Literature
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Rowling accepts donation for identity revelationJul 31, 2013 8:49 am - LONDON — Author J.K. Rowling accepted an apology and a charitable donation Wednesday from a law firm that revealed she wrote a crime novel under a pseudonym. The “Harry ...
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C.J. Box returns with 'The Highway'Jul 30, 2013 6:00 am - Sixteen-year-old Gracie Sullivan is book-smart and resourceful, but her 18-year-old sister, Danielle, is impetuous, self-involved and boy-crazy. As “The Highway” opens, ...
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Gordon doesn’t fool around with ‘Mystery Girl’Jul 29, 2013 2:00 pm - The main character in David Gordon’s 2010 debut thriller, “The Serialist,” was a novelist hired to write a serial killer’s memoirs. Now, in “Mystery Girl,” he introduces...
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Northwest Cultural Council hosts poetry workshop in PalatineJul 28, 2013 2:20 pm - The Northwest Cultural Council will hold its Second Saturday Poetry workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court. T...
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Shirley Jones offers naked truth in new bookJul 28, 2013 6:32 am - LOS ANGELES — Shirley Jones opens the door to her house and appears every inch the ladylike Marian the librarian or sweet farm girl Laurey or cheerfully steady Mrs. Part...
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Book notes: Meet Anton DiSclafani at Anderson’sJul 28, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet author Anton DiSclafani as she reads from and signs copies of her book “The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at Anderson’s Bookshop,...
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Brooks weaves strong themes into ‘Witch Wraith’Jul 27, 2013 6:00 am - Terry Brooks has written a slam-bang conclusion to his “The Dark Legacy of Shannara” trilogy with the stellar “Witch Wraith.” The magical barrier that keeps hideous ...
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A novelist's pub crawl across the Muslim worldJul 27, 2013 6:00 am - Looking to deal with a serious drinking problem, British novelist and travel writer Lawrence Osborne decides to traverse the Muslim world to gain a different perspective...
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Algonquin library to hold Larsen Park Storytelling FestivalJul 26, 2013 10:01 am - Submitted by Algonquin Area Public Library The Algonquin Area Public Library, in cooperation with the Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation Department and Algonquin Eve...
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J.K. Rowling's 'The Cuckoo's Calling' quite entertainingJul 25, 2013 8:30 am - Full disclosure: I never would have guessed. I've read every book J.K. Rowling has published, some of them several times over. OK, all of them several times over. And st...