Literature
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Orwell rep accuses Amazon of doublespeakAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The literary executor of George Orwell's estate is accusing Amazon.com of committing an Orwellian crime: doublespeak. In a letter published this week in The N...
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'Vape', 'binge-watch' added to Oxford DictionariesAug 13, 2014 11:00 pm - LONDON - Don't know what "vaping" is? How about "listicle"? Perhaps it's time to get to know them. Britain's Oxford University Press said Thursday it is adding the word...
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Letterman nominated for humor prizeAug 13, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - David Letterman, maybe your next career should be as an author. The CBS "Late Show" host, scheduled to step down in 2015, is a finalist for this year's Thurbe...
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Stellar writing in clever 'Lost Island'Aug 12, 2014 6:00 am - “The Lost Island,” the third novel to feature master thief and brilliant scientist Gideon Crew, is another clever and compelling tale from Douglas Preston and Lincol...
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'Cool Science Tricks' will chase boredom awayAug 12, 2014 5:45 am - You will not be bored this summer. Will. Not. There's no way you'll give Mom any reason for extra chores. You'll keep busy enough so that Dad doesn't come up with "ideas...
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Afghan actor links cultures as U.S. war translatorAug 11, 2014 5:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. - Fahim Fazli's screen career was beginning to take off, with roles in blockbusters like "Iron Man," when the Afghanistan-born actor decided it was time to...
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Lead investigator talks about John Wayne Gacy caseAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - Hear about the search and arrest of one of America's most notorious serial killers - John Wayne Gacy - from the lead investigator on the case, Joseph Kozenczak. His talk...
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Miranda Corbie confronts her own 'City of Ghosts'Aug 09, 2014 6:00 am - A love of San Francisco — its flaws, strengths and eccentricities — permeates Kelli Stanley's intriguing novels about private detective Miranda Corbie. Stanley's novels ...
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Bradbury fans want a statue of the late author in WaukeganAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - Community activists and fans of famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury are hoping his Lake County birthplace will honor him with a statue. Bradbury, who died in 2012,...
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Hachette Book Group calls off deal to buy PerseusAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Hachette Book Group said Thursday it has scrapped its proposed three-way deal that would have had it buying the publishing division of the Perseus Book Group,...