Literature
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Meet author Travis Thrasher at Geneva bookstoreJan 01, 2013 5:00 am - Local author Travis Thrasher will read from his latest novel at the Geneva Barnes and Noble along the Randall Road corridor this week. The popular young adult author, wh...
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Dick Wolf's 'The Intercept' is compellingJan 01, 2013 5:00 am - Dick Wolf, creator of the popular TV series “Law & Order,” has jumped into the literary world with “The Intercept.” Wolf makes it look like he's been writing novels his...
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New book promises keys to hotel industry kingdomDec 29, 2012 5:00 am - Room upgrades. Free movies. Late checkouts. Jacob Tomsky promises readers the keys to the hotel industry kingdom in his tell-all book, “Heads in Beds.” The one-time phil...
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'Fifty Shades' dominates publishing in 2012Dec 28, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The story of 2012 in publishing was the story of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” in more ways than one. E L James' erotic trilogy was easily the year's biggest hit, s...
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What to do for Newtown? Three local organizations could use your supportDec 27, 2012 12:00 pm - While Newtown, Conn., focuses on mourning and healing from the deadly school shooting that killed 20 children and six adults earlier this month, the rest of the country,...
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Buckley's 'Invisible' is enthralling dramaDec 26, 2012 5:00 am - Family bonds unravel and a horrible secret tears sisters apart in Carla Buckley's enthralling new drama, “Invisible.” What secret would be horrible enough to cause two ...
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Tolkien class at Wis. university proves popularDec 25, 2012 5:00 am - MILWAUKEE — The vast collection of J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts initially sold senior Joe Kirchoff on Marquette University, so when the school offered its first course dev...
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'Two Graves' is exceptional thrillerDec 22, 2012 5:00 am - The names Preston & Child on the cover of a book promise a unique reading experience unlike any other, and “Two Graves” delivers the high thrills one expects from the tw...
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Author, playwright Larry L. King diesDec 21, 2012 12:15 pm - NEW YORK — Larry L. King, a writer and playwright whose magazine article about a campaign to close down a popular bordello became a hit Tony Award-nominated musical “The...
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'Political Suicide' won't disappointDec 18, 2012 5:00 am - Michael Palmerbrings back his doctor-hero, Lou Welcome, from “Oath of Office,” to help a friend involved in a huge scandal in his new novel, “Political Suicide.” Pa...