Literature
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Stieg Larsson's 4th manuscript clouded in mysteryJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - STOCKHOLM -- It is September in Sachs Harbour, northern Canada. In the cold and desolate landscape, Mikael Blomqvist and Lisbeth Salander are about to begin a new advent...
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'Cubs Killer' writes book about Cubs' 2010 championshipJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - As a hustling, clutch ballplayer throughout the 1980s and '90s for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates, Andy Van Slyke did everything he could to keep the Cub...
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Cult comic writer Harvey Pekar dead at 70 in OhioJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Harvey Pekar, whose autobiographical comic book series "American Splendor" portrayed his life with bone-dry honesty and wit, was found dead at home early Mo...
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Cheap stuff: 'Harry Potter', antique show, big band danceJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Freebie Terry Moran Family Day The annual fundraiser Terry Moran Family Day features live entertainment, games, food vendors, and softball and baggo ...
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Anne Frank story published as graphic novelJul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - AMSTERDAM -- The Anne Frank House Museum launched a graphic novel version of the teenage Jewish diarist's biography Friday, hoping to bring her story and death in a Nazi...
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'Ancestor' author Scott Sigler to sign books in WinnetkaJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - • Scott Sigler, a Michigan native, signs his horror thriller "Ancestor" at 6 p.m. Friday, July 9, at the Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880. • Local autho...
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Nora Roberts' 'The Search' mixes love, dogsJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - For those looking for a breezy summer read, and a quick lesson on canine search and rescue, the latest novel by Nora Roberts might do the trick. Roberts' romance books b...
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Everything's right about 'Being Wrong'Jul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Believing the Earth is flat and sits at the center of the universe. The Red Sox selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees. New Coke. People have been making mistakes - large and ...
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Author appearancesJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - • "Undead and Unfinished" author Mary Janice Davidson signs copies of her book at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, at Borders Books and Music, 1 N. La Grange Road, La Grange. (...
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William S. Merwin named 17th U.S. poet laureateJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A writer who stopped using punctuation in the 1960s and spent much of the last 30 years secluded in Hawaii will become the nation's next chief poet. The Li...