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A novel about a multiple murder
"Broken Harbor" by Tana French, Viking, 464 pages, $27.95. Dublin, Ireland Detective Sgt. Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy and his rookie partner Detective Richie Curran are assigned to a major investigation. Patrick Spain, his wife, Jennifer, and children...Tags: Dublin (Ireland), French Literature, Bank Robbery, Murder, Theft
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Solution sought for Del Mar Fairgrounds traffic congestion
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterDEL MAR, Calif. -- The annual San Diego County Fair at Del Mar Fairgrounds is dotted with popular rides. However, for the more than one million visitors to the event, the ride to get inside can be frustrating. "It usually takes 20 minutes," said Richard... -
On Sunday: Richard Ford, Clarice Lispector and 'The Other America'
Jacket CopyIn Sunday's book coverage: Richard Ford, Clarice Lispector, 'The Other America' and more.... -
Authors in L.A.: Buzz Bissinger, Richard Ford and Joe Pantoliano
Jacket CopyThe writer Buzz Bissinger, who appears in Pasadena on Tuesday (details below), has one of those names that feels made up for a superhero comic book. Over the years, however, the quality of his work has made him one of...... -
Insider tips for Sunday at Lit Fest
Tribune reporterThere are still six more hours of great bookish programming scheduled for Sunday at Printers Row Lit Fest. Among the great talks and panels, prolific and respected authors Richard Ford and Terry McMillan will both take the stage. Tomorrow should be a...Tags: Cook County, Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago, Nelson Algren, Ansell Limited
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Word power
Earlier this year, when Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a 100-book required reading list for his compatriots, it provoked anxiety, rekindling memories of Soviet-era censorship. The furor underscored an important point: that literature plays a...
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Critic's Notebook: Under the influence of Hemingway
![For much of the 1980s, beginning when I was in college, I used to read a Hemingway book a year. The point was not self-improvement but rather a kind of exploration: What was it, exactly, about his writing that I'd missed? I had read "The Sun Also Rises" in high school and had admired its spare portrayal of 1920s expatriate life. But I'd also thought of it as more than a little stilted, even melodramatic in its way.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62887735-30134252.jpg "For much of the 1980s, beginning when I was in college, I used to read a Hemingway book a year. The point was not self-improvement but rather a kind of exploration: What was it, exactly, about his writing that I'd missed? I had read "The Sun Also Rises\" in high school and had admired its spare portrayal of 1920s expatriate life. But I'd also thought of it as more than a little stilted, even melodramatic in its way.")
Los Angeles Times Book CriticFor much of the 1980s, beginning when I was in college, I used to read a Hemingway book a year. The point was not self-improvement but rather a kind of exploration: What was it, exactly, about his writing that I'd missed? I had read "The Sun Also Rises"...Tags: New York, Raymond Carver, Petroleum Industry, Norman Mailer, Los Angeles Times
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'War Horse,' 'Tintin,' 'Hugo' among sound editing winners
24 FramesThe Motion Picture Sound Editors presented its Golden Reel Awards Sunday evening in several feature film categories at a ceremony at the Westin Bonaventure.... -
This Sunday: Spring books preview, Anne Lamott and jazz
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A July Fourth reading list
![In celebration of July Fourth, Printers Row set out to create a reading list of patriotic books. But, how to define "patriotic"? We decided to have each contributing Tribune writer and editor pick a title that corresponds to his or her own definition. Choose a title that matches your own — or one that may expand your view of what it means to be patriotic.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/62942287-01163736-187105.JPG "In celebration of July Fourth, Printers Row set out to create a reading list of patriotic books. But, how to define "patriotic\"? We decided to have each contributing Tribune writer and editor pick a title that corresponds to his or her own definition. Choose a title that matches your own — or one that may expand your view of what it means to be patriotic.")
In celebration of July Fourth, Printers Row set out to create a reading list of patriotic books. But, how to define "patriotic"? We decided to have each contributing Tribune writer and editor pick a title that corresponds to his or her own definition....Tags: Studs Terkel, Elizabeth Taylor, New York, Judy Garland, Carl Sandburg
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For the love of words
![On Sunday afternoon at Printers Row Lit Fest, away from the crowds strolling through aisles of used books or the ruckus of tots being entertained at the Lil' Lit Park Neverland, Richard Ford took to the stage in the Harold Washington Library Center and read the opening of his story "Under the Radar," from the short story anthology he edited, "Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar." (Proceeds from the book benefit 826Michigan, a nonprofit that teaches writing to young people.)](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62276176-10141324-187105.jpg "On Sunday afternoon at Printers Row Lit Fest, away from the crowds strolling through aisles of used books or the ruckus of tots being entertained at the Lil' Lit Park Neverland, Richard Ford took to the stage in the Harold Washington Library Center and read the opening of his story "Under the Radar,\" from the short story anthology he edited, \"Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar.\" (Proceeds from the book benefit 826Michigan, a nonprofit that teaches writing to young people.)")
Literary EditorOn Sunday afternoon at Printers Row Lit Fest, away from the crowds strolling through aisles of used books or the ruckus of tots being entertained at the Lil' Lit Park Neverland, Richard Ford took to the stage in the Harold Washington Library Center and...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Nelson Algren, Fiction, Northwestern University, Facebook
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