This year’s crop of newly public artistic creations lacks the landmark vibes of last year’s entrance of Mickey Mouse into the public domain. But they include a deep well of canonical works whose 95-year copyright maximums will expire. And the Disney icon’s public domain presence expands.
Fifty years later, a man who grew up in suburban Detroit tried to return a very overdue baseball book to his boyhood library.
Fifty years later, a man who grew up in suburban Detroit tried to return a very overdue baseball book to his boyhood library.
With 2024 coming to a close, the A&E staff take a look back at their favorites from the year, from the stage performances that captivated us to the books that kept us turning the page.
The first installment of the Biblioracle Book Awards looks at nonfiction, with six standouts that will help you make sense of the world.
Eighteen white-bearded men who resemble the late U.S. author Ernest Hemingway, who was an Oak Park native, arrived in Havana to visit some of his favorite places when he lived on the island decades ago.
He is the author of numerous short stories and novels and perhaps best known for “My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist.”
Weike Wang delivers sharp, funny, sneakily emotional stories that you will read compulsively until completion.
A number of these books are pricey, but found online at deep discounts. A number are also, for the right person, a gift that never leaves their possession, never finds itself in a thrift store, never even gets lent out.
If you need a stack of fresh takes for 2025, start with these 10 standout books from 2024.