Literature
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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 ...
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Rush Limbaugh wins children's book awardMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Rush Limbaugh has won a children's book prize designed to be chosen by kids themselves. But that doesn't mean all of his voters were young people. On Wednesday night, Li...
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'The Kill Switch' combines thrills and adventureMay 14, 2014 5:45 am - Former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his military working dog Kane were introduced in James Rollins' Sigma Force novel “Bloodline” and now star in their own series. Rolli...
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Dylan's obsessed fans comprise strange subcultureMay 13, 2014 5:45 am - A Bob Dylan obsession manifests itself in a variety of ways in “The Dylanologists: Adventures in the Land of Bob.” Dylan fans from around the world celebrate his May 24...