Literature
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Aurora author's first book wins awardsJun 18, 2014 11:00 pm - Nearly a year ago, Aurora resident Brian Basilico was announcing the publication of his first book, "It's Not About You, It's About Bacon; Relationship Marketing in a So...
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Stephanie Plum's back for more in 'Top Secret Twenty-One'Jun 18, 2014 5:30 am - Janet Evanovich delivers another hilarious entry in her Stephanie Plum series with "Top Secret Twenty-One." Life is never dull for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. He...
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Avery Corman writes memoir of Bronx boyhoodJun 17, 2014 5:30 am - Before Brooklyn became a hipster haven with pricey real estate and the Bronx became the poster child for urban blight, neighborhood life in those outer boroughs was pret...
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'Mr. Mercedes' is classic Stephen King novelJun 16, 2014 11:00 pm - “Mr. Mercedes” is classic Stephen King. Creepy, yet realistic characters that get under your skin and stay there, a compelling story that twists and turns at breakneck s...
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Book notes: Join Van Aken for book-signing partyJun 14, 2014 5:30 am - • Best-selling author Mary Kay Andrews discusses and signs copies of her new novel, “Save the Date,” at 7 p.m. Monday, June 16, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson ...
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'Driving Miss Daisy' playwright to speak at HarperJun 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Submitted by Harper College Playwright Alfred Uhry clutched the iconic gold statuette during his acceptance speech at the 1990 Academy Awards and quipped, "I guess I'm l...
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Kids book brings White House into viewJun 12, 2014 5:30 am - Your parents grumble a lot about politics. They don't like who's in charge of certain departments. They're upset about laws and regulations, and they worry about taxes a...
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Barrington 5th-grader mines success with gamer novelJun 12, 2014 5:00 am - Most elementary-age students don't see summer break as an opportunity to work on their next novel, but Jake Mayer is not your average fifth-grader. Jake's book, “A Tale ...
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Alafair Burke's latest is one of her bestJun 11, 2014 5:15 am - Alafair Burke tells a compelling tale that combines a police procedural and a legal thriller in “All Day and a Night.” Anthony Amaro, convicted of killing six women ...
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'I Am Pilgrim' may be one of the year's bestJun 09, 2014 11:00 pm - A man with ties to a top-secret unit of the federal government has to fight his instincts to stop a madman in Terry Hayes' compelling thriller “I Am Pilgrim.” The man ...