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Meghan Daum has made a career of mining her life with candor to explore larger points about our culture in essays, books and opinion columns for the Los Angeles Times. "My Misspent Youth" describes how she racked up $80,000 in debt in her 20s. In "Life Would Be Perfect if I Lived in That...

If Rose Howard's family was well off, she'd be a "special" girl who was considered smart and quirky by the teachers at her private school for children who have Asperger's syndrome.

In Japan, history is still divided according to the reign of the emperors. This year, for instance, is Heisei 26 — the 26th year of the reign of Emperor Akihito, who will be posthumously renamed Heisei.

With a National Book Award, two PEN/Faulkners and a Pulitzer nomination under his belt, Ha Jin is one of America's most decorated living novelists. He's made a name for himself writing beautiful stories centered in China, where he was born and raised. Jin didn't start writing in English until...

Chicago Tribune Publisher Tony Hunter welcomes Chicago to Printers Row Lit Fest 2014, saying the festival has come a long way since its beginnings.

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Singer Mavis Staples tells her childhood stories and talks with author Greg Kot at Lit Fest.

Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis shows an audience how he draws Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel at the 2014 Printer's Row Lit Fest. #printersrow

Chicago Tribune editor and Senior Vice President Gerry Kern introduces the Chicago Tribune's Young Adult Fiction Award winner, author James Patterson.

Printers Row Lit Fest opening event, with special guest, Chicago-born author Stuart Dybek.