Literature
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'Wimpy Kid' author keeps his day jobMar 08, 2011 10:00 pm - BOSTON — Jeff Kinney has made more than enough money writing about one Wimpy Kid to live comfortably for the rest of his life. But thinking about the millions of kids h...
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Cussler's 'Jungle' fails to launchMar 07, 2011 10:00 pm - “The Jungle,” the latest in Clive Cussler's Oregon Files series, fails to launch. Juan Cabrillo and his team aboard the Oregon ship have had their share of close calls. ...
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Best-sellers: 'Unbroken' leads March 7 listMar 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Publishers Weekly's best-sellers list for the week of March 7 Fiction 1. “Treachery in Death” by J.D. Robb (Putnam Adult) 2. “Pale Demon” by Kim Harrison (Harp...
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Book notes: Patricia Falvey comes to Long GroveMar 07, 2011 10:00 pm - • Meet “Getting to Heaven” author Don Piperas he discusses and signs copies of his book at 7 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Borders Books and Music, 1500 16th St., Oak Brook....
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Author steps into mind of Hemingway's 'Paris Wife'Mar 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Hadley Richardson is a near spinster at 28 when she meets 21-year-old Ernest Hemingway during a visit to see a friend in Chicago. After a whirlwind courtship, they marry...
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'Gideon's Sword' a must-read for suspense fansMar 06, 2011 10:00 pm - The latest in a series of suspense novels from the writing team of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is a rollicking read. The cliffhanger ending of “Gideon's Sword” set...
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Headin' out: 'Anne Frank' book discussionMar 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Freebie Discussion of ‘Anne Frank' book The Elmhurst Historical Museum invites the public to join an afternoon book discussion for “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young...
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Romance publisher Walter Zacharius dies at 87Mar 02, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Walter Zacharius, a publisher and iconoclast who released an unauthorized version of the erotic classic "Candy" and had the savvy and sales talk to help roma...
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Headin' out: Visit CLC's new 'Teapots' exhibitFeb 26, 2011 10:00 pm - Freebie A spot of tea? The College of Lake County hosts its new “Teapots: An Invitational” exhibit through Tuesday, April 19. See 36 diverse interpretations of...
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'Weird Sisters' is a charming readFeb 20, 2011 10:00 pm - In Eleanor Brown's debut novel, the Andreas sisters come home to their small college town of Barnwell after learning their mother has breast cancer. Or rather, her cance...