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Washington man wins best worst writing contest

Associated Press
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A grotesque comparison of a steamy love affair to mist through a manhole cover has won a Washington man this year's grand prize in an annual contest ...
'Good People' marks Sakey as an author worth watching

Associated Press
Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - When Tom and Anna Reed investigate a beeping smoke alarm in their downstairs tenant's apartment, they discover a grease fire blazing on the kitchen stove and the tenant ...
Gross tales get boys to read

The Wall Street Journal
Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The book's main character slaughtered his victims by running them through with sharp stakes. He once left hundreds dying slowly on a hillside while the soil grew "muddy ...
'Rotten person' from Mundelein dishes on his island vacations in new book

By Jamie Sotonoff
Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Even though he's an esteemed professor, a literary expert and a prolific writer, it's possible that Gary Buslik might become best known for being a rotten person. His ne...
'Fresh Kills' is superbly written

Associated Press
Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Junior Sanders, the narrator and main character of Bill Loehfelm's first published novel, is a bitter, angry man -- and with good reason. When he was a kid growing up on...
'The Turnaround' shows the price of penance

Associated Press
Aug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - At 51, Alex Pappas was a handsome man until he turned his head to show the scar that wormed below his drooping eye - the one he couldn't see out of very well. It was his...
Million-selling opening for 'Twilight' series finale

Associated Press
Aug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Harry Potter is still king, but the final book of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series did manage a million-selling debut. "Breaking Dawn," the fourth of Meye...
J.K. Rowling fairy tales to be sold for charity

Associated Press
Jul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- News alert for Harry Potter fans: A book of wizard fairy tales written and illustrated by J.K. Rowling is to be published for charity. A British charity said T...
'The Bible Salesman' has humor, religion and crime

Associated Press
Jul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Henry Dampier, 20 years old and raised to be a Christian gentlemen, is pursuing a career selling Bibles door-to-door when he sticks his thumb out for a ride and ends up ...
Hype, excitement building for 'Twilight' finale 'Breaking Dawn'

By Matt Arado
Jul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Shortly after the clock strikes midnight on Saturday, you just might hear squeals of delight echoing from all corners of the suburbs. The reason: The final "Twilight" bo...

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