Literature
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Paul Auster enforces dreariness in 'Sunset Park'Nov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood is home to thriving communities of Mexican and Chinese immigrants, but one could miss that reading Paul Auster's eponymous novel. In ...
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Best bets: Toy show, Dane Cook, authors Anderson and AndersonNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Freebie • Holiday bazaar and festival Guests of all ages are invited to attend Temple Chai's 33rd annual Holiday Bazaar and Festival. The celebration features more...
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'Bones' author Reichs in NapervilleNov 04, 2010 1:00 am - • Kathy Reichs, New York Times best-selling author of the “Bones” series, reads from and signs copies of her first young-adult title, “Virals,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7,...
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Author may not be done with 'Earth's Children'Nov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Jean M. Auel may not be done with "Earth's Children," after all. "The Land of Painted Caves," the sixth and supposedly final book of her multimillion-selling...
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France honors 'beloved' US novelist Toni MorrisonNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - PARIS — Toni Morrison is "beloved" in France, the country's culture minister said Wednesday, as he inducted the celebrated U.S. novelist into the elite Legion of Honor ...
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Antioch author's novel tells story of Hungary's 'Blood Countess'Nov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Since her death in 1614, historians have tried to decide whether Countess Erzsebet Bathory known as Hungary's “Blood Countess” murdered at least three dozen women and ...
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Best bets: Comanche author, 'Oz', comedian Nick CannonOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Freebie Author appearance Comanche author, essayist and curator Paul Chaat Smith will discuss his book “Everything You Know About Indians is Wrong” at Aurora Univer...
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Bradbury Storytelling Fest returns to WaukeganOct 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Inspired by Ray Bradbury's short story “Gotcha!,” storytellers are busy scheming a surprising day of “Literary Twists” for the upcoming Ray Bradbury Storytelling Festiva...
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Memoir from prison librarian is funny, poignantOct 25, 2010 11:00 pm - In an era of Amazon, iPads and Kindles, it's easy to forget the classic lure of the library. To the indoctrinated, it's not just the books — their musty covers, gilded p...
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'Twisted Sisterhood' tackles female friendshipsOct 25, 2010 11:00 pm - "This book is an invitation to every girl and woman to pay more attention to what's going on within the gender, to reflect, and, ultimately, to behave." So writes Kelly ...