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September 18, 2013
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13 killed in Washington shooting rampage

A defense contractor employee went on a shooting rampage Monday inside a building at the heavily secured Washington Navy Yard, spraying bullets in the hallways and firing from a balcony onto office workers in an atrium below, authorities and witnesses said. Thirteen people were killed, including the gunman.

 
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OSU will investigate claims made in Sports Illustrated series

Citing a strong appetite for its "Dirty Game" series on Oklahoma State football, Sports Illustrated released the fifth and final chapter a day earlier than originally announced.

 
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BNSF to invest $125 million in state projects

BNSF Railway Co. announced Monday it is spending $125 million to expand and improve its system in Oklahoma. Projects will include a new bypass connection at the Cherokee rail yard in west Tulsa and extending a siding area on the carrier's tracks near Mannford.

 
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Albums of autumn: 22 new and upcoming music releases to get excited about

As summer fades, so do the songs and sounds of summer. But that gives way to a fall music bonanza.

 
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'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' author's program to aid Moore School Libraries

'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' author's program to aid Moore School Libraries   9/16/2013

If Jeff Kinney had not missed getting on a plane in May, it's possible he would not be making a trip to Oklahoma later this month.
Real-life tragedy inspires new Daniel Woodrell novel

Real-life tragedy inspires new Daniel Woodrell novel   9/15/2013

It's been several years since the publication of Daniel Woodrell's slim, harrowing and much-celebrated 'Winter's Bone.' Now 'The Maid's Version' has finally hit the bookstores, and it's even slimmer - just 164 pages.
Clive Cussler delivers best in Fargo series so far

Clive Cussler delivers best in Fargo series so far   9/15/2013

The Clive Cussler empire expands with another title in the Sam and Remi Fargo series. Co-written with Thomas Perry, 'The Mayan Secrets' is also the best of the series so far.
Biography examines conservationist William T. Hornaday

Biography examines conservationist William T. Hornaday   9/15/2013

Irony alert: The man often credited with saving the buffalo from extinction began his crusade by killing 20 of the furry beasts. It had taken five weeks to find even a handful of buffalo in Montana in the fall of 1886, their numbers down from the millions to the hundreds after decades of unregulated hunting for economic gain.
Book gives insightful look at the life behind 'Astronaut wives'

Book gives insightful look at the life behind 'Astronaut wives'   9/15/2013

When inspiration hit, it didn't happen in a galaxy far, far away. Rather, in a trendy Manhattan loft.

Poet Philip Levine wins $100,000 lifetime achievement prize   9/15/2013

One of the country's most honored poets Philip Levine has received a $100,000 lifetime achievement prize.
James Royal: Tulsa native talks about writing for DC Comics ahead of event next month

James Royal: Tulsa native talks about writing for DC Comics ahead of event next month   9/8/2013

Tulsa native Sterling Gates has written plenty of heroes during his time as a comic book writer, mostly with DC Comics.
Watch the trailer for the webseries co-written by Tulsa nativeSterling Gates.
Elizabeth Gilbert's newest highlights fall book releases

Elizabeth Gilbert's newest highlights fall book releases   9/8/2013

Elizabeth Gilbert spent enough years as a memoir writer, and had so much success, that even her admirers forget that she started out in fiction.

Book Ahead   9/8/2013

In 'Morning By Morning Pathway to Health,' author Norma DeVault integrates scientific information with Bible teachings to make practical health applications to daily life. Filled with strategies, guidelines and supporting Scriptures, DeVault provides a look into health and wellness that takes into account the state of the soul as well as the body.

Book Ahead   9/1/2013

Steve's Sundry, Books and Magazines, 2612 S. Harvard Ave., will host two authors this Saturday.
Review: The Life and Times of Charles Manson

Review: The Life and Times of Charles Manson   9/1/2013

In 1967, police arrested a 33-year-old man who was traveling with a teenage girl just north of San Francisco in a beat-up Volkswagen mini-bus.

Paterniti chronicles more than cheese   9/1/2013

What makes a great cheese? The skill of the cheesemaker, the freshness of the raw milk, or perhaps the variety of grass and herbs the animals ate?
'Kite Runner' author Khaled Hosseini coming to Tulsa Oct. 3-4

'Kite Runner' author Khaled Hosseini coming to Tulsa Oct. 3-4   9/1/2013

Khaled Hosseini, whose novel 'The Kite Runner' is one of the most successful novels of the past two decades, is the subject of the next Tulsa Reads.
Popular author Clive Cussler celebrates 40 years of adventure

Popular author Clive Cussler celebrates 40 years of adventure   8/25/2013

Clive Cussler is a man with a wild imagination.
Books: 'Coming Clean' a memoir from daughter of hoarders

Books: 'Coming Clean' a memoir from daughter of hoarders   8/25/2013

What's it like to live with hoarder parents? In Kimberly Rae Miller's memoir, 'Coming Clean,' the writer doesn't minimize the destruction the disorder causes families. But she uses her own experience to paint a much more compassionate and nuanced portrait of the illness than is usually shown on reality TV shows like 'Hoarders.'
Books: 'Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives' an anthology of 'domestic suspense' stories

Books: 'Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives' an anthology of 'domestic suspense' stories   8/25/2013

Crime fiction tends to be divided into two categories - 'hard-boiled' and 'cozy.'
Funeral held for author Elmore Leonard in Michigan

Funeral held for author Elmore Leonard in Michigan   8/24/2013

Dozens of friends, family and fans paid their final respects to the award-winning crime novelist during a service that was equal parts laughter and tears. Leonard, 87, died Tuesday at his home in Bloomfield Township from complications of a stroke he suffered a few weeks ago.
Award-winning author Jim Murphy to visit Tulsa

Award-winning author Jim Murphy to visit Tulsa   8/22/2013

Two-time Newbery Honor Book-winning author Jim Murphy is coming to Tulsa this week to accept the Tulsa Library Trust's 2013 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature.

James Watts Arts: Storyteller Elmore Leonard proved himself in real life   8/22/2013

Elmore Leonard spent some of his formative years in Oklahoma City, and the state showed up a few times in his books. The title character in 'Stick' was originally from Oklahoma, and 'The Hot Kid' was set primarily in Oklahoma in the 1930s, just to name two examples.
Allison Leotta returns with legal thriller 'Speak of the Devil'

Allison Leotta returns with legal thriller 'Speak of the Devil'   8/18/2013

Allison Leotta's latest novel, 'Speak of the Devil,' pits prosecutor Anna Curtis against Diablo, a villain believed to be the devil himself.
Questlove book, 'Mo' Meta Blues,' tells of musical journey

Questlove book, 'Mo' Meta Blues,' tells of musical journey   8/18/2013

Ahmir Thompson is best known as Questlove, but beyond that it's hard to describe the guy simply. He's the drummer in the long-running hip-hop group the Roots, who also serve as the house band on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.' He's a producer who's overseen records by Al Green and D'Angelo; he DJs regularly at parties in New York and elsewhere; he helped bring 'Fela!' to Broadway.
JFK: Book brings the final days of Camelot to life

JFK: Book brings the final days of Camelot to life   8/18/2013

For a blunt-titled book with a tragic conclusion that every reader knows from the start, Thurston Clarke's 'JFK's Last Hundred Days' manages to surprise and even occasionally to delight.
10 novels make for solid summer reading

10 novels make for solid summer reading   8/18/2013

The summer may be winding down, but there is still time to get in one's summer reading. Here are a few suggestions.

Book ahead   8/18/2013

Donna Wolf Hancock will be signing copies of 'The Flight of the Wee Chick' ($9.95, Tate Publishing) from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Steve's Sundry, Books & Magazines, 2612 S. Harvard Ave.
Author Jim Murphy to get Zarrow Award on Saturday

Author Jim Murphy to get Zarrow Award on Saturday   8/18/2013

Award-winning author Jim Murphy, whose re-creations of historical events have earned him two Newbery Honors, will be in Tulsa this weekend to receive the 2013 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature, presented by the Tulsa Library Trust.
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