Literature
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Latest Flavia de Luce mystery a holiday delightNov 13, 2011 10:00 pm - Flavia de Luce is a mystery lover's dream: She's exceptionally bright and logical, and she has a taste for chemistry that both comes in handy when solving crimes and...
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Book notes: Meet Jan Brett at Naperville NorthNov 11, 2011 12:00 am - Ÿ “Inheritance” author Christopher Paolini signs copies of his book from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Meijer, 130 S. Gary Ave., Bloomingdale. (630) 351-7600. Ÿ Michae...
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Harper reprises the Edible Book contestNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Sharing your favorite book can be a piece of cake — or a whole one. Harper College is challenging the community to turn favorite reads into tasty treats as part of its a...
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Bestselling author to attend Palatine book shop gatheringNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Author Joan Wester Anderson, whose work has made The New York Times Best Seller list, will attend a gathering from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Christian Sho...
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'Family Circus' creator Bil Keane dies at 89Nov 08, 2011 10:00 pm - PHOENIX — For more than a half century, Bil Keane's clever “Family Circus” comics entertained readers with a mix of humor and traditional family values, intentionally si...
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King probes the horror of '11/22/63'Nov 08, 2011 5:00 am - Some of Stephen King's best books do double duty as doorstops and this one is no exception. At 849 pages, it may appeal more to the Kindle crowd, but just try to read th...
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Clinton offers job creation policies in new bookNov 07, 2011 1:00 pm - NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton says in a new book that last summer's political fight over raising the U.S. debt ceiling made the nation look “weak and confused...
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Madoff wife, son said they didn’t know about fraudNov 05, 2011 7:05 am - NEW YORK — Bernard Madoff’s wife and surviving son say in a new book that they didn’t know of his $65 billion Ponzi scheme, the largest in history, until the day in Dece...
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Book gives look at Giffords recoveryNov 04, 2011 12:00 am - PHOENIX — When President George H.W. Bush came to visit her in the hospital, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords could say only “Wow!” and another word she had been uttering frequen...
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Book notes: Have tea with Fern Schumer ChapmanNov 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Ÿ Meet author Jo Fredell Higgins as she signs copies of her latest title, “Montgomery,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Costco, 1320 S. Route 59, Naperville. For i...