Literature
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John Lescroart's 'Damage' is page-turnerJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - One of the best legal thriller writers in the business hits another home run in his latest page-turner, “Damage.” Wes Farrell begins the job of district attorney for the...
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Book notesJan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - Karen Abbott reads from and signs copies of her newest book, “American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at An...
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Young adult novel 'Matched' a futuristic taleJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Imagine a futuristic world where your perfect mate is selected by the government when you're 17, according to DNA compatibility. At a special matching ceremony, Cassia R...
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New edition removes Mark Twain's 'offensive' wordsJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Mark Twain wrote that "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." A new edition of "Adventures of Huck...
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'Discovery of Jeanne Baret' an engrossing journeyJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Readers who join author Glynis Ridley's fascinating literary expedition will discover far more than the life of the first woman to sail around the world. In writing “The...
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UK kids' author whose book inspired 'Babe' diesJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - LONDON — British children's author Dick King-Smith, whose novel "The Sheep-Pig" inspired the hit movie "Babe," has died at the age of 88. His publisher, Random House Chi...
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Koontz back in fine formJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Dean Koontz, one of the suspense giants, has written one of his best horror novels in years. Koontz has been hit and miss lately, but he's back in fine form with “What t...
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On the cheap: Events to catch in the suburbsDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Free The Billys Peggy Kinnane's Irish Restaurant & Pub says farewell to 2010 as it welcomes The Billys for a New Year's Eve program of dance rock music. 9 p....
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Publisher confirms WikiLeaks founder Assange has a book dealDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he's being forced into penning an autobiography to keep his organization from going under. New York publishing house ...
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The game is newly afoot in 'The Sherlockian'Dec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - In 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle writes what he thinks will be his last Sherlock Holmes story, killing off the iconic character at Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. Several y...