Literature
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‘Green Lantern’ comic series adds Arab superheroSep 04, 2012 7:29 am - DETROIT — When DC Comics decided to blow up its fabled universe and create a brave, diverse future, Geoff Johns drew from the past for a new character: his own backgroun...
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Paul Auster reflects on the winter of his lifeSep 04, 2012 6:00 am - Thirty years ago, a struggling poet and translator of French poetry published a memoir of his father that marked him as a writer worth watching. “The Invention of Solitu...
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Author Richard Bach injured in plane crashSep 01, 2012 1:27 pm - SEATTLE — Richard Bach, the author of the 1970s best-selling novella “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” among other spiritually oriented writings, was in serious condition Sa...
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Erotica books benefit from '50 Shaes' popularitySep 01, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — The "Fifty Shades" phenomenon may only get hotter this fall. Booksellers and publishers expect at least a dozen novels to benefit from E L James' multimilli...
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Book details author's 'crazy guitar hero quest'Aug 31, 2012 6:00 am - Success is measured in many ways. Some consider happiness the ultimate indicator of a worthwhile existence. Others aren't satisfied unless they achieve a certain level o...
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Reading list is out for Suburban Mosaic Books of the YearAug 30, 2012 10:43 am - In an election year when the gap between Americans seems awfully wide, books help build a bridge. That’s what organizers of the Suburban Mosaic Book of the Year reading ...
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Pippa Middleton to publish party bookAug 30, 2012 9:07 am - LONDON — Pippa Middleton is publishing her first book: A guide to home entertaining. The 28-year-old younger sister to the Duchess of Cambridge, formerly known as Kate M...
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SEAL book contradicts accounts on bin Laden’s deathAug 29, 2012 7:50 am - WASHINGTON — A firsthand account of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden contradicts previous accounts by administration officials, raising questions as to whe...
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Rizzoli & Isles return in chilling thrillerAug 29, 2012 6:00 am - Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles deal with a killer with a diabolical plan in “Last to Die,” Tess Gerritsen's latest Rizzoli &...
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Author discusses books, morality with Dist. 15 studentsAug 28, 2012 2:40 pm - In just their second day back at school, students at Plum Grove Junior High in Rolling Meadows already were contemplating morality, abortion, tissue harvesting and other...