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All the Tea in Chicago

It's no surprise that Susan Blumberg, author of the guidebook All the Tea in Chicago, grew up drinking tea, mainly tagging along with her mom to afternoon teas while on family vacations. But it was in the five years after college, while studying and working in Hong Kong, that Susan's tea habit really flourished...

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Originailly published August 7, 2006, Centerstage Chicago

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Review: Come Together, Fall Apart

Come Together, Fall Apart

In Come Together, Fall Apart, a collection of eight short stories and one novella, Cristina Henriquez displays a strong, sparse voice, characters that strike near-perfect pitches of vulnerability and fallibility, and just the right knack for picking details in a tale. The stories in this collection are individually beautiful and collectively haunting...

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Originally published June 2006, VenusZine

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Review: Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore

Forest Park is home to more dead people than living (half of its land is cemetery space), which might explain why it's also home to one of the best history and mystery bookstores in the Chicago area. Opened in Oak Park in 1990, Centuries & Sleuths moved to Forest Park in 2000, where it's now a one-room bookshop decked out mainly in forest greens, deep reds and plenty of rocking chairs...

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Originally published 2006, Centerstage Chicago

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Genre Bookstores

Chicago definitely isn't short on great bookstores. But when you've got a particular literary itch to scratch, it can sometimes feel like no one carries what you're looking for. Next time you're craving a particular genre, make the trip beyond your neighborhood bookseller...

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Originally published September 4, 2006, Centerstage Chicago

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