Literature
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'Iron Curtain' reveals E. Europe's devastationNov 29, 2012 5:00 am - Writing from the multiple vantage points of individuals across Eastern Europe rather than the perspective of governments and political leaders, Anne Applebaum sheds long...
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Rowling’s home sold to Scottish businessmanNov 24, 2012 8:04 pm - The former Edinburgh home of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was sold to a Scottish-based businessman for an undisclosed sum. The Victorian two-story, eight-bedroom tow...
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Book tells how 18th-century newspapers covered warNov 24, 2012 1:59 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. — It was the 18th-century version of a tweet: a two-sentence, 25-word dispatch in a London newspaper reporting the American colonies had declared their inde...
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Library of Congress pulls diaries, letters from Civil WarNov 24, 2012 1:10 pm - WASHINGTON — Letters and diaries saved for 150 years from those who lived through the Civil War offer a new glimpse at the arguments that split the nation then and some ...
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'Hemingway Cocktail Companion' explores author and his drinksNov 22, 2012 10:00 pm - For the better part of a century, a certain type of young person has learned to drink from the pages of Ernest Hemingway. I should know. I'll sheepishly admit that I was...
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Penn Jillette's book will make you laughNov 22, 2012 5:00 am - Penn Jillette of the comedy-magic duo of Penn & Teller follows up last year's “God, No!” with “Every Day is an Atheist Holiday!” filled with humorous essays that provide...
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Book notes: Mike Huckabee stops at Anderson's in NapervilleNov 21, 2012 5:00 am - Ÿ Local children's author S. Moo (Shannon “Guernsey” Coulter) signs copies of her new book, “Where on Earth Am I? Fassa's 52 Weeks of Fun!,” from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, N...
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Francis' book is a 'Diary' worth a readNov 20, 2012 5:00 am - From Brooke Shields to Lindsay Lohan and even “Modern Family” actress Ariel Winter, the idea of someone having a “stage mom” is commonplace in our lexicon. Fox Business...
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Mt. Prospect native writes history's epiloguesNov 19, 2012 4:00 am - Owen Hurd loves story endings — not the endings that are presented in a book or newspaper, but the stuff that happens after those. Like, what happened to famed federal ...
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Nobel laureate says he tried ‘50 Shades’ fictionNov 18, 2012 6:42 am - NEW YORK — Mario Vargas Llosa may be a Nobel laureate, but he says he has tried to write erotic novels “without the same success” as EL James, who wrote the best-selling...