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Today in History: Borders bookstore chain files for Chapter 11

March 11, 2024 at 3:06 p.m.

On Feb. 16, 2011, bookstore chain Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said...

February 15, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.

Author Odie Henderson on Blaxploitation movies: "Like anything starting underground, once it goes mainstream it's...

February 20, 2024 at 3:01 p.m.

A recently released book by education journalist following five families, including an Evanston family, Education...

February 14, 2024 at 11:42 a.m.

The Chicago director's new book is “Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in...

February 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The world has a lot of problems. Some books take them on in ways that...

February 7, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

Former sportswriter Ron Rapoport brings Ring Lardner's sports writing into the light in his new...

January 31, 2024 at 11:57 a.m.

"Chain-Gang All-Stars" is a tour de force at the conceptual, character, plot and action level....

January 27, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Amazon has conquered a lot of aspects of our cultural and consumer world, but when...

January 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Times have been tough for Black-owned book stores. Right after the holiday season, Chicago institutions...

January 20, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Writing recently in his newsletter, Lincoln Michel (author of "The Body Scout"), championed books narrated...