Books

Biblioracle: ‘Wifehouse’ by Sonya Walger is sure to be one of my favorite reads of 2026

June 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

In "Wifehouse," Sonya Walger’s prose is lyrical and evocative, an accrual of fine-grained observations that...

June 5, 2026 at 2:02 p.m.

Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School librarian Heather McCarthy is helping bring books and libraries to an...

June 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

“J is for Justice!” was sold out when Heidi Stevens clicked a link to buy,...

June 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Along with the Blues Festival in Millennium Park, the American Writers Festival welcomes visitors on...

June 3, 2026 at 9:43 a.m.

What are you looking for in your summer reading? Chicago stories, books about music or...

June 4, 2026 at 10:07 p.m.

From "Why Fish Don’t Exist" to "Beloved," here are the books that Chicago's experts recommend...

June 2, 2026 at 9:41 p.m.

Jill Biden says she’s sorry she didn’t talk more about her son Hunter’s drug addiction...

June 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

She and her husband Michael Fain wrote together as Judith Michael, and their novels were...

May 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A week or so after publication, a New York Times investigation revealed that “The Future...

May 27, 2026 at 10:08 a.m.

The free festival is put on by the American Writers Museum and the Chicago Public...