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 ...

“Hairspray” and “Rock of Ages” director Adam Shankman has signed on to direct Kate Beckinsale in an adaptation of Ashley Prentice Norton’s novel “The Chocolate Money.” The coming-of-age film, which ...

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 ...