Jennifer Day

Volumes bookstore was doing well enough last year that it opened a second location in the 900 N. Michigan Shops; that all changed after the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Want to see a bunch of authors recreate ‘The Breakfast Club’ dance? Donate to Volumes bookstore.

April 22, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

Remember the dance scene from "The Breakfast Club"? The one where Emilio Estevez does a cartwheel and Judd Nelson dances on a table and Ally Sheedy collapses in a heap...

Comedian Cameron Esposito is the author of "Save Yourself."

Cameron Esposito was supposed to be book touring. Her partner got coronavirus. More change and challenge.

April 20, 2020 at 2:17 p.m.

Comedian Cameron Esposito had planned to be on book tour during April for her new memoir, "Save Yourself." But instead, she spent the month caring for her partner, who was...

Former first lady Michelle Obama will read books to children via the PBS Kids Facebook and YouTube platforms.

Michelle Obama to host children’s story time on Facebook, YouTube

April 17, 2020 at 3:50 p.m.

Parents, mark your calendars: Starting Monday at 11 a.m., former first lady Michelle Obama will host a story time on PBS Kids' Facebook and YouTube pages. The first installment in...

Samantha Irby is a voice we need now. She’s back with ‘Wow, No Thank you.’

April 16, 2020 at 2:07 p.m.

I should've written this Q&A with Samantha Irby days ago. "Wow, No Thank You," her her latest incisive and brilliantly ribald essay collection, debuted on best-seller lists earlier this month....

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Miss the Wiener’s Circle? Chicago hotdog stand serves up profane, funny ‘Wiener’s Circle News’

April 14, 2020 at 6:22 a.m.

If the constant stream of news about the novel coronavirus is getting to you, click over to Wiener's Circle News. In a little over a minute featuring no fewer than...

How to be a patient advocate, both for yourself and loved ones, during the coronavirus pandemic. Make a list of all medicines for you or the patient.

7 tips for being a patient advocate for yourself or loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic

April 13, 2020 at 11:39 a.m.

Talking to doctors and navigating the health care system can be challenging — even when we aren't facing a pandemic. As the number of people seeking care for COVID-19 continues...

Rahm Emanuel wrote a book about local governments stepping in for the fed. The coronavirus response is proving his point — and its limits.

April 9, 2020 at 4:19 p.m.

In February, when the novel coronavirus pandemic seemed a distant, abstract threat, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel published "The Nation City." It argues that local governments have stepped up to...

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