Literature
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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...
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Superman comic sells for $1.5 mil, setting recordMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The record price for a comic book, already broken twice this year, has been shattered again. A copy of the 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1 sold Monday fo...
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The real-life behind being a private investigatorMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Edward Herdrich can't bug your ex's phone. Nor does he carry a gun. He's never been shot at or had a knife or gun pulled on him. But he's helped reunite parents with th...
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Long Grove Confectionery's Easter Carnival features tours and ridesMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Freebie Chocolate and more! Long Grove Confectionery's Easter Carnival and Chocolate Factory Open House features a tour of the chocolate factory, carnival rides and chil...
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Author Magner reading 'Earl the Earthworm' at arboretumMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Local author Tim Magner discusses and signs copies of his new children's book, "Earl the Earthworm," from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 27, in the Arboretum Store at...
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Picoult knows 'Rules' of engaging readersMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Jodi Picoult knows her audience. She tends to write family dramas that tug at the heartstrings. Her books have short chapters, usually written from the perspective of th...