Literature
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A memoir by Kerouac’s agent, Sterling LordJan 26, 2013 5:08 am - NEW YORK — The legend of Sterling Lord dates back to 1952, when he was just getting started as a literary agent. Into his basement-level office on Park Avenue walked a y...
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'Cover of Snow' asks hard questionsJan 26, 2013 5:00 am - Jenny Milchman's debut novel, “Cover of Snow,” intimately examines the life of a woman who is in grief and pain, doubt and shock, following the death of her husband. Nor...
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Author Jane Smiley coming to Arlington Hts. on TuesdayJan 25, 2013 11:44 am - A Pulitzer Prize winner is the featured author for the Arlington Heights Memorial Library’s “From Page to Stage” event on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Jane Smiley, whose best-selle...
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Book notes: Dennis Rodman signs new children’s book at Anderson’sJan 25, 2013 5:00 am - Ÿ Former Chicago Bulls star and NBA Hall of Fame member Dennis Rodman reads from and signs copies of his new children’s book, “Dennis the Wild Bull,” at 2 p.m. Saturday,...
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Book notes: Anderson's hosts Robert CraisJan 25, 2013 5:00 am - Ÿ Local author Dennis Byrne signs copies of his latest novel, “Madness: The War of 1812,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at Centuries and Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 W. Madiso...
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Joe McGinniss has cancer, but feels ‘terrific’Jan 24, 2013 8:21 am - NEW YORK — Author-journalist Joe McGinniss says he was diagnosed in May with advanced prostate cancer but is responding well to treatment and feels “terrific.” The 70-ye...
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'Big Truck' details disastrous Haiti aid effortJan 23, 2013 5:00 am - After 2½ years in Haiti, Jonathan Katz was preparing to leave the impoverished but endlessly intriguing nation in January 2010. His next reporting assignment: Afghanista...
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Book sheds light on traditional societiesJan 22, 2013 5:00 am - What if, in trying to figure out the best way to lead our lives, we could conduct tests on the different methods? According to author Jared Diamond, such trials are alre...
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Personal finance industry gets drubbing in new bookJan 19, 2013 5:00 am - After the financial crisis began in 2008, it suddenly became OK, even desirable, to talk about the illogic of ballooning borrowing and runaway stocks — and the inevitabi...
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Poe visitor comes nevermoreJan 18, 2013 2:48 pm - BALTIMORE — From the tombstone of Edgar Allan Poe, one can reach the street by taking a narrow dirt path between two tall stone mausoleums and crouching for a few steps ...