Literature
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Poetry finally joining e-book revolutionMay 25, 2013 5:42 am - NEW YORK — Over the past two years, publishers have been steadily filling one of the largest gaps in the e-book catalog — poetry. Adrienne Rich, Allen Ginsberg, Langston...
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Creator of adaptive books for disabled children honors her daughterMay 24, 2013 1:03 pm - Libraries have youth sections filled with the classics, such as Dr. Seuss and Clifford, which try to teach kids how to read and follow stories. The reading options for c...
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Easy Rawlins returns in 'Little Green'May 24, 2013 6:00 am - From the moment he first appeared in “Devil in a Blue Dress” in 1990, Easy Rawlins was an instant favorite of discerning readers and literary critics alike. So the disap...
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Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter's suicideMay 21, 2013 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — Burt Bacharach knew writing a memoir would be emotional — not because of his never-heard backstage tales or his tumultuous marriages. He knew that being hones...
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Khaled Hosseini’s new book is another tear-jerkerMay 21, 2013 6:00 am - My main goal in reading Khaled Hosseini’s new book, “And the Mountains Echoed,” was to avoid crying. I failed within the first 20 pages. And by the last page, I was bawl...
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Poitier debuts as a novelist with 'Montaro Caine'May 19, 2013 6:00 am - “Montaro Caine” by Sidney Poitier (Spiegel & Grau) Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier's first novel, “Montaro Caine,” is a corporate thriller that veers into scienc...
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Book notes: Meet CakeSpy blogger in Vernon HillsMay 17, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ “Deadly Harvest” authors Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip (who write together under the pen name of Michael Stanley) discuss and signs copies of their book at 7 p.m. ...
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War in Europe comes alive in 'Guns at Last Light'May 15, 2013 12:00 pm - Fruitless combat in places like Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan can evoke a certain wistfulness for World War II. Often characterized as our last “good war,” it combined a...
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Dale Kushner's debut is '50s coming-of-age taleMay 15, 2013 6:00 am - The child of wayward parents, Eunice is a bright, often headstrong girl who makes few friends her own age as she grows up in the small-town environs of the upper Midwest...
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Min's life explored in new memoirMay 14, 2013 6:00 am - In the dedication of her latest book, “A Cooked Seed,” best-selling Chinese author Anchee Min thanks her daughter for “making (her) write this book.” One cannot help but...