Literature
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Arts winners include posthumous PulitzerApr 16, 2012 5:25 pm - NEW YORK — The late Manning Marable won the Pulitzer Prize for history Monday, honored for a Malcolm X book he worked on for decades but did not live to see published. F...
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Leyden students celebrate readingApr 13, 2012 11:27 am - Leyden High School District 212 celebrated Abraham Lincoln and the joy of reading with a “Rock the Vote” party held in the media center at both the East and West campuse...
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J.K. Rowling's next book: 'The Casual Vacancy'Apr 12, 2012 11:00 am - LONDON — Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says her first book for adults will be called “The Casual Vacancy.” She says the book will be set in an English town called Pag...
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Book notes: Anne Rice signs 'Wolf Gift' at Anderson'sApr 12, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet “A Bitter Veil” author Libby Fischer Hellmann as she discusses and signs copies of her latest novel at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Co...
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'Heroes for My Daughter' is deeply personal bookApr 11, 2012 6:00 am - Brad Meltzer's follow-up to his amazing “Heroes for My Son” features more talented individuals who prove one person truly can change the world. From the introduction...
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Bike Snob returns with 'The Enlightened Cyclist'Apr 10, 2012 2:00 pm - “The Enlightened Cyclist” aspires to be a kind of bible for bicycle commuters, who will read it, laugh, weep and identify with almost every detail. It's also the kind of...
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Library of America to release 'Little House' booksApr 08, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Laura Ingalls Wilder, who already holds a special place in the hearts of millions of parents and children, soon will be added to the country's official litera...
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Holocaust survivor, 108, shines in bookApr 06, 2012 6:00 am - The strength of Alice Herz-Sommer's advice lay in its simplicity. Generosity above all, she says. Gratitude is essential for happiness. Complaining never helps. As if h...
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Book notes: Ebert signs his two new books at Anderson'sApr 05, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet children's book author and illustrator Jules Feiffer from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at the Jean Albano Gallery, 215 W. Superior, Chicago. Feiffer is perha...
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Survivor of North Korean labor camp tells his storyApr 04, 2012 6:00 am - Hitler's death camps, Stalin's gulag and Pol Pot's killing fields are now the stuff of history, but the unspeakable horrors they evoke still endure in the labor camps of...