John Warner – Page 24

The Carnegie Library in Waukegan, at the intersection of Sheridan and Washington, was built in 1903 as one of the many libraries built with Andrew Carnegie's money. It was where author Ray Bradbury liked to read when he was young. Although it's no longer a library, the building is slated to be the home of the Waukegan Historical Society.

Biblioracle: If they didn’t already exist, public libraries would never be established in today’s America

April 30, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Thank goodness public libraries already exist, because if they didn't, there's no way we'd ever be able to establish similar institutions in today's dis-United States of America. There are a...

Column: The Biblioracle turns to ‘literary comfort food’ when things go haywire

April 23, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

When the world appears to be going haywire — And when isn't it these days? — I turn to the kinds of books I think of as "literary comfort food."...

The Seminary Co-op Bookstores Inc. in Hyde Park on April 10, 2020.

Column: Reading ‘In Praise of Good Bookstores,’ it’s hard not to feel both nostalgia and concern

April 16, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

It is hard to imagine a better audience for a book titled "In Praise of Good Bookstores" than me. That said, "In Praise of Good Bookstores" by Jeff Deutsch, currently...

Column: Keep your eye on ‘The Trees’: The Biblioracle gives odds for this year’s Pulitzer Prize winner

October 8, 2022 at 11:12 a.m.

The proliferation of legal betting in the U.S. seems to know few restraints. On the average evening of sports watching I could literally place dozens of bets, not just on...

Comedian Bob Odenkirk, an alum of iO in Chicago.

Column: The Biblioracle says there’s inspiration to be found in the lives (and memoirs) of comedians

April 2, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

I almost can't believe that I'm about to say what I'm about to say, but I believe it to be true. If you're looking for guidance on how to live...

No better way to find a new love than to challenge yourself to a book blind date.

Column: Biblioracle goes on a blind book date to shake things up

March 26, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Sometimes as a reader it's important to shake things up a bit, and break yourself out of your usual patterns. By and large, I tend to gravitate to known entities,...

"Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage" by Heather Havrilesky.

Column: ‘Foreverland’ is Heather Havrilesky’s new memoir on marriage, and it’s breaking peoples’ brains

March 19, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

There is apparently something about "Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage," Heather Havrilesky's funny, sweet, romantic, deeply honest new memoir, that is breaking peoples' brains. I say this because...

Column: Melville House founders talk about survival in the face of Amazon as the publisher celebrates 20th anniversary

March 12, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Back in 2002, Valerie Merians and Dennis Johnson were frustrated at what they felt was the Bush administration's rush into the war in Iraq, and to vent some of that...

Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher in a scene from the Amazon series "Reacher."

Column: ‘Station Eleven’ and ‘Reacher’ are TV adaptions of books on Biblioracle’s watch list

March 5, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Two of the most successful television adaptations of popular books I've ever experienced have been released in the last few months. I'm talking about "Station Eleven" on HBO Max, drawn...

Column: This 8-year-old author should inspire more people to tackle that unwritten book

February 26, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

When, despite my best efforts, people find out I'm a writer, many of them tell me that they have a good idea for a book they'd like to write one...

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