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School days
Memories of the Decatur area’s one-room schoolhouses
By Jacqueline Jackson
Tags: Books, Books
The great debate
New look at Lincoln-Douglas contest answers longstanding questions
By Todd Volker
Monumental achievement
The Volkmanns tell the story of Springfield’s distinctive statues and monuments
Not necessarily Anytown, Ill.
Homerville’s stories are unique, but the themes are universal
Beyond the grave
Oak Ridge Cemetery’s dead come to life in new book
By Tara McClellan McAndrew
The Austen industry
A wealth of books build on Pride and Prejudice author’s legacy
Grave robbers and academics
Fascinating book recounts the struggle for rich cache of Indian artifacts
By William Furry
Literary sleuthing
Clever story will leave you dizzy with literary references
On reading well
Sara Nelson shares her love of books in a chatty, witty style
His secret reasons
Biography of grandfather reveals dirty laundry
By Job Conger
DIY local literature
Two self-published memoirs prove everybody has a story worth telling
The comet, not the tail
Altared looks at weddings from 26 perspectives
Out of Africa
Springfield’s Sydney Kling recounts her Peace Corps journey
Giving a voice to our grief
Petrakis weaves a powerful, wrenching tale in Legends of Glory
By John Knoepfle
The giant who changed Illinois politics
Arrington pushed the Statehouse into the modern era
By Bob Hartley
Sisters, doing it for themselves
A look at three women who sparked up early American culture
By Deborah Kuhn McGregor
Praise for Poe and Dante mysteries undeserved
Matthew Pearl could have used an editor
Picturing Macon County
A nostalgic look at Sangamon’s history-rich neighbor
Before graphic novels, there was Tintin
Hergé’s meticulously researched comic strip transcends age, language
Scratching the surface
Promise of The Sangamo Frontier never realized
By Joseph Craig
The write stuff
Local woman wins national fiction, poetry competitions
By Amy Spies Karhliker
Best books of '06
Give your favorite reader a page-turner for the holidays
By Cinda Klickna
The Great Communicator
Lincoln wrote to shape and save a nation
By Roland Klose
Capturing lost stories
Jacksonville’s Scott Maruna tells tales of central Illinois
By Carol Manley
In defense of Mary
New novel tells the controversial First Lady’s story
By Marissa Monson
Copenhagen Bandit
@ The Backroom Lounge
Fri., April 26, 8 p.m. and Sat., April 27, 8 p.m.
Additional raids on Asian massage parlors
By Dean Olsen
Man arrested by FBI owns property with an Illinois state trooper
A major loss for Chicago Teachers Union
By Rich Miller
Helping the Homeless. My journey and my blessing.
By Julie L Benson
