Literature
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1933-34 Chicago World's Fair memorabilia show, saleApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Freebie Juggling and more Entertainer Mike Vondruska juggles, performs comedy and rides a unicycle in a family program at the Round Lake Area Public Library. 2 p.m. Sund...
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A mother's love and grief for her familyApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - This is a novel on old-fashioned themes: mother's love and, perhaps even deeper, mother's grief. In the first half of Anna Quindlen's "Every Last One," the many characte...
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Author appearancesApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - • Meet Jacqueline Winspear, author of "The Mapping of Love and Death," as she reads from and signs copies of her book at 7 p.m. Friday, April 16, at Anderson's Bookshop,...
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New York during WWII: fears, thrills and bustleApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - "Helluva Town" is a helluva read. Richard Goldstein, who writes for The New York Times, is the author of several books about World War II. For his latest, he takes a lin...
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'Twilight' series on list of challenged booksApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stephenie Meyer, the hottest author for young people since J.K. Rowling, has a new link to the creator of "Harry Potter": a place high on the list of books m...
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Sources: Jackie Kennedy interviews to be publishedApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- During the first half of 1964, just months after her husband was assassinated, Jacqueline Kennedy sat for seven interviews with historian and family friend ...
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Tesh says he dated Oprah in new bookApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- John Tesh confirms one of the reports in a revealing unauthorized biography of Oprah Winfrey. The former "Entertainment Tonight" anchor-turned-new age musici...
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Dekker's 'Bride Collector' is mishmash of themesApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Ted Dekker takes the thriller formula -- crazed, ritual killer with bizarre plan fueling his murder of victim after victim while being pursued by a dedicated law officer...
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Elizabeth Berkley writing self-help bookApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Elizabeth Berkley is ready to take your question. The actress will be writing "Ask Elizabeth," a "a self-esteem handbook for teen girls" based on questions s...
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'Tomato Lady' Aggie Nehmzow to talk at Gurnee libraryApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Freebie Meet 'The Tomato Lady' Local vegetable gardeners are invited to meet tomato expert Aggie Nehmzow, known as "The Tomato Lady." Nehmzow grows 75 varieties of heirl...