Biblioracle: Katherine Standefer to host a birthday party for ‘Lightning Flowers’
“Lightning Flowers” reveals hidden parts of how we think about life and death and the way the health care system intersects with our lives.
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Biblioracle: Charles Baxter’s new novel ‘Blood Test: A Comedy’ is a vibe
The book announces itself as “a comedy” on the cover, but is also, at times odd, sweet, foreboding, sentimental and unsettling.
Biblioracle: Robert Coover has died at 92. He’s a writer worth reading and worth remembering
Robert Coover published more than 30 books, starting with “The Origin of the Brunists” in 1966 and concluding with “Open House” in 2023.
Biblioracle: John A. Williams deserves to be in the literary canon. Here’s why.
Writers like Charles Stevenson Wright, William Melvin Kelley and John A. Williams should be brought back into the light.
Biblioracle: Is the publishing industry in a slump?
In talking to some folks who work up and down the industry, there’s a sense that some energy has been lacking.
Biblioracle: I didn’t think I liked autofiction until I read ‘Small Rain’
Garth Greenwell’s new novel unfolds over the nearly two weeks of his hospitalization. It had me in its grip from start to finish.
Biblioracle: ‘The Great Black Hope’ is a fascinating exploration of the making of the Black quarterback
Vince Evans and Doug Williams are the central figures of historian Louis Moore’s fascinating book, “The Great Black Hope."
Biblioracle: My 3 new favorite book-related podcasts (and send me yours)
Because I am a consumer of book-related podcasts, I think that every so often I should do the dedicated readers of this column the favor of sharing some of my...
Biblioracle: Elizabeth Strout is building a literary universe that’s almost like Marvel’s MCU
The way Strout puts her characters into juxtaposition with each other is more similar to the MCU than what Faulkner was up to.
Biblioracle: 4 Chicago books on working for Labor Day, from Upton Sinclair to Studs Terkel
Chicago is intimately tied to the history of the labor movement and Labor Day. We suggest some Chicago-related books that remain relevant as we think about the past and the...