Biblioracle: Rereading J.D. Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ for its 75th anniversary
J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” still sells an estimated 250,000 copies a year,...
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UChicago trauma surgeon has seen gun violence up close. His book calls for solutions.
As head of one of Chicago's busiest trauma centers, Dr. Selwyn Rogers has played a...
Photo exhibit at Evergreen Park library celebrates America by showcasing its diversity
Photojournalist Kelly White's images in her exhibit America 250 at the Evergreen Park Public Library...
Joe Biden will publish ‘Promise Me, America’ memoir after the November midterm elections
Former President Joe Biden will publish a memoir this fall, publisher Little, Brown and Company...
Illinois 250: What the state has uniquely contributed to the nation — and the world
The Tribune is taking a look back at what the Chicago area and the state...
Biblioracle: Ron Currie Jr. tells another Babs Dionne story in ‘We Will See You Bleed’
In “We Will See You Bleed,” Ron Currie Jr. shows that there are perhaps many...
Chicago Public Library Foundation gets a new president and CEO
As the Chicago Public Library Foundation — a nonprofit established in 1986 as the fundraising...
Read ‘The Odyssey’ with Mary Beard, not with Elon Musk
As Christopher Nolan's movie arrives in movie theaters, we spoke with a classics expert about...
Hemingway Foundation taps teacher, mentor as latest Writer in Residence
Amelia Estelle Dellos, an award-winning writer and filmmaker, will mentor the winner of the Hemingway...
Biblioracle: For the Fourth, 9 books for your sense of patriotism
Patriotism means we have a responsibility to understand the country's past, and these books explore...