Books And Literature
Review: Stephen King's dome yarn is among his best
"Under the Dome" (Scribner, 1088 pages, $35), by Stephen King: By now with Stephen King, it's easy to think this is all kind of ridiculous. An invisible dome descending upon a small town in Maine? People trapped inside, trying to figure out what on Earth is going on and — as always in a…
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Rice's new novel follows hit man-turned-angel aide
"Angel Time" (Alfred A. Knopf, 288 pages, $25.95), by Anne Rice: A hardened 28-year-old hit man is given a second chance at life when an angel asks him to use his wits, cunning and courage to help answer people's prayers, instead of cutting them short.
Nov 11, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Review: George Carlin's autobiography is colorful
"Last Words" (Free Press, 297 pages, $26.99), by George Carlin, with Tony Hendra: In 1987, when he was 50 years old, George Carlin decided the time had come for an autobiography from the groundbreaking comedian who had famously said "The Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television."
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Review: Orhan Pamuk's spins a twisted love story
"The Museum of Innocence" (Knopf, 544 pages, $26.95), by Orhan Pamuk: Kemal, the lovelorn protagonist of Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk's new novel, is a sort of Gatsby on the Bosphorus. He is uppercrust, cringe-inducing and, of course, harbors an obsession with a woman he can never really have.
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Review: New York's bumpy history as a food capital
"Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York" (North Point Press. 368 pages. $30), by William Grimes: New York's role as a fancy food capital began in the early 1800s as a pastry shop near the foot of Manhattan, run by two brothers — Giovanni and Pietro Delmonico from Ticino, the Ital…
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Biography tracks the rise and fame of David Bowie
"Bowie: A Biography" (Crown, 448 pages, $26.99) by Marc Spitz: David Bowie knows what he's singing about when he performs "Changes." After making a big splash in the early 1970s as Ziggy Stardust, he went on to become the Thin White Duke, an artsy Berlin angst rocker, the "straight" Bowie…
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Author of novel set in Southern Illinois returns for signing
CARBONDALE - Author Adam Stone will be in Southern Illinois on Sunday to sing copies of his novel "The New Harmonies."
Oct 28, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…
New Orleans lives on in 'Year Before the Flood'
NEW YORK (AP) - Hurricane Katrina gave Ned Sublette a dramatic coda - and title - for his memoir.
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Screenwriter draws lively portrait of Alcott
By Meghan Barr, Associated Press Writer
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