Literature
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'Wards of Faerie' will charm fantasy fansAug 28, 2012 6:00 am - Author Terry Brooks has delivered some of the best fantasy tales written in the past 35 years. His latest, “Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of Shannara,” continues the ...
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Storyteller to perform at Stevenson High SchoolAug 26, 2012 9:50 am - The Vernon Area Public Library and Stevenson High School Foundation welcome storyteller Brian Rohr for a free, adult evening of myths, folk tales, and fairy tales from a...
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Wheeling native returns home to sign anti-bullying bookAug 24, 2012 4:40 pm - Michael Anthony, a Wheeling native now making films in L.A., will be returning to the suburbs Saturday to sign copies of his book and screen part of his locally filmed d...
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Call-girl thriller portrait of madam with missionAug 24, 2012 6:00 am - The newspaper headline screams “Suburban Madam Dead In Apparent Suicide.” Heloise Lewis, a single mom raising a young boy, sees it at a Starbucks and is full of sympathy...
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Book notes: Meet Louise Penny at book launch in NapervilleAug 23, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet best-selling mystery author Sara Paretsky as she discusses her latest book, “Breakdown,” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N....
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Author writes about digital wisdom v. digital stupidityAug 22, 2012 4:35 pm - In “Brain Gain: Technology and the Quest for Digital Wisdom,” published earlier this month, writer and consultant Marc Prensky looks to quell the fears of those who thin...
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Arsenault's 'Miss Me' is evocative, lovely storyAug 21, 2012 11:00 am - Emily Arsenault's third novel, “Miss Me When I'm Gone,” begins with a newspaper article detailing the recent death of author Gretchen Waters, who fell down a flight ...
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'The Survivor' will keep readers turning the pagesAug 21, 2012 6:00 am - Gregg Hurwitz, writer for television's “V” and comics set in the “Wolverine” and “Batman” universe, also writes amazing thrillers. He outdoes himself with his latest...
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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ phenomenon is taking overAug 18, 2012 7:44 am - NEW YORK — You’ve bought rope for that special someone, picked up a few sex toys and read those “Fifty Shades of Grey” books a time or three. You know who you are. Well,...
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Next Bob Woodward book to take on Obama, economyAug 18, 2012 7:35 am - NEW YORK — The U.S. economy is about to get the Bob Woodward treatment. The next book by the award-winning investigative reporter and best-selling author will document h...