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How 'The Outsiders,' 'Harry Potter' and 'The Hunger Games' transformed YA fiction

By Angela Haupt Washington Post
Dec 31, 2018 5:00 am - For a genre that's so popular among readers of all ages, young adult (YA) lit is surprisingly young: The term was only coined in the 1960s, introducing an official way t...
MCC literary magazine receives honors from international competition

Submitted by McHenry County Community College
Dec 30, 2018 10:00 pm - The McHenry County College literary arts magazine, "Voices 2018," has been awarded a Gold Medalist Critique rating with All-Columbian Honors in the Essentials and Visual...
Review: Book reflects on Rock Hudson's stardom, closeted love life

By Douglass K. Daniel Associated Press
Dec 23, 2018 6:28 am - "All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson" by Mark Griffin, Harper, 496 pages Had Rock Hudson not died of AIDS in 1985, he might be best rememb...
Book review: How running transformed the life of NPR host Peter Sagal

By Lenny Bernstein Washington Post
Dec 22, 2018 6:27 am - "The Incomplete Book of Running" by Peter Sagal, Simon & Schuster, 208 pages You'll want to love Peter Sagal's book, "The Incomplete Book of Running," especially if...
Review: Nicolas Obregon's 'Sins As Scarlet' spotlights L.A.

By OLINE H. COGDILL
Dec 20, 2018 6:00 am - "Sins As Scarlet" (Minotaur), by Nicolas Obregon Each author brings a different hue to the city or region he or she is writing about. Nicolas Obregon's stunning second n...
Book reflects on Rock Hudson's stardom, closeted love life

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
Dec 17, 2018 6:00 am - "All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson" (Harper), by Mark Griffin Had Rock Hudson not died of AIDS in 1985, he might be best remembered as the most successf...
Book review: John McPhee is at his brilliant best in 'The Patch'

By Rob Merrill Associated Press
Dec 17, 2018 5:00 am - “The Patch” by John McPhee; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 256 pages Eighty-seven and 33. That's the age of John McPhee and the number of books he's written,...
Book review: 'Pandemic' rings warning bell about gene-editing technology

By Waka Tsunoda Associated Press
Dec 16, 2018 6:27 am - "Pandemic" by Robin Cook; Putnam; 400 pages When there's a scientific breakthrough, Robin Cook doesn't just stand up and cheer. He uses his fertile imagi...
The 10 books to read - and gift - in December

By Bethanne Patrick Washington Post
Dec 15, 2018 6:25 am - Consider this column your annual reminder that books make the best gifts. Among the month's picks are a delectable collection of food stories, a new manifesto from life ...
'Pandemic' rings warning bell about gene-editing technology

By WAKA TSUNODA
Dec 11, 2018 6:00 am - "Pandemic" (Putnam), by Robin Cook When there's a scientific breakthrough, Robin Cook doesn't just stand up and cheer. He uses his fertile imagination and writes a novel...

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