Literature
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Gregory adds to Wars of the Roses saga in 'Red Queen'Aug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Philippa Gregory, author of "The Other Boleyn Girl," continues her saga of the Wars of the Roses with a fictional biography of Margaret Beaufort, the grandmother of King...
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Author appearancesAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - • Robert K. Elder discusses and signs copies of his book "Last Words of the Executed" at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, at Centuries and Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 W. Madison St.,...
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TV writer, essayist among nominees for humor prizeAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Cue the laugh track: A former sex columnist, a TV comedy writer and a best-selling memoirist are nominees for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Jancee Du...
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Thriller writers analyze 100 must-read worksAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - As a child, David Morrell was constantly afraid. His parents often quarreled. He also had to spend time in an orphanage. To escape from this harsh reality, he immersed h...
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Two noted authors tell their crime stories at Arlington Hts. LibraryAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Michael Harvey and Jonathan Eig make it sound so easy. Harvey sends off his first novel to an agent and bingo, it gets published. And Eig finds a trove of unpublished pa...
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UK author sues Ricky Gervais over 'Flanimals' bookAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - LONDON -- A little-known author is suing British comic Ricky Gervais for allegedly ripping off his ideas when he wrote his popular "Flanimals" book, according to court d...
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Do-over novel asks: What if you won the lottery?Aug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Plenty of Gen-Xers remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books from their childhood. McElhatton updated the format for adults with 2007's "Pretty Little Mistakes." That...
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Vampires continue to show life, even as parodies roll outAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Look around: Vampires are everywhere. On television. On movie screens. In bookstores. Frankly, you can barely turn around these days without seeing some person - usually...
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Pat Conroy and the e-book futureAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Pat Conroy says he knows so little about e-books that he didn't realize his work could be downloaded until a fan showed him during a recent promotional tour....
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'Exile of Sara Stevenson' author in SchaumburgAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - • Meet Darci Hannah, author of "The Exile of Sara Stevenson," as she reads from and signs copies of her book at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, at Borders Books and Music, 1540 E...