Literature
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John Verdon's cleverness shines in new thrillerJul 01, 2014 5:45 am - John Verdon's skillful melding of the puzzle mystery with the police procedural and the psychological thriller brings a unique spin to his series about retired NYPD ...
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Meg Gardiner's latest thriller is her best yetJun 30, 2014 11:30 am - Meg Gardiner's latest thriller, "Phantom Instinct," begins with a shootout at the club where Harper Flynn works. Harper's boyfriend is killed, a police officer is se...
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Ex-GalleyCat ed Jason Boog on raising bookwormsJun 29, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Jason Boog was immersed in publishing for five years as editor of the MediaBistro blog GalleyCat. When he became a dad, he was curious how best to foster a lo...
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'Ways of the Dead' is fast-paced narrativeJun 28, 2014 5:45 am - Neely Tucker's debut novel is an utterly thrilling mystery set in Washington, D.C., in the late 1990s, just before the Internet and the rise of smartphones changed the l...
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Karin Slaughter's 'Cop Town' is engrossingJun 27, 2014 5:45 am - Karin Slaughter wraps an intense thriller around a legacy of sexism, race relations and politics in the engrossing “Cop Town.” Slaughter, author of the Will Trent be...
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Writer David Levithan on LGBT books for the youngJun 26, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - Writer David Levithan last year marked the 10th anniversary of his "Boy Meets Boy," a romantic teen comedy where the homecoming queen was once a guy and the g...
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Memorial for famed sci-fi author Frederik Pohl Aug. 2 in PalatineJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - The long life and copious work of science fiction author Frederik Pohl will be honored at a memorial celebration later this summer in Palatine, his hometown of nearly 30...
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Discuss poet Robert Frost at Palatine eventJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - The Northwest Cultural Council will host "An Afternoon with Robert Frost" from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 28 at the Palatine Public Library, 700 N. Court St., Palatine. ...
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Eggers' 'Fathers' an angry take on changing worldJun 25, 2014 5:45 am - Dave Eggers is angry. A writer both beloved and criticized for his distinctly sentimental bursts appears to be seething, worried about crumbling institutions, lost priva...
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Pakistani author's debut novel captures KarachiJun 24, 2014 5:30 am - The blurb on the back of Saba Imtiaz's debut novel “Karachi, You're Killing Me!” compares the book to the single girl's Bible, “Bridget Jones's Diary.” I take issue with...