Literature
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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...
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'Woods Runner' author Paulsen in SchaumburgApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - • "The Woods Runner" author Gary Paulsen discusses his new book at 7 p.m. Friday, April 9, at Borders Books and Music, 1540 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg. (847) 330-0031. Pau...
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'Remembering Marshall Field & Company' talk in Mount ProspectApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Freebie 'Remembering Marshall Field & Company' Actress, historian and teacher Leslie Goddard presents "Remembering Marshall Field & Company," a program looking at the h...
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Chelsea bangs out one hilarious bookApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Chelsea Handler spins a series of gut-busting tales in her latest, completely outrageous, laugh-out-loud book. "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang" offers a bevy of essays as unf...
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Amazon, publishers in new e-book price dealsMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Amazon.com Inc. has reached new agreements with some publishers that had been fed up with the low prices Amazon charges for electronic books that go wit...
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Author appearancesMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - • "Thee Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson speaks about building schools to promote peace through books, not bombs, at the "Promoting Literacy ... Promoting Peace" gala ...
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Cheap fun: 'Curious George' exhibit, fish fryMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - $10 and under Wartime Escape Learn about "Curious George" creators Margret and H.A. Rey's escape from the Nazi invasion of Paris at the start of Worl...
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Got your 15 minutes of fame? Write a book!Mar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Heidi and Spencer Pratt did it. So did Kate Gosselin and Omarosa. These "reality stars" have all published books, extending another minute or two the 15 minu...
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'Twilight' author Meyer has novella coming soonMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Attention "Twilight" fans: Stephenie Meyer has a new book coming out. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will release "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanne...
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Streisand scheduled to appear at BookExpo AmericaMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Barbra Streisand will appear at the opening-night keynote reception for BookExpo America to promote "My Passion for Design." The book world's annual national...