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Name three Chicagoans of the bunch of Chicago writers who will be featured presenters at this year's AWP Conference in Chicago.
Last week we celebrated the Chicago Sketchfest, which ends this weekend(1/18). Name the book that chronicles the fast rise and early death of this Chicago comedy icon and legendary sketch writer and performer.
The answer is Wired: the Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi. By Bob Woodward, yes that Woodward, as in Woodward and Bernstein.
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