“Mothers and Sons” explores how we both love and harm those who are closest to us, sometimes simultaneously.
Biblioracle: In Adam Haslett’s new novel ‘Mothers and Sons,’ family ties run deep
Category: Books
A.J. Brown’s sideline read during Philadelphia Eagles’ playoff win skyrockets to No. 1 hottest seller on Amazon
Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown could launch a book club of his own after a little sideline reading skyrocketed self-help author Jim Murphy to the hottest seller on Amazon overnight.
Biblioracle: British satirist David Lodge dies at 89. His work will inform our world for years to come.
David Lodge, British author of perhaps the greatest works of campus satire of all-time, died on Jan. 1, 2025, at age 89, surrounded by his family at his home in Birmingham, England.
Biblioracle: My New Year’s reading resolution is to visit more independent bookstores
My quest to visit these stores isn’t just about supporting small businesses, but is instead a desire to join in a community of shared values.
The ‘wildly impractical’ career of Chicago book critic Donna Seaman
There’s a slyly damning scene in Donna Seaman’s new memoir about her talent/habit/mandate for reading all the time. In this scene, Seaman is shoplifting. She’s a kid, but not stealing candy. She’s pocketing Dostoevsky.
How co-writing a book threatened the Carters’ marriage
“Everything to Gain,” a 1987 collaboration with his wife, Rosalynn, turned into the “worst threat we ever experienced in our marriage,” an intractable standoff for the facilitator of the Camp David accords and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Biblioracle: Concluding my 2024 Biblioracle Book Awards for fiction
Among my favorite works of fiction in the past year were books by Sally Rooney, Joseph O’Neill and Kate Greathead. Did you read any of my picks?
Heidi Stevens: Happiness, hope and some hurdles — 24 things from 2024 that I’m carrying into the new year
Here are some of the things from the past year, in no particular order, that I’m taking with me into 2025, writes Heidi Stevens.
Homer Glen school friends preparing to publish second book
Five friends at Oak Prairie Junior High School in Homer Glen turned an assignment into a book their teacher called “pretty darn dark.”
Chicagoans of the Year in the Arts: All our names for 2024
As we approach the end of 2024, the critics and columnists of A+E reflect on the year to highlight some people who have made a difference in the city’s arts.