Scientists have yet to prove that there is a genetic predisposition to good writing, but as they continue the search they would do well to read “The Chocolate Money,” the first novel by a former ...

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Author Ashley Prentice Norton explains how writing novels has helped her face real-life problems. Pick up her book, If You Left, at the Book Cellar, where Ashley will be Thursday, or at the Lake ...

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CHICAGO -- Scientists have yet to prove that there is a genetic predisposition to good writing, but as they continue the search they would do well to read "The Chocolate Money," the first novel by a ...