Corruption and injustice in pre-Katrina New Orleans
Desire Street: A True Story of Death and Deliverance in New Orleans By Jed Horne Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 343 pages, $25 A wrongful conviction is at the core of...
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Would you invite a million readers into…
Would you invite a million readers into your home on a Sunday? A few intrepid homeowners did for this week's fall Home Design issue. At least they had Tribune photographer...
Another take on the enduring `American Gothic’
American Gothic By Steven Biel Norton, 215 pages, $21.95 The Art Institute of Chicago may have sent Grant Wood's famous painting to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for its 75th birthday, but...
Writers take a look back at some favorite books
Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit the Books They Love Edited by Anne Fadiman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 272 pages, $22 This collection is about relationships--between readers and books. In these essays,...
Illinois is such a contradictory, unruly place…
Illinois is such a contradictory, unruly place that we need not one but two top-notch reporters covering the antics of state government. Our dynamic duo in Springfield, Christi Parsons and...
The myth of the cowboy is surely…
The myth of the cowboy is surely one of the most enduring in the public imagination. The rugged, stoic, self-sufficient image was reinforced for Baby Boomers who grew up on...
A powerful look at the dark side of adolescence
As the school year beckons, try to squeeze in this little-appreciated, rather unfashionable classic. Set at a boarding school, on the brink of World War II, the novel has a...
An artful look at insects
Illinois Insects and Spiders Introduction by Peggy Macnamara University of Chicago Press in association with the Field Museum, 118 pages, $16 paperback This collection of watercolors elevates the wee pesky,...
Rick Kogan is known for his alternately…
Rick Kogan is known for his alternately genial, gruff and gregarious demeanor, whether in person, in print or on the radio; for his raspy voice and interesting banter. Unobserved, I...
The U-505 submarine is one of the…
The U-505 submarine is one of the city's premier museum attractions, on a par with Georges Seurat's painting "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" at the Art Institute or Sue...