In ‘Sweet Dreams,’ a sportswriter becomes a poet and some pals provide the magical artwork By Rick Kogan January 23, 2024 at 12:05 p.m. If you know anything about Rick Telander, you know that he has been a must-read...
Bringing some warmth with a book about the ’63 Bears and some other sports tales from the podcast world By Rick Kogan January 16, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. The weather outside is frightful and frigid and I don't really need to tell you...
‘Grandmothering While Black’ takes a deep dive into how parents’ parents are coping with raising the next generation By Darcel Rockett January 15, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. LaShawnDa Pittman's book begins with a table of women's names — 74, to be exact...
Biblioracle: ‘Icebreaker’ went viral on BookTok. But is it a hockey romance I would recommend? By John Warner January 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Normally, I don't do romance. Just ask Mrs. Biblioracle. Ba-dum-da! But seriously folks, romance is...
The future of the search for alien life is with Harvard’s Avi Loeb. He has plenty of critics. By Christopher Borrelli January 8, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Avi Loeb leaned in, grabbed my hand and said, "Be as critical as you like."...
Biblioracle: My 2024 resolution is to read fewer books By John Warner January 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. As a new year begins, possibilities seem endless, and we set goals hopefully tied to...
The sparks, opinions and anecdotes fly as David Mamet tackles his 40 years in Hollywood in ‘Everywhere an Oink Oink’ By Rick Kogan January 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. My first encounter with David Mamet was not a pleasant one. It began on the...
Biblioracle: My favorite fiction of 2023 includes an unforgettable reading experience and a book that had me giggling By John Warner December 30, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. It's fiction week for the Biblioracle Book Awards. As always, I read far more books...
Biblioracle: My favorite nonfiction of 2023 includes some old friends and my pick for best book of the year By John Warner December 23, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. Somehow, we have reached (almost) the end of another year, which means it's time for...
Homewood native bringing home stories of 10 years spent as guard at The Met in New York By Steve Metsch December 22, 2023 at 12:24 p.m. Like many Chicago area natives, Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate Patrick Bringley is coming home for...