He wrote the novel “American Skin,” taught at Columbia and contributed all over Chicago. He died June 13 at age 56.
Remembering Don De Grazia, a nurturing force on the literary scene
Category: Books
Today in History: First Harry Potter novel published
On June 26, 1997, the first Harry Potter novel, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling, was published in the United Kingdom (it was later released in the United States under the title “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”).
Hillary Clinton to release essay collection about personal and public life
Hillary Clinton’s next book is a collection of essays, touching upon everything from marriage to politics to faith, that her publisher is calling her most personal yet.
Today in History: Anne Frank’s ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ published
On June 25, 1947, “The Diary of a Young Girl,” the personal journal of Anne Frank, a German-born Jewish girl hiding with her family from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II, was first published.
Biblioracle: ‘Negative Space’ by Gillian Linden writes a whole new definition for deadpan
Reading the novel was a bracing reminder of how readily the world has snapped back to the pre-pandemic status quo without fully dealing with the fractures the pandemic period revealed.
A real-world ‘Sesame Street’: Lawndale Pop-Up Spot puts art, storytelling in the hands of the public
With rotating exhibits, the museum housed in a shipping container lets community members dictate what they want to see and do.
Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun will have memoir out in 2025
The first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate, Carol Moseley Braun, will have a memoir out next year.
Biblioracle: Bad news: Costco will stop stocking books year-round
As one of the relatively few large retailers that made books an attractive impulse purchase, Costco has played a vital niche in the overall bookselling ecosystem.
‘My Favorite Thing is Monsters’ returns after seven years, headaches included
Book two reads like a seamless, touching continuation of the first, going deeper into Karen’s noirish Uptown, her sexuality and political awakening.
Biblioracle: Camille Bordas’ new novel ‘The Material’ brings us into a fine arts program for stand-up comedy
Making the students stand-ups rather than writers turns the volume on these emotions to eleven, as the students see part of their work rise above their peers. There’s a reason why a comedian who has done well is said to have “killed.”