Now available: ‘Holiday Cookies, 2nd Edition,’ our updated collection of the best reader-submitted holiday cookie recipes By Kayla Samoy September 26, 2024 at 7:59 a.m. An updated and expanded version of the Tribune's "Holiday Cookies" book is now available.
Biblioracle: ‘The Great Black Hope’ is a fascinating exploration of the making of the Black quarterback By John Warner September 23, 2024 at 6:30 a.m. Vince Evans and Doug Williams are the central figures of historian Louis Moore’s fascinating book,...
Today in History: ‘The Hobbit’ by J.R.R. Tolkien published By Associated Press September 21, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. On Sept. 21, 1937, “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien, was first published by George Allen...
How the offices of Ebony and Jet became the latest Theaster Gates exhibition By Christopher Borrelli September 19, 2024 at 3:01 p.m. Artifacts saved from the former offices of Johnson Publishing Co. on Michigan Avenue are on...
Books for fall 2024: 44 titles to read, from biographies to horror, and legendary authors waiting to break the ice By Christopher Borrelli September 18, 2024 at 10:50 a.m. We have 44 picks to add to your To-Be-Read pile of books. Why the autumn...
Biblioracle: My 3 new favorite book-related podcasts (and send me yours) By John Warner September 14, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Because I am a consumer of book-related podcasts, I think that every so often I...
On Printers Row and beyond, Chicago is a literary playground By Rick Kogan September 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Printers Row Lit Fest over the weekend was so alive with activities and punctuated our...
Biblioracle: Elizabeth Strout is building a literary universe that’s almost like Marvel’s MCU By John Warner September 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. The way Strout puts her characters into juxtaposition with each other is more similar to...
‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’ is 2024’s One Book, One Chicago title By Doug George September 4, 2024 at 3:46 p.m. The novel by Gabrielle Zevin is the story of friends Sam and Sadie who create...
Writers, artists collaborate to celebrate Lemont history By Jim Hook September 4, 2024 at 5:17 a.m. Members of the Lemont Writers and Lemont Artists guilds agreed to collaborate on a compendium...