Books | Biblioracle: ‘When the Clock Broke’ traces the origins of our current political mess By John Warner July 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. A tremendously interesting, highly entertaining new book looks at the political landscape of the post-Reagan...
History | Today in History: Margaret Mitchell’s ‘Gone With the Wind’ released By Associated Press June 30, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. On June 30, 1936, Margaret Mitchell’s novel “Gone With the Wind” was released.
Books | Biblioracle: Rob Hart’s ‘Assassins Anonymous’ has the right ingredients for a summer thriller By John Warner June 29, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Take this mixture of suspense and stir to get a page-turning new book about a...
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...