Literature
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Kids behaving badly — other people’s kids, that isNov 29, 2013 4:30 am - NEW YORK — He’s the toddler who always bites. She’s the 6-year-old drama queen prone to “it’s mine” fits and hair-pulling. The problem, for you anyway, is they belong to...
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Reports: Unpublished J.D. Salinger stories leaked onlineNov 28, 2013 9:13 pm - Three unpublished stories from reclusive U.S. author J.D. Salinger have been leaked online, with the source apparently an unauthorized book that sold on eBay, BuzzFeed r...
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Book chronicles businessmen who led fracking boomNov 28, 2013 5:00 am - Gregory Zuckerman's book “The Frackers” tells the unexpected story of how a once-obscure method of producing oil and natural gas from shale rock led to a huge American e...
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Flannery O'Connor prayer journal publishedNov 25, 2013 5:00 am - Flannery O'Connor's “A Prayer Journal” is a moving glimpse of a young writer seeking to balance her art with her faith. In 1946, O'Connor began writing the prayers in a ...
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Patchett’s essay collection falls shortNov 23, 2013 5:00 am - In the introduction of her new collection of essays, “This is the Story of a Happy Marriage,” Ann Patchett declares herself a writer of fiction novels. She explains that...
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Get your work ready for publishing:Nov 21, 2013 10:21 am - Author Brenda Ferber demystifies the book revision process in a unique writing program, “Revising with Power and Purpose,” at the Vernon Area Library, 300 Olde Half Day ...
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James McBride wins National Book AwardNov 21, 2013 5:56 am - NEW YORK — James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird,” the comic and terrifying adventures of a disguised black child caught up in John Brown’s abolitionist crusade, was the wi...
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Book looks behind the scenes of 2012 raceNov 20, 2013 5:00 am - For political junkies missing the drama of presidential election years, a new book on the 2012 race — exhaustive and replete with juicy details — may tide you over. “Dou...
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Baldacci brings back 2 characters in new bookNov 19, 2013 5:00 am - David Baldacci brings back former Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell to investigate yet another bizarre case in his new book, “King and Maxwell.” ...
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Two excellent mysteries: 'White Fire' and 'Mirage'Nov 18, 2013 5:00 am - “White Fire” A prologue that takes place in London in 1889 sets the stage for “White Fire,” Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's best novel to date. Readers familia...