Literature
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Publisher of 'Harry Potter' denies plagiarism
Jun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- The publisher of the wildly popular and very profitable "Harry Potter" books says it intends to fight a lawsuit alleging that author J.K. Rowling stole the ide...
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Willowbrook author tracks history of local horse racingJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Kimberly Rinker believes everyone has a story. And the story of how she got her fourth and most recent book published is a quick read -- not nearly the saga many writers...
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'Gallagher Girls' author in NapervilleJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - • Meet authors Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip (who write under the name of "Michael Stanley") as they discuss and sign copies of their latest book, "The Second Death ...
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Del Toro creates a vampire saga with 'The Strain'
Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Just in time for summer - and presciently perhaps, for the swine flu - comes "The Strain," a sort of "Twilight" for the testosterone set, swapping romance for thrills an...
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Novelist writes about the journey of womanhood
Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - This book is for any woman who has ever struggled to find her own voice; to make sense of being a mother, wife, daughter and lover. But it is not only for women. The nov...
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Book critic threatens writer in 'Relentless'
Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - In this latest thriller from Dean Koontz (a master at spinning dark tales), Cullen "Cubby" Greenwich becomes the target of Shearman Waxx, the most influential book criti...
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Darrow study brings 'trials of the century' to life
Jun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Each of Clarence Darrow's last three major cases was described as "the trial of the century," and with some justification. All three cases - tried in the space of just 2...
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'Ghosts Among Us' author in Oak BrookJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - • James Van Praagh, well-known medium and best-selling author of "Ghosts Among Us," discusses and signs copies of his newest book, "Unfinished Business: What the Dead Ca...
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Lawsuit: Copycat 'Catcher' not authorized by Salinger
Jun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- J.D. Salinger is taking another fan to court. The 90-year-old creator of "The Catcher in the Rye," as protective of his work as he is of his privacy, is seek...
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Larry King coming to WinnetkaMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - • CNN talk show host and author Larry King signs copies of his new autobiography, "My Remarkable Journey," at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 30, at The Book Stall, 811 Elm St....