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Literature

Laura Lippman has written 21 crime novels. Her latest, “Sunburn,” features two strangers who meet in a small town in 1995.

Q&A: Medill alumna Laura Lippman, author of “Sunburn”

February 21, 2018

A&E Laura Lippman (Medill ’81) graduated from Northwestern with a degree in journalism. However, with the encouragement of an English professor at NU, she has since published 21 crime novels and...

After a romantic comedy walking tour in New York City, Erin Carlson (Medill ’05) was inspired to write “I’ll Have What She’s Having,” a book that offers a “backstage look” at three Nora Ephron classic films.

NU alum offers ‘backstage look’ at Nora Ephron films in debut book

September 27, 2017

Faked orgasms in a New York City diner, failed attempts at cybersex, finding love atop the Empire State Building. These are just a few of the iconic scenes created by incomparable rom-com filmmaker Nora...

Writer Julia Sweeney reads to an audience at Bookends & Beginnings at an event during last year’s Evanston Literary Festival. The festival will return this Saturday to celebrate Evanston’s vibrant literary community.

Evanston Literary Festival returns for third year

April 26, 2017

A&E Evanston will come together once more this weekend to celebrate its vibrant literary arts community. The annual Evanston Literary Festival will return on Saturday, featuring an expanded program...

‘Crime and Punishment’ reinvents classic novel into fast-paced psychodrama

March 1, 2017

Three actors will perform the classic novel "Crime and Punishment" as a fast-paced psychological drama that explores the implications of murder, the justice system and the need for redemption. The play,...

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