Editor’s choice
"No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process"...
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“No Impact Man” by Colin Beavan
The title pretty much says it all — no TV, no trash, no elevators, no subway, no toilet paper. (Yes, toilet paper!) A guy living off the grid for a...
“No Impact Man” by Colin Beavan
The title pretty much says it all — no TV, no trash, no elevators, no subway, no toilet paper. (Yes, toilet paper!) A guy living off the grid for a...
Editor’s choice
"Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box" By Madeleine Albright Harper Collins, 176 pages, $40 Jewelry isn't ordinarily a tool of political persuasion, but in this beautiful book,...
Books: Printers Row
Welcome, Chicago book lovers. Join the conversation. Celebrate the act of reading in all its wildly different forms as part of the Tribune's ongoing commitment to the transformative power of...
Books: Printers Row
Welcome, Chicago book lovers. Join the conversation. Celebrate the act of reading in all its wildly different forms as part of the Tribune's ongoing commitment to the transformative power of...
Editor’s choice: “Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading” by Lizzie Skurnick
"Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading"By Lizzie SkurnickAvon, 448 pages, $14.99 Challenging intellectually, but easy reading. Sweet and tart. And fun. Almost as much fun as chatting...
Editor’s choice: “Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading” by Lizzie Skurnick
"Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading"By Lizzie SkurnickAvon, 448 pages, $14.99 Challenging intellectually, but easy reading. Sweet and tart. And fun. Almost as much fun as chatting...
How an idealistic teacher would change the world
"Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year" By Esme Raji Codell Foreword by Katherine Paterson Afterword by Jim Trelease Algonquin Paperbacks 262 pages, $12.95 This winsome little book, a...
An unhinged first-love novel
"April & Oliver" By Tess Callahan Grand Central Publishing, $23.99, 326 pages Smoldering sexual attraction, terrible timing, childhood friends -- one reckless and wild, the other proper and conventional. The...