When I saw the title, the song “Happiness” from the musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” popped into my head.
Biblioracle: What is happiness? A slim new book from Adam Gopnik has an answer
Category: Books
Growing idea: Libraries repurpose card catalogs for garden seed exchanges
Area libraries, including those in Homewood, Park Forest and Blue Island, are repurposing old card catalog cabinets to house flower and vegetable seeds, encouraging people to donate their leftovers and others to try new varieties.
Times change, but City News Cafe stays the course as the place with thousands of magazines
The store often attracts customers from nearby states such as Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa.
Biblioracle: John Barth dies at 93 — his books pulled stories apart
I first picked up the postmodern novelist’s “Lost in the Funhouse” and I’ve never read anything like his books since.
The most infamous serial killers all seem to have something in common — they’re from around here
The Midwest seems to draw out such darkness. Just read Adam Rapp’s new book “Wolf at the Table” and Cynthia Pelayo’s “Forgotten Sisters.” That’s just for starters.
WTTW’s Geoffrey Baer explores the mysteries around us
“Chicago Mysteries” premieres April 16. When you get to know secrets and solve mysteries, does that not take some of the fun out of life? Not in this case.
Maia Kobabe’s ‘Gender Queer’ tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year
Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” continues its troubled run as the country’s most controversial book, topping the American Library Association’s “challenged books” list for a third straight year.
Biblioracle: ‘The Wig’ by Charles Stevenson Wright is one of my favorite books. So how could I forget about it?
You would hope it’s impossible to forget about one of your favorite books, but it happened to me, and I’m now determined to make sure I don’t forget this book again, or its author.
Brett Gelman spoke in Glencoe about his book — as well as about all the protesters that have shut down his book tour
The actor from Highland Park spoke to an audience that included folks who attended his bar mitzvah. His book of semi-autobiographical essays wasn’t the main topic of the night.
Biblioracle: Debut novel ‘Great Expectations’ follows a staffer on a presidential campaign
“Great Expectations” is a combination coming-of-age novel and roman à clef about 23-year-old David.