Literature
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13 years after accident, local football charity still makes stridesOct 15, 2012 11:00 pm - A deacon at Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church in Arlington Heights, Don Grossnickle hesitated before agreeing to meet and pray with members of the Rolling Meadows ...
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Depp starting book imprintOct 15, 2012 6:39 pm - NEW YORK — How cool is this: Johnny Depp is going to help run a publishing imprint. Already on the list of books is one by Bob Dylan, “The Unraveled Tales of Bob Dylan,”...
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Author Janice Harrington to visit Batavia libraryOct 15, 2012 12:54 pm - Batavia’s popular noontime book program, Books Between Bites, welcomes author and poet Janice N. Harrington on Thursday, Oct. 18, to discuss her new book of poetry, “The...
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Sylvia Day: ‘Twilight’ fans migrating to erotic romanceOct 14, 2012 7:33 am - Associated Press NEW YORK — Best-selling novelist Sylvia Day says sales of her “Crossfire” series and other erotic romance novels are on the rise in part because of matu...
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Naked truth of how Jack Mabley started Jacobson's careerOct 14, 2012 7:00 am - The dean of Chicago TV journalists, 75-year-old Walter Jacobson leans back in his chair and props his feet, in well-worn New Balance shoes, on his cubicle desk in the mi...
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Octavia Spencer writing books for middle schoolersOct 14, 2012 6:12 am - NEW YORK — Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is looking to make some magic in the book world. The actress best known for “The Help” has a deal with Simon & Schuster Books for...
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New book digs into Netflix’s origins, evolutionOct 13, 2012 7:10 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix is probably hoping a new book about its early history never gets made into a movie. The book, “Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America’s Eyeballs,...
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Book notes: ‘Nanny Diaries’ authors discuss new teen bookOct 12, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ “The Nanny Diaries” authors Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Krause read from and sign copies of their newest title for teens, “Over You,” at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Ande...
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Wong returns in 'This Book is Full of Spiders'Oct 09, 2012 11:00 pm - David Wong wakes up with a horrific spiderlike creature biting his leg that only he can see. In “This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously Dude, Don't Touch It,” the night...
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R.L. Stine offers some adult 'Goosebumps'Oct 09, 2012 2:00 pm - “Hey, look, the ‘Goosebumps' guy is out with a new book! Perhaps the kids would like it for Christmas ...” Umm, no. “Red Rain” may have some tropes in common with R.L. S...