Biblioracle: ‘A Season on the Brink’ is about coach Bob Knight. We don’t get sports books like this anymore. By John Warner November 11, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. When I heard the recent news of the passing of former longtime college basketball coach...
Biblioracle: How much would you spend on a book? Some rare editions sell for thousands of dollars By baiduhai November 4, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. How much would you spend on a single copy of a book that you really...
A good tavern is hard to find. This new book is about Weeds, its bartender and his creations. By Rick Kogan November 1, 2023 at 2:20 p.m. Two men walked into a tavern. This was not unusual for these two men to...
Would Siskel and Ebert give thumbs up to this new book about them? By Rick Kogan February 2, 2024 at 11:52 a.m. I do not know Matt Singer, the author of "Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert...
Biblioracle: If you’ve ever been lied to or misinformed online, try this book By John Warner October 28, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. Sadly, there are currently quite a few ongoing threats to democracy, some of which we...
Biblioracle: Michael Lewis’ latest book ‘Going Infinite’ on Sam Bankman-Fried is a major misstep By John Warner October 21, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. There was a time when I would've told you there was no writer who I...
Out of print: After nearly 40 years, Newberry Book Fair is done By Christopher Borrelli October 19, 2023 at 3:31 p.m. There is no shortage of used books in this city. You can find them in...
Biblioracle: Top 5 hockey books, because where else is a Chicago sports fan to turn? By John Warner October 14, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. I am trying to remember a darker time in my 50-plus years of Chicago sports...
Library, high school teaming up to bring literature festival to Evergreen Park By Janice Neumann October 13, 2023 at 3:17 p.m. The Evergreen Park Public Library and Evergreen Park Community High School are teaming up to...
Biblioracle: Despite a pile of fall books to read, I’m taking my time with Paul Murray’s ‘The Bee Sting’ By John Warner October 7, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. In a column just before Labor Day, I mapped out my plan for staying on...