Books | Remembering Don De Grazia, a nurturing force on the literary scene By Rick Kogan June 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. He wrote the novel “American Skin,” taught at Columbia and contributed all over Chicago. He...
History | Today in History: First Harry Potter novel published By Associated Press June 26, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. On June 26, 1997, the first Harry Potter novel, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”...
Chance the Rapper, Ann Patchett and Cristina Henríquez win 2024 Library Foundation awards By Darcel Rockett June 25, 2024 at 3:34 p.m. The Chicago Public Library Foundation announces its annual honorees, including Chance, who credits what he...
Books | Hillary Clinton to release essay collection about personal and public life By Hillel Italie June 25, 2024 at 8:40 a.m. Hillary Clinton’s next book is a collection of essays, touching upon everything from marriage to...
Books | From a Steppenwolf play to a violin shop, writer Cormac McCarthy’s memory lives on in Chicago By Richard Ray June 25, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Two hours before a 2006 performance at Steppenwolf Theatre, writer Cormac McCarthy asked actor Austin...
History | Today in History: Anne Frank’s ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ published By Associated Press June 25, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. On June 25, 1947, “The Diary of a Young Girl,” the personal journal of Anne...
Books | Biblioracle: ‘Negative Space’ by Gillian Linden writes a whole new definition for deadpan By John Warner June 22, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Reading the novel was a bracing reminder of how readily the world has snapped back...
Arts | A real-world ‘Sesame Street’: Lawndale Pop-Up Spot puts art, storytelling in the hands of the public By Darcel Rockett June 21, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. With rotating exhibits, the museum housed in a shipping container lets community members dictate what...
Books | Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun will have memoir out in 2025 By Associated Press June 20, 2024 at 8:32 a.m. The first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate, Carol Moseley Braun, will have a...
Books | Biblioracle: Bad news: Costco will stop stocking books year-round By John Warner June 15, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. As one of the relatively few large retailers that made books an attractive impulse purchase,...