Chicago Reader, the city’s struggling alt-weekly, is going monthly under new owners
Noisy Creek, a startup publisher on a mission to restore alternative weeklies, took over operations...
Books
Northwestern’s Daisy Hernández and her new history of the (quickly) changing meaning of citizenship
Daisy Hernández's new book, Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth,” is partly a family memoir...
Today in History: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ published
On Jan. 28, 1813, the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen was first published,...
Evergreen Park Library pairs older patrons with high school helpers for tech support
A recently developed Tech Time Drop-In program at the Evergreen Park Public Library is already...
‘Heated Rivalry’ book downloads surge at NY Public Library after Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s snow day plug
The New York Public Library saw a 529% spike in "Heated Rivalry" downloads after Mayor...
Renée Watson’s ‘All the Blues in the Sky’ wins Newbery Medal for best children’s book
Renée Watson’s “All the Blues in the Sky,” in which the author blends poetry and...
Biblioracle: I love George Saunders’ writing. So why was ‘Vigil’ disappointing?
“Vigil” opens with ultrawealthy oil executive K.J. Boone unconscious on his deathbed, where he is...
Biblioracle: Natasha Stagg tells an unsparing and emotionally raw coming-of-age story in ‘Grand Rapids’
“Grand Rapids” opens in the early, post-9/11 2000s with 15-year-old Tess living with her aunt,...
What’s like got to do with it? Evanston’s Sara Levine on the art of ‘difficult’ women.
Her 2012 novel “Treasure Island!!!" remains a cult classic. Her new book, "The Hitch," arrives...
New Barnes & Noble bookstore to take downtown Oak Park’s largest vacancy off the market
A new Barnes & Noble bookstore is planned for a downtown Oak Park building that...