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A Chicago event honoring Alice Walker has been canceled after the author withdrew from her appearance at the Harold Washington Library Center. A statement from the Chicago Public Library Foundation said Walker sent her regrets “due to personal reasons.” There was no further explanation. Walker is a recipient this year of the Carl Sandburg Literary Award along […]