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Chicago Best Sellers for Week Ending November 29

by Jerome Ludwig December 2, 2009August 19, 2021

What’s hot in local bookstores

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Chicago Best Sellers for Week Ending September 13

by Jerome Ludwig September 16, 2009August 19, 2021

What books arehot in Chicago this week, culled from the lists of various local booksellers.

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Chicago Best Seller List for Week Ending August 23

by Jerome Ludwig August 26, 2009August 19, 2021

Hardcover Fiction 1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett 2. That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo3. South of Broad by Pat Conroy4. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larrson5. The White Queen by Phillippa Gregory Note: Russo is scheduled to discuss That Old Cape Magic as part of the Writers on the Record […]

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Chicago Best Seller List for the week ending August 16

by Jerome Ludwig August 21, 2009August 19, 2021

Hardcover Fiction 1. South of Broad by Pat Conroy2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett3. That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo4. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larrson5. Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon Note: Russo is scheduled to discuss That Old Cape Magic as part of the Writers on the Record series on […]

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Chicago Best Seller List for the week ending August 9

by Jerome Ludwig August 14, 2009August 19, 2021

Hardcover Fiction 1. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett3. That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo4. Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon5. The Amateurs by Marcus Sakey [Note: Russo is scheduled to discuss That Old Cape Magic as part of the Writers on the Record series on Wednesday, […]

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Let the Stars Do the Heavy Lifting

by Michael Miner August 7, 2009August 19, 2021

I have a new respect for the system of rating films by giving them stars: it can spare critics the bother of saying more than they need to say about a movie.

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Meryl cast as Julia, Nora to direct

by Elizabeth Tamny November 2, 2007August 19, 2021

Meryl Streep is to play Julia Child in Nora Ephron’s upcoming adaptation of Julie & Julia.

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