Literature
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Quiet conflictNov 01, 2021 3:06 pm - Ann Packer has been looking in our windows. The majority of readers of contemporary literary fiction in America -- especially fiction written by women -- are women thems...
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Rowling spends a week in the States
Nov 01, 2021 2:45 pm - LOS ANGELES -- J.K. Rowling made a rare U.S. appearance, reading at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood in front of scores of wand-clutching would-be wizards and witches. Sea...
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Author appearancesNov 01, 2021 1:59 pm - • Sisters Olivia Gerasole, 9, and Isabella Gerasole, 11, authors of "The Spatulatta Cookbook" will demonstrate one of their favorite recipes from their new book from 1:3...
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An American storyNov 01, 2021 1:59 pm - Richard Russo was already the patron saint of small-town fiction, but with his new novel, "Bridge of Sighs" -- his first since the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Empire Falls" ...
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Britain's Doris Lessing wins 2007 Nobel Literature Prize
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Out & AboutNov 01, 2021 1:57 pm - "Playhouse Disney Live," at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemo...
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Oprah picks 'best love story ever'
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Best SellersNov 01, 2021 1:04 pm - Fiction 1. You've Been Warned, James Patterson, Howard Roughan 2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini 3. Dead Heat, Dick Francis, Felix Francis 4. Making Money, Te...
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Family solidityNov 01, 2021 1:04 pm - This fifth novel by the author of the much-admired "Bel Canto" is engaging, surprising, provocative and moving. Its force is diminished somewhat by a couple of extended ...
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Author appearancesNov 01, 2021 1:02 pm - • Karen Abbott, author of "Sin in the Second City," signs copies of her book at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Borders, 1500 16th St., Oak Brook. (630) 574-0800. • Meet veteran sports...