National Civil War Re-enactment to bring 12,000 reenactors to Gettysburg
May 18, 2013 – 10:24 am | No Comment

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania –  This summer’s 150th Gettysburg Anniversary National Civil War Battle Reenactment, July 4-7, is poised to be one of the highlights on a large menu of events in Gettysburg during 2013.
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Wendy McClure: Writing to Defeat the Fear
September 30, 2012 – 9:54 am | No Comment
Wendy McClure: Writing to Defeat the Fear

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Where do you write, Wendy?In my office at home, though sometimes I like to take my laptop out to my back porch. I have also written in hotel rooms and I plan on spending a …

Loving Frank: The Taliesin and Frank Lloyd Wright
September 16, 2012 – 7:39 pm | No Comment
Loving Frank: The Taliesin and Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s work is sought out by architecture buffs on a regular basis, but in the last five years fiction readers are seeking out his life’s work, too.
Nancy Horan’s book, Loving Frank, was published …

Inspirational Furniture: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien
July 16, 2012 – 5:48 pm | No Comment
Inspirational Furniture: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien

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Wheaton College in Chicago pays tribute to seven famous authors at their Marion E. Wade Center. All British and all Christian theme driven, these seven authors, including J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis , are known …

Five Unique Books to Make You Love Visiting Chicago
June 11, 2011 – 8:34 am | One Comment
Five Unique Books to Make You Love Visiting Chicago

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  Visiting the Windy City doesn’t have to include the usual tourist spots. Whatever your itinerary, we’ve created a list of five books about Chicago that will hlep you see the city in a new light!
 
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Seething, Rotting Dorian Gray
May 31, 2011 – 6:01 pm | No Comment
Seething, Rotting Dorian Gray

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Seeing Ivan Albright’s painting, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was like seeing a terrible accident. You know the carnage in front of you will haunt you for years, yet you can’t look away.

Admittedly, I never …