Literature
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New children's book takes on mommy's plastic surgery
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Divorce. Bullies. Foster care. There are books for children on just about every tough subject these days. But mommy's plastic surgery? A Florida plastic surgeon has writ...
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Judge urges settlement in lawsuit over Harry Potter guide
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- J.K. Rowling and a publisher who wants to release an unauthorized lexicon to her Harry Potter novels should try to settle the copyright dispute out of court,...
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'Harry Potter' fan breaks down in court
Apr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A Harry Potter fan who wants to publish an encyclopedic guide to the wildly popular fantasy novels broke down and cried on the witness stand Tuesday as he fa...
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Rowling: It's 'wholesale theft' of my work
Apr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- J.K. Rowling testified before a packed courtroom in a lawsuit to block publication of a Harry Potter lexicon, telling a judge that the book amounts to a "who...
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Best sellersApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Fiction 1. Compulsion, Jonathan Kellerman 2. The Appeal, John Grisham 3. Change of Heart, Jodi Picoult 4. Remember Me?, Sophie Kinsella 5. Lost Souls, Lisa Jackson ...
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Author appearancesApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - • "The Dark Tide" author Andrew Gross reads from and signs copies of his new book at 2 p.m. April 12 at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355...
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Supreme 'Spy'Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - In Dan Fesperman's new thriller, two couples, strangers to one another, find their lives caught up in the war on terror. The first couple, Freeman and Mila Lockhart, are...
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Author appearancesApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - • Author Steve Alten signs copies of "The Shell Game" at 2 p.m. April 5 at The Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880. • "Little Things: A Memoir in Slices" a...
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Lisa Daily's book idea has roots in real lifeMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Upchucking live during a national television interview a mere foot away from the "Today" show's Matt Lauer sounds like the sequel to the tried and true standing-in-fron...
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Author appearancesMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - • Meet Denise Mina as she discusses and signs copies of her latest novel, "Slip of the Knife," at 3 p.m. March 29 at Barbara's Bookstore, 1100 Lake St., Oak Park. (708) ...