Who’s winning (or losing) the ‘Game of Thrones’ after Season 5, Episode 3?
The world of Westeros continues to expand with each new episode of "Game of Thrones." To help keep track of who's creeping closer to the Iron Throne and who's falling...
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Who’s winning (or losing) the ‘Game of Thrones’ after Season 5, Episode 2?
The world of Westeros continues to expand with each new episode of "Game of Thrones." To help keep track of who's creeping closer to the Iron Throne and who's falling...
‘J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography’ is one for the hardcore bibliophiles
J.K. Rowling seems to be everywhere these days. Just to recap: " The world-famous author's first non-"Harry Potter" novel, "The Casual Vacancy," has been turned into a three-part miniseries that...
Ian Doescher, ‘Shakespeare’s Star Wars’ author, to appear at C2E2
If recent developments such as the trailer for "The Force Awakens" being released last week or the Lucas Museum maybe possibly coming to Chicago have caused your fanboy/girl heart to...
Book review: Toni Morrison delivers contemporary tale ‘God Help the Child’
Welcome Toni Morrison to the 21st century. With her latest novel "God Help the Child," Morrison's first in a contemporary setting, the Pulitzer- and Nobel-winning author successfully transplants her unique...
Rowling is reassuring, real in ‘Very Good Lives’
"Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination" repackages "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling's 2008 Harvard University commencement address into book form. The speech is...
Who’s winning (or losing) the ‘Game of Thrones’ after Season 5, Episode 1?
Despite the number of characters that have been killed off during more than four seasons of "Game of Thrones," the world of Westeros continues to expand with each new episode....
Book review: ‘Dead Wake’ rises above the historical narrative
"Dead Wake," published last month, details the sinking of the Lusitania, a British ocean liner that was struck by a torpedo from a German U-Boat in the middle of World...
Book review: ‘Battle of Versailles’ relives night U.S. came into fashion
Fashion, these days, is so accessible by the masses. We may not be able to afford designer labels, but fashion makes its way into BuzzFeed lists, entire TV shows are...
Laurie R. King stays on top of the Sherlockian game
For Laurie R. King, the game has been afoot for more than 20 years. The prolific mystery writer recently published "Dreaming Spies," the 13th book in her Mary Russell series,...