Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 reelection bid
Jill Biden is breaking her silence about Joe Biden’s decision to abruptly end his 2024...
Books
Biblioracle: ‘Haven’ is Ani Katz’s taut, propulsive new novel
Ani Katz's "Haven" is an exploration of power dynamics, surveillance, colonialism, toxic masculinity, and other...
In 2013, CPS tried to ban a book. It didn’t go well. A new graphic novel tells the tale.
Jarrett Dapier and A.J. Dungo's "Wake Now in the Fire" recalls how high school students...
Column: ‘Sirens in the Loop’ book gives us City News Bureau in all its raucous glory
“Sirens in the Loop: A History of the City News Bureau of Chicago,” is not...
Biblioracle: Remembering the genius of ‘Bookworm’ host Michael Silverblatt
Michael Silverblatt's particular genius was not in what a novel or story said, but how...
Biblioracle: ‘The Optimists’ by Brian Platzer is an interesting, oddball book
Sometimes, I like to choose a book based upon a truly minimal amount of information,...
Today in History: ‘The Communist Manifesto’ published
On Feb. 21, 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published “The Communist Manifesto” in London.
Column: The Chicago Reader bursts back in a ’50 Years’ book and a lively new issue
“Free Chicago: 50 Years of the Reader” is a big, beautiful book that coincides, serendipitously,...
Biblioracle: Kyle Seibel’s collection of short stories is full of humor and humanity
Kyle Seibel writes about the overlooked, somewhat downtrodden, but not wholly defeated members of society.
Hinsdale library begins $4 million project to add ‘more usable space’
A significant improvement project at the Hinsdale Public Library is scheduled to continue throughout the...