Literature
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'Bottom of the 33rd' remembers longest gameApr 12, 2011 11:00 pm - As any disciple of baseball knows, the sport is much more than a game, much more than nine men tossing a ball on an emerald diamond. It is a connection to the divine, a ...
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Kate Atkinson's latest doesn't disappointApr 11, 2011 11:00 pm - “For want of a nail the shoe was lost,” an old adage about the unanticipated consequences of minor events, has been a major theme in all four of Kate Atkinson's crime no...
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Best-sellers: Coben's 'Live Wire' at No. 1Apr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Publishers Weekly's best-sellers list for the week of April 4: Fiction 1. “Live Wire” by Harlan Coben (Dutton) 2. “Toys” by James Patterson and Neil McMahon (Little...
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Book notes: Niffenegger to speak at Aurora UniversityApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Ÿ Meet “Galway Bay” author Mary Pat Kelly as she reads from and signs copies of her novel at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Nap...
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Coben's 'Live Wire' is a rich, compelling thrillerApr 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Harlan Coben is one of the best thriller writers in the business, and sports agent — and occasional sleuth — Myron Bolitar has always been a great character. In the rich...
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Henning Mankell retires beloved detectiveApr 03, 2011 11:00 pm - The widely heralded return of Henning Mankell's fictional but fallible and humane police detective Kurt Wallander is also a poignant farewell. In this latest Wallander ...
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Weekend picks: Wildlife art exhibitMar 31, 2011 11:00 pm - Flowers and wildlife View a collection of wildlife, landscape and seascape drawings and paintings by artist Donna Lewis in the Wildlife Artwork Exhibit at the Galle...
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Best-sellers: Patterson’s ‘Toys’ now No. 1Mar 31, 2011 2:00 am - Fiction 1. “Toys” by James Patterson and Neil McMahon (Little, Brown) 2. “Sing You Home: A Novel” by Jodi Picoult (Atria) 3. “The Jungle” by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Br...
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Book notes: Susan Lucci stops in Naperville April 1Mar 30, 2011 11:00 pm - • Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville hosts Emmy award-winning actress Susan Lucci of television's “All My Children” for an author program at 7 p.m. Friday, April 1, at We...
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Suburban families flock to meet Kristi YamaguchiMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - Nearly 20 years after Kristi Yamaguchi won her Olympic gold medal in figure skating, she still draws cheering crowds. During book signing appearances in the Northwest su...