Literature
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Book notes: Meet ‘In the Garden With Jane Austen’ author in BataviaFeb 28, 2013 5:00 am - Ÿ Author Kim Wilson discusses her book “In the Garden With Jane Austen” at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia. Free. Wils...
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Book chronicles journalists' history-making raceFeb 27, 2013 5:00 am - Americans have always loved a good race. From the Kentucky Derby to the Indianapolis 500, it's part of our DNA to crown the fastest. In his book “Eighty Days,” Matthew G...
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Book profiles how work, play meet in the family homeFeb 26, 2013 5:00 am - Many parents claim they're too busy raising their kids to stop and read a book about how to do it better. Bruce Feiler, who has a full plate as a successful writer and d...
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Suburban artist wins a berth in comics contestFeb 26, 2013 4:30 am - High-end cooking has its "Top Chef," fashion design has its "Project Runway," and now the growing field of web comics has its own reality TV-style online show - and the ...
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'Autopsy' takes grim look at DetroitFeb 25, 2013 10:00 pm - Detroit has long been the poster child for urban blight, a city that gives rise to images of crack houses, senseless killings, burnt-out buildings, civic corruption, hig...
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Favorite books come alive in literature-rich LondonFeb 24, 2013 5:00 am - LONDON — Walking toward the George Inn on a drizzly evening, yellow light from its bustling Parliament Bar spilling out on wet cobblestones, it's easy to imagine the gho...
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Book notes: Glen Ellyn's Bookstore hosts book launch receptionFeb 22, 2013 5:00 am - Ÿ Children's author John Madormo discusses and signs copies of the newest title in his Charlie Collier mystery series, “The Camp Phoenix Caper: Book 2,” at 2 p.m. Saturd...
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New book 'The Searchers' exposes roots of a legendFeb 21, 2013 5:00 am - A modest hit in theaters in 1956, “The Searchers” has grown in stature to become, for many, the greatest Western ever filmed and one of the most influential movies. Yet ...
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Lord brings Caribbean voice to science fictionFeb 20, 2013 5:00 am - Science fiction gets a Caribbean perspective in Barbados-based Karen Lord's “The Best of All Possible Worlds.” The ambitious novel follows the plight of the male survivo...
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'Airtight' a tale of family dynamicsFeb 17, 2013 5:00 am - “Airtight” (Minotaur Books), by David Rosenfelt The brutal death of a judge opens “Airtight,” David Rosenfelt's latest tale of mystery, family dynamics and paranoia. N...