Literature
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Tory Burch book gives look at what inspires herOct 15, 2014 5:45 am - DALLAS - Tory Burch's new book is all about color, a compilation of the influences that inspire her, from people to music to art to culture to travel to home design. "It...
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Australians cheer Flanagan's Booker Prize winOct 14, 2014 11:00 pm - LONDON - Australian literature-lovers cheered Wednesday after Richard Flanagan won the prestigious Booker Prize with a visceral story of wartime brutality and its afterm...
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Grandfather preserves his bedtime stories in a memoirOct 13, 2014 6:00 am - Jack McGuire of Wheaton reveled in telling bedtime stories about his formative years during the Great Depression to his two sons and later to his three grandchildren. “I...
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Easy Street was a bumpy ride for Ron PerlmanOct 13, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - Looking for Easy Street? Just follow the horned Hellboy, badass biker Clay Morrow or Vincent the lion man from "Beauty and the Beast." The guy behind the faca...
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'Truth Be Told' has drama, romance, humorOct 12, 2014 6:00 am - Hank Phillippi Ryan's latest entry to feature investigative reporter Jane Ryland showcases the author's ability to balance humor, gripping drama, romance and contemp...
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Rapper Waka Flocka Flame arrested with gun at airportOct 11, 2014 9:42 am - ATLANTA - Police say rapper Waka Flocka Flame was arrested after a handgun was found in his carry-on bag during a security scan at Atlanta's airport. Atlanta police say ...
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'Full Measure' is realistic on every levelOct 11, 2014 6:30 am - T. Jefferson Parker, known for his crime novels, delivers an emotional and gut-wrenching literary departure that's miles away from what his fans and readers would ex...
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Book notes: 'My Cat From Hell' host visits Anderson'sOct 11, 2014 6:15 am - • Meet author Scott Gustafson as he discusses and signs copies of his book "Classic Bedtime Stories" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson ...
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Betty Halbreich talks closets, mirrors in new bookOct 10, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Clothes and how to wear them have been a constant in Betty Halbreich's life for most of her 86 years. Good thing she landed a job at Bergdorf Goodman as a per...
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Modiano wins Nobel for works about Nazi occupationOct 08, 2014 11:00 pm - PARIS - French novelist Patrick Modiano has devoted his career to exploring the traumas of the Nazi occupation of his country, including how it could strip people of the...