Literature
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Wells' newest children's book series tackles behaviorial issuesAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - Children's book author and illustrator Rosemary Wells — perhaps best known for her sibling bunny characters “Max and Ruby” of books and television's Nickelodeon — will v...
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Folk Fest fun for everyone returns to Fox ValleyAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Considering a staycation for Labor Day weekend? Then check out the 35th annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday,...
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Kids’ activities at the folk festivalAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Don’t even think about leaving the kids home during the Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival. In addition to being able to run around or lie down and enjoy a...
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New Jane Fonda biography full of dramaAug 28, 2011 11:00 pm - For sheer drama, the life of Jane Fonda — 73 years in the making and still going strong — outshines her commendable filmography. True to her subtitle, author Patricia Bo...
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Humorist jazzes up 'Starting From Happy'Aug 26, 2011 5:45 am - Patricia Marx, an alumna of the Harvard Lampoon and “Saturday Night Live,” is a very funny writer. At The New Yorker, she writes the On and Off the Avenue column, where ...
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Mead's new vampire spinoff stands apartAug 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Sydney doesn't have time to worry about pimples or a date to the prom. Instead, she's worried about the vampire princess she's sworn to protect to avoid a civil war that...
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'Flash and Bones' an intriguing puzzleAug 23, 2011 3:00 pm - Kathy Reichs delivers another stellar effort in her Dr. Temperance Brennan forensic series with “Flash and Bones.” The Charlotte Motor Speedway is known for NASCAR, ...
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Author's letter focal point in 'The Help' suitAug 22, 2011 11:00 pm - JACKSON, Miss. — A handwritten letter from author Kathryn Stockett has become the focal point of a lawsuit over her best-selling novel “The Help,” which has been made in...
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Book portrays injustice of immigrants' 1927 executionsAug 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Barrington writers workshop helps man craft novel
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'The Accident' a compelling thrillerAug 19, 2011 5:45 am - A husband is forced to confront his wife's secret life in “The Accident,” Linwood Barclay's best thriller to date. When Glen Garber's wife, Sheila, doesn't arrive at hom...