Literature
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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...
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Archdiocese gets stake in ‘Gone With the Wind’Aug 17, 2012 3:36 pm - ATLANTA — A relative of the late author Margaret Mitchell is giving the Archdiocese of Atlanta a 50 percent stake in the literary rights to her best-selling novel, “Gone...
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Plot of ‘Bad Little Falls’ is rivetingAug 16, 2012 6:00 am - Maine game warden Mike Bowditch should have learned by now that he needs to mind his own business. His inability to do so in “The Poacher’s Son” (2010) and “Trespasser” ...
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Book notes: Meet Debbie Macomber at Anderson'sAug 16, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet author Lisa A. Tortorello as she signs copies of her books “The Moose at the Manger” and “My Hero, My Ding” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, and 10 a.m. ...
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'Kingmaker's Daughter' finds Gregory in fine formAug 14, 2012 6:00 am - Philippa Gregory, the reigning queen of historical fiction, brings readers to the brink of insanity with the latest saga in her The Cousins' War series. “The Kingmak...