Books
Photographer David Zurick’s ‘Third Coast’ celebrates the Great Lakes’ 4,500-mile shoreline, which covers more distance than the country’s Atlantic and Pacific Coasts combined.
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame honorees' work is still relevant in a moment of civil rights reversals
Inductees Harriette Gillem Robinet, Timuel Black and Oscar Brown Jr. are not only celebrated writers but civil rights activists who promoted a message of perseverance.
In a forthcoming memoir, retired health care executive John Abendshien recounts living through filming the iconic 1990 movie and the fan frenzy that followed.
We asked for and got recommendations from Sonali Dev, Rebecca Makkai, Cristina Henríquez, Rowan Beaird, Rafael Frumkin, Keir Graff and Julie Iromuanya.
The pivotal figure’s recent memoir documents his creation of Ultra Sheen, Afro Sheen and other hair products that revolutionized the market and allowed him to give back to Black Chicagoans.
“It was a wonderful time. It was the greatest gift of my life to be around all that. … It’s why I subtitle the book ‘my lucky life,’” Portnoy shares.
The book on Twain has been in Chernow’s thoughts for decades, dating back to when he saw Hal Holbrook play him on stage in Philadelphia in the mid-1970s.
“War and Peace” contains a lengthy analysis on the nature of political power. Spoiler alert: It’s in our hands.
The Chicago Public Library is trying to keep the world from checking out all its ebooks. Suburbanites will have to show grit to preserve access to services.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Lake County aims to encourage a love of reading as a strong foundation for lifelong learning, supporters say. The initiative provides free books to children from birth to age 5.
Edited by Dante Carfagna, the two-volume coffee table book is a comprehensive overview of the state’s soul music from 1960 to 1990. The Numero Group will host a signing event Friday at its factory outlet in Little Village.
The central mystery arises when a man Dorothy meets through a video dating service turns up dead in a hotel freezer face-down in cheesecake — a macabre use of the TV series characters’ favorite dessert.
For years, a teenaged Ono took formal operatic singing lessons while also experimenting with her signature screeching, howling and caterwauling.
The New York Times columnist discussed her book featuring interviews with such worthies as Paul Newman, Daniel Craig and Elon Musk on Wednesday at Carnivale.
“Lollapalooza: The Unscripted Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival” provides plenty of behind-the-scenes stories, including its fair share of fights, and tidbits including how close Nirvana came to headlining the tour in 1994 before Kurt Cobain’s death.
Feinstein was a full-time reporter for The Washington Post from 1977 to 1991 and a commentator for outlets such as NPR, ESPN and the Golf Channel.
