The other Elizabeth Taylor
After enduring my share of Richard Burton and Michael Jackson jokes and about the "real Elizabeth Taylor," it wasn't until 15 years ago that I finally found my retort: The...
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A roundball roundup
March Madness is upon us. Who will be the Butler or VCU Cinderella team of the NCAA men's basketball tournament? Will the Big Ten, Big East or ACC dominate? If...
A roundball roundup
March Madness is upon us. Who will be the Butler or VCU Cinderella team of the NCAA men's basketball tournament? Will the Big Ten, Big East or ACC dominate? If...
The search for home
When her mother was angry, she would say: "'The Devil led us to the wrong crib.'" Jeanette Winterson begins in her memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?...
The search for home
When her mother was angry, she would say: "'The Devil led us to the wrong crib.'" Jeanette Winterson begins in her memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?...
RESCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY: Join us for a live chat with author Carol Anshaw
[ED's note: Technical difficulties dogged our attempted live chat with author Carol Anshaw to discuss her new novel, "Carry the One." (An excerpt from the book entitled "Emma Goldman's Grave"...
A book for the basement generation
In June, the monsoons hit Bangladesh. Chinese police discovered slaves in a brickwork factory who couldn't be sent home because they were too traumatized to remember anything but their own...
A book for the basement generation
In June, the monsoons hit Bangladesh. Chinese police discovered slaves in a brickwork factory who couldn't be sent home because they were too traumatized to remember anything but their own...
Discussing literature, Muslim life in America, and American Dervish with Ayad Akhtar
It has been a good year already for novelist and playwright Ayad Akhtar. His debut novel, "American Dervish," has garnered high praise. Tribune theater critic Chris Jones enthusiastically embraced "Disgraced,"...
Discussing literature, Muslim life in America, and American Dervish with Ayad Akhtar
It has been a good year already for novelist and playwright Ayad Akhtar. His debut novel, "American Dervish," has garnered high praise. Tribune theater critic Chris Jones enthusiastically embraced "Disgraced,"...