Artifacts saved from the former offices of Johnson Publishing Co. on Michigan Avenue are on display through March at the Stony Island Arts Bank on Chicago’s South Side.
How the offices of Ebony and Jet became the latest Theaster Gates exhibition
Category: Books
Books for fall 2024: 44 titles to read, from biographies to horror, and legendary authors waiting to break the ice
We have 44 picks to add to your To-Be-Read pile of books. Why the autumn overload every year? The Erie Canal may be part of the reason.
Biblioracle: My 3 new favorite book-related podcasts (and send me yours)
Because I am a consumer of book-related podcasts, I think that every so often I should do the dedicated readers of this column the favor of sharing some of my favorites.
On Printers Row and beyond, Chicago is a literary playground
Printers Row Lit Fest over the weekend was so alive with activities and punctuated our vitality as a literary center.
Biblioracle: Elizabeth Strout is building a literary universe that’s almost like Marvel’s MCU
The way Strout puts her characters into juxtaposition with each other is more similar to the MCU than what Faulkner was up to.
‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’ is 2024’s One Book, One Chicago title
The novel by Gabrielle Zevin is the story of friends Sam and Sadie who create a successful video game company.
Writers, artists collaborate to celebrate Lemont history
Members of the Lemont Writers and Lemont Artists guilds agreed to collaborate on a compendium of stories about the village.
Miles Harvey’s short stories in ‘Registry of Forgotten Objects’ travel from rural Indiana to a dystopian future
His debut collection of 12 stories is set among a wide variety of places and characters. “I love the idea that someone will discover it.”
Biblioracle: 4 Chicago books on working for Labor Day, from Upton Sinclair to Studs Terkel
Chicago is intimately tied to the history of the labor movement and Labor Day. We suggest some Chicago-related books that remain relevant as we think about the past and the future of work.
Column: Taking another ride with Ken Kesey, Tom Wolfe and a bunch of Merry Pranksters in ‘Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test’
When revisiting books we’ve already read, we can uncover new things about the book and, perhaps, also new things about ourselves.