Literature
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Book notes: Gillian Flynn signs 'Gone Girl' in WinnetkaJun 07, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Author Gillian Flynn discusses, reads from and signs copies of her new novel, “Gone Girl,” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St...
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From here to Mars, Bradbury's legacy enduresJun 07, 2012 5:30 am - A prolific and versatile writer whose career spanned many genres and seven decades, Waukegan-born Ray Bradbury is remembered as an author who brought science fiction and...
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Author, Waukegan native Ray Bradbury dies in CaliforniaJun 06, 2012 4:27 pm - Science-fiction master Ray Bradbury, one of Lake County’s most famous native sons, is being remembered here as an imaginative, inspirational and important author. Bradbu...
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'Gone Girl' is brilliant, devious thrillerJun 06, 2012 6:00 am - Admirers of Gillian Flynn's previous books, “Sharp Objects” and “Dark Places,” will be ecstatic over “Gone Girl,” her most intricately twisted and deliciously sinister s...
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Algonquin winery reopens with new menu, offeringsJun 05, 2012 8:00 am - Steve Boyer knew that wine just wasn't enough. Though he had the successful Village Vintner Winery along Randall Road in Carpentersville for years, he always knew there ...
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'The 500' a gripping debut from Matthew QuirkJun 05, 2012 6:00 am - “The 500,” a gripping debut novel by Matthew Quirk, is reminiscent of John Grisham's “The Firm” and will have readers enthralled from the opening sentence. Mike Ford lan...
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'The Skeleton Box' is Gruley's best work to dateJun 04, 2012 2:00 pm - The mythical village of Starvation Lake, Mich., is an authentic realm of piney woods, dead man's curves, working-class bars, lakefront cottages, friendly neighbors, town...
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‘Fifty Shades’ reading is not always so discreetJun 03, 2012 7:51 am - NEW YORK — Ashley Cummings had a little mishap while engrossed in “Fifty Shades of Grey” on her way to the San Francisco subway. Head down, clutching her iPad, she ran s...
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Dr. Ruth isn’t done speaking upJun 03, 2012 7:38 am - NEW YORK — There’s no mistaking the elfin figure in the size-4, blue suede mocs who answers the door to apartment 10-O. This despite the fact that her hair, only recentl...
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Edwards’ mistress publishing memoirJun 02, 2012 8:27 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. — John Edwards’ mistress Rielle Hunter is publishing a memoir about her relationship with the former presidential candidate and their daughter. Jennifer Ca...