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Bill Loehfelm's second novel is a winner

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Sep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Bill Loehfelm's second novel, "Bloodroot," is both a suspenseful crime story and the saga of a troubled Irish-American family. Kevin Curran, who narrates the tale, is a ...
'Child Thief' darkens magic of 'Peter Pan'

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Sep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Peter Pan lurks in Brooklyn, not ye olde London, in Brom's "The Child Thief." This retelling of J. M. Barrie's original story emphasizes Peter's luring of children to jo...
'I Drink for a Reason' amuses, but lacks punch

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Sep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The problem with pulling a comedy act off the stage and onto the page is simple: Context gets lost. This is a problem for David Cross, whose ranting, angry invective is ...
'Magicians' is story of postmodern wizard

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Aug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - So, maybe you've heard a story or two about a young wizard who harnesses his power at a school of magic. But, oh, Harry Potter fans, you haven't heard THIS one. "The Mag...
Buffalo Grove Days feature carnival, entertainment, art and food

Aug 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Buffalo Grove Days The annual Buffalo Grove Days celebration features a carnival, entertainment, food, arts and crafts, a beer garden, parade and fireworks. Othe...
Russo's 'Cape Magic' doesn't live up to 'Empire Falls'

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Aug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - One of the ideas at the core of Richard Russo's latest novel is that happiness is "a place you could visit but never own." For Jack Griffin's miserable, ever-bickering p...
Karla Kuskin, children's book writer, dies at 77

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Aug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Karla Kuskin, an only child who grew up to write and illustrate award-winning children's books with penetrating wit and concern for the character of her subje...
Tropper's new novel will make readers laugh

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Aug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Judd Foxman arrives home early to surprise his wife with a cake on her birthday. He can hear her in the bedroom, so he lights the candles and heads upstairs. But in Jona...
Joe Drape documents football in small-town Kansas

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Aug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - An East Coast sportswriter takes leave from his big city newspaper job, moves to America's heartland and endeavors to document a legendary high school football program. ...
Ward Just's 'Exiles' is story of lack of ambition

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Aug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - On the surface, Washington is a curious setting for a story that goes like this: A protagonist defined by his lack of ambition, forced to go on something like a journey ...

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