schoolteacher, there's a good chance that how you choose to fill your child's days over the long, lazy summer will be studied by those around you.
    When you're both a parent and a schoolteacher, there's a good chance that how you choose to fill your child's days over the long, lazy summer will be studied by those around you. With so much attention in recent years paid to the dreaded "summer slide,"...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, Standardized Testing, Rahm Emanuel, Arts and Culture, Chicago Park District

    2. May 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Five books: Graphic novelists at Lit Fest

    Art Spiegelman, author of &ldquo;Maus,&rdquo; a Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir that essentially legitimized cartooning as a literary form, will kick off this year's Printers Row Lit Fest on Saturday, June 8, as winner of the Chicago Public Library's Harold Washington Literary Award. With that in mind &mdash; along with the fact that some of the most interesting cartoonists working today live in Chicago &mdash; we dedicated this issue of Printers Row Journal to graphic novels. Let's kick it off with a roundup of books by some of the cartoonists who will be at Lit Fest. Visit <strong>printersrowlitfest.org</strong> for details.
    Art Spiegelman, author of “Maus,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir that essentially legitimized cartooning as a literary form, will kick off this year's Printers Row Lit Fest on Saturday, June 8, as winner of the Chicago Public Library's Harold...

    Tags: Book, Fiction, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture

    3. May 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Memorial Day

    Monday is Memorial Day. The following services will be affected: Schools: Public schools in Chicago will be closed. Most suburban and parochial schools will be closed. Check local districts. Government offices: Closed. Postal service: No service except...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Memorial Day

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Review: "The Cooked Seed" by Anchee Min

    When I started reading Anchee Min's latest memoir, "The Cooked Seed," I presumed there would be many commonalities between her life journey in America and mine.
    When I started reading Anchee Min's latest memoir, "The Cooked Seed," I presumed there would be many commonalities between her life journey in America and mine. We both emigrated from Shanghai — Min came over to the United States as a student in...

    Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Holidays, Authors, Literature, Immigration

    5. May 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Violence Community Conversation at the Chicago Tribune

    When Trib Nation put out the call to people interested in violence and why it has festered in Chicago, we found immediate and strong interest.
    When Trib Nation put out the call to people interested in violence and why it has festered in Chicago, we found immediate and strong interest. Readers wanted to join the conversation. So did the heads of organizations, victim advocates, people who...

    Tags: Chicago Bears, Charity, Tribune Tower, Football, Media Industry

    6. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Authors A-C

    826CHI 826CHI is a nonprofit writing and tutoring center dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students. 826chi.org Tom Acitelli Tom Acitelli is author...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Journalism, Culture, Fine Arts, Game Shows

    7. Apr 5, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Beyond movies, a lesson in dying

    Roger Ebert was a hot trend on Google's top 10 trends earlier this week.
    Roger Ebert was a hot trend on Google's top 10 trends earlier this week. As of Wednesday, more than 50,000 people had searched for his name, an impressive display of his influence. He wasn't quite as hot as North Korea or Jay Leno, but he was...

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., Roger Ebert, Carl Sandburg, Chicago Sun-Times, Google Inc.

    8. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Five books: Warming up with a festive high-five

    Printers Row Lit Fest announced its lineup earlier this week, and it's led by Judy Blume, the beloved children's book author who has helped several generations endure the agony of adolescence. Blume will receive the Chicago Tribune's Young Adult Literary Prize during the fest, which will be June 8-9. For the next six weeks, this page will be dedicated to Lit Fest authors, offering reading suggestions by some of the nearly 200 authors who will attend. This week we'll start with five headliners. Although with Colum McCann, Elizabeth Berg, Irvine Welsh, Julia Sweeney, Anchee Min, Lauren Weisberger and Blue Balliett on the bill &mdash; not to mention dozens of others &mdash; it was difficult to pick just five. For more on Lit Fest, including a full list of participants, visit <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/printersrowlitfest/">printersrowlitfest.org</a>.
    Printers Row Lit Fest announced its lineup earlier this week, and it's led by Judy Blume, the beloved children's book author who has helped several generations endure the agony of adolescence. Blume will receive the Chicago Tribune's Young Adult...

    Tags: Trainspotting (movie), Anne Frank, Awards and Prizes, Fiction, Entertainment Events

    9. Apr 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Judy Blume to appear at Printers Row Lit Fest

    Children's/young-adult author Judy Blume and graphic novelist/cartoonist Art Spiegelman will be honored as part of this year's Printers Row Lit Fest, which runs June 8 and 9 in the South Loop.
    Children's/young-adult author Judy Blume and graphic novelist/cartoonist Art Spiegelman will be honored as part of this year's Printers Row Lit Fest, which runs June 8 and 9 in the South Loop. Blume, the author of such beloved works as "Are You There...

    Tags: River North, Music Industry, Awards and Prizes, Fiction, Prada

    10. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Excerpt: 'The Third Coast' by Thomas Dyja

    From his stove, Nelson Algren saw a dark shape stumble out of the bar across Wabansia Avenue. It teetered once, then slumped under the Nectar Beer sign, sizzling neon in the bitter February cold. Eight degrees, an army fatigue jacket, and too many shots of Old Taylor; he'd be face-down dead in a snowbank before the end of the night. Algren felt a pang. Did the guy's cat die? Was his wife screwing the precinct's captain? It was only a pork chop frying in the pan, but he had an urge to drag the rummy up here and give it to him with a cup of coffee. There were only the two rooms &mdash; kitchen and bedroom, plus a shared head for 10 bucks a month &mdash; but they were warm, full of books, and Algren had another pork chop ...
    From his stove, Nelson Algren saw a dark shape stumble out of the bar across Wabansia Avenue. It teetered once, then slumped under the Nectar Beer sign, sizzling neon in the bitter February cold. Eight degrees, an army fatigue jacket, and too many shots...

    Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Fiction, Politics, Authors, Political Systems

    11. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Librarian's Choice: 5 books to read now

    To see how exciting getting your first library card can be, look no further than the Chicago Public Library's Facebook page. Every week, the library posts a picture of a new card holder &mdash; so far all of them featuring children with wide smiles, their faces aglow.
    To see how exciting getting your first library card can be, look no further than the Chicago Public Library's Facebook page. Every week, the library posts a picture of a new card holder — so far all of them featuring children with wide smiles, their...

    Tags: Arrested Development (tv program) , Chicago Tribune, Arts and Culture, Libraries, Newspaper and Magazine

    12. Apr 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Ebert showed how to die with grace

    Roger Ebert was a hot trend on Google's top 10 trends earlier this week. As of Wednesday, more than 50,000 people had searched for his name, an impressive display of his influence. He wasn't quite as hot as North Korea or Jay Leno, but he was running...

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., Carl Sandburg, Roger Ebert, Google Inc., Chicago Sun-Times

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