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Chicago Contemporary Literature

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison hits home with the novel ‘Home’

(Current fiction and quality fiction of the past.)Toni Morrison has written “Home” (Knopf) as "a deeply moving novel about an...
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John Irving holds true to bizarre with ‘In One Person’

(Current fiction and quality fiction of the past.)"I don't go out of my way to find or invent things that are bizarre. It just seems to me...
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'B is for Beer' by Tim Robbins loaded with kidding

(Current fiction and quality fiction of the past.)Yes, believe it or not—but “B Is for Beer” (Ecco – HarperCollins) by Tim...
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New book on Kony 2012 uncovers some amazing viral truths

One of the most amazing eBooks ever produced will hit the market from Amazon’s Kindle stable this week, according to sources inside the...
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‘Driven’ by James Sallis ranks as a past-stalking success

(Current fiction and quality fiction of the past.)“Driven” (Poisoned Pen Press) by James Sallis is the sequel to “Drive,”...
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‘The Deep Zone’ by James M. Tabor – wild adventure

(Current fiction and quality fiction of the past.)The award-winning and bestselling author of two nonfiction books about adventure and exploration,...
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László Krasznahorkai’s ‘Satantango' brought forth in English by New Directions

(Current fiction and quality fiction of the past.)“Satantango” (New Directions) by László Krasznahorkai (translated by George Szirtes)...
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Dan Vyleta opens windows with his praised novel ‘The Quiet Twin’

(Current fiction and quality fiction of the past.)By turns chilling and tender, “The Quiet Twin” (Bloomsbury) by Dan Vyleta explores a...
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Dan Vyleta opens windows with his praised novel ‘The Quiet Twin’

(Current fiction and quality fiction of the past.)By turns chilling and tender, “The Quiet Twin” (Bloomsbury) by Dan Vyleta explores a...
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Icelandic author scores with ‘Children in Reindeer Woods’

(Current fiction and quality fiction of the past.)A lyrical and continually surprising view of the absurdity of war and the mysteries of childhood,...
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