Literature
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'The Radleys' not your usual vampire novelJan 16, 2011 10:00 pm - I know what you're thinking: “Oh dear, another vampire novel? Yawn.” But there's something irresistible about “The Radleys,” Matt Haig's novel about a family of vampires...
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Book notes: Jan. 14-20Jan 13, 2011 10:00 pm - • Meet author Sharon Fifferas she discusses her latest mystery, “Backstage Stuff,” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnet...
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Archie Comics go digitalJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA — The company behind Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica is expanding its reach by making its comic-book titles available for digital download the same day...
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Marvel's Captain America fights new foe: suicideJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA — Captain America's latest foe is deadlier than the Red Skull: suicide. The character armed with his trademark shield faces off against suicide in a new st...
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Mary Jane Clark's new novel a delectable mysteryJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - After giving her readers plenty of delicious shivers with her suspense novels set in the cutthroat world of TV news, Mary Jane Clark tries something new with her latest ...
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Crais continues dominance with 'Sentry'Jan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Master of crime fiction Robert Crais continues his dominance with “The Sentry,” his latest novel featuring Joe Pike. Pike is filling up the gas tank of his jeep when he ...
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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...