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Patrice HannonPlume Suck the lightheartedness out of “The Jane Austen Handbook,” and you get something like Patrice Hannon’s “Dear Jane Austen: A Heroine’s Guide to Life and Love,” in which a fictional Jane answers a slew of Dear Abby-ish questions posed by modern women. Jane weighs in “? heavily “? on family, finances, sex and […]

Reviewer’s grade: D+   Well, here’s another collection of tired poop, pee and vomit jokes. That’s right: a children’s movie. Jason Lee provides the voice of Shoeshine, a seemingly normal beagle in the home of Dan and Jack Unger, a father and son who are drifting apart due to the death of the wife/mother.   […]

Running Thursday through Saturday, the 93rd Oklahoma County Free Fair isn’t just for adults. Kids that compete in the fair just may win some cash, too. The fair invites youth 5-19 years old to enter into the Open Youth category, with cash prizes awarded for: ” photography, ” woodworking projects, ” baked goods, ” computer […]

eta) dumps a silo of pig poop into LakeSpringfield, thereby creating the worst eco-disaster in the country.   The plot, however, is secondary to the satire and tangential whimsy that continue to make “The Simpsons” an American classic. PG-13   “?Phil Bacharach     View trailer

If your children often are volunteering to be chef assistants at home, “Camp Can I Cook: Summer Road Trip 2007” just might satisfy their taste. The summer camp finishes with its last session at either 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Aug. 8. The Young Chefs Academy, 3209 S. Broadway in Edmond, is […]

J.K. RowlingArthur A. Levine Books At the stroke of midnight, July 21, a tiny piece of me died. After nearly 10 years, more than 3,000 pages and hundreds of hours discussing theories with fellow geeks, the final installment of J.K. Rowling’s celebrated series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” was in my hands. The first […]

Larry Johnson’s new book, “Historic Photos of Oklahoma City” is filled with around 200 photos of OKC’s past. From the Land Run, when what is now the city was little more than tents and a few wooden structures, to the present, the book provides photos spanning the city’s first century. “You’re really able to see […]

Spread out a blanket and pick a spot on the lawn to read about Oklahoma animals at the historic Overholser Mansion with your kids this weekend. “Storytime Under the Elms” starts at 9 a.m. Saturday. Children from pre-kindergarten to fourth grade are invited to listen to readings of children’s books “Wild Buffalo Roam” and “Grady’s […]

Caroline Bingham, Ben Morgan and Matthew RobertsonDK Finally, a bug book with buzz “? literally. DK’s impressive, rectangle-shaped hardback “Buzz” sports a colorful cover of various “creepy-crawlies,” with three of them “? a bee, a mosquito and a cricket “? equipped with built-in sound chips that, when pressed, duplicate their annoying noises. If you can […]