Column: His books bring us stories from the quiltwork of America. His latest is ‘Coyotes and Stars’ By Rick Kogan July 2, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Author Robert Wolf aims to create what he calls an “autobiography of America.”
Biblioracle: Remembering the writers Frederick Forsyth and Edmund White By John Warner June 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. There have been two recent deaths of writers who did very different things in their...
Column: The new book ‘Sick and Dirty’ examines the not-so-hidden queerness of classic Hollywood By Michael Phillips May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m. In "Sick and Dirty," author Michael Koresky takes a clear-eyed look at golden age Hollywood's...
Was A.J. Liebling right about Chicago? Decades after the New Yorker’s ‘Second City,’ time for a second reading By Christopher Borrelli June 29, 2025 at 10:23 a.m. Why does one book live rent-free in Chicago’s head? We went back to his 1952...
Anderson’s Bookshop celebrates 150 years of independent bookselling in Naperville: ‘We will always find that book for you’ By Tess Kenny June 23, 2025 at 12:51 p.m. Five generations have helmed Anderson's Bookshop in downtown Naperville since it opened 150 years ago...
Biblioracle: My favorite new page-turners from Rob Hart, Laura Lippman and Megan Abbott By John Warner June 21, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The latest from Rob Hart, Laura Lippman and Megan Abbott are three very different books...
La Grange Park library puts 50 years in the books By Hank Beckman June 17, 2025 at 5:14 a.m. The La Grange Park Public Library celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 14, drawing a...
Biblioracle: The Institute of Museum and Library Service may lose funding. Here’s why that’s important. By John Warner June 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The Institute of Museum and Library Service gives grants that make institutions such as zoos,...
Summer 2025 in Chicago: All you need to know for movies, concerts, food festivals and more By Kayla Samoy May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m. Here are all of the Tribune's summer 2025 arts, entertainment and food guides.
Summer books 2025: Get lost in our shelves of Chicago, spiritual or just plain weird books By Christopher Borrelli June 11, 2025 at 1:28 p.m. Someday, when I open a bookstore and the big bucks roll in, I’ll display titles...