Literature
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Book notes: Naperville native Emily Griffin signs new book at Anderson'sMay 24, 2014 5:45 am - • Naperville native Emily Griffin discusses and signs copies of her new novel, “The One & Only,” at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave....
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Emily Giffin branches out with 'The One & Only'May 23, 2014 5:30 am - Naperville native Emily Giffin's specialty is writing about relationships, especially when they are messy and complicated. In her best-sellers, including “Something Borr...
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Steve Berry is back with 'Lincoln Myth'May 21, 2014 10:30 am - A quick favor plunges former government agent Cotton Malone into a conspiracy with ties to both his personal life and a pivotal moment in American history in Steve Berry...
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Palmer's final medical thriller his most ambitiousMay 21, 2014 9:15 am - The final medical thriller by Michael Palmer is about homegrown bioterrorism in the United States. Of all the novels he wrote before his death in 2013, this one has the ...
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'Hollow Girl' fitting conclusion to Prager seriesMay 21, 2014 5:45 am - The ninth installment in Reed Farrel Coleman's series featuring Moe Prager, an ex-cop turned private detective, finds the protagonist wracked with guilt over the death o...
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Novelist Sam Greenlee dies in Chicago at 83May 20, 2014 1:01 am - Poet and novelist Sam Greenlee has died in Chicago at the age of 83. Greenlee was best known for his 1969 novel "The Spook Who Sat by the Door," later adapted into a pol...
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Book notes: Anderson's brings Adam Carolla to NapervilleMay 17, 2014 5:45 am - • Clark Strand, an author and lecturer on spirituality and religion, discusses and signs copies of his new book, “Waking the Buddha,” at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the SG...
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Novel treats heavy subject matter with light touchMay 17, 2014 5:45 am - In the resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado, Sarah St. John is mourning her son, Cully, who died in an avalanche while snowboarding. Author Kaui Hart Hemmings demonstra...
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'Kraken Project' is compelling thrillerMay 16, 2014 5:45 am - Douglas Preston, who co-writes the Pendergast novels with Lincoln Child, goes solo with his cutting-edge science thriller “The Kraken Project.” Kraken Mare is the name ...
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Philip Roth may have given his last public talkMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - In what may be his last remarks at a public gathering, Philip Roth accepted Yaddo's first ever Artist Medal and spoke gratefully of his time at the venerable ...