Canadian short story writer, and 2013 Nobel laureate in fiction Alice Munro died on May 13 at the age of 92.
Biblioracle: Remembering Alice Munro, a giant of contemporary literature
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‘Ask Amy’ says goodbye, making way for new advice columnist, R. Eric Thomas
Amy Dickinson is not retiring, however. She’s opening a library in her hometown, taking a stab at writing fiction and continuing as a panelist for “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me.”
2 top Penguin Random House editors leaving amid ongoing changes at publishing house
Two top editors at Penguin Random House are leaving as the country’s leading trading publisher continues to transform during a period of uncertain revenues and generational change.
Biblioracle: In Reese’s Book Club vs. Read with Jenna, we pick a winner
In Oprah’s wake two celebrity book club colossi have risen, Reese’s Book Club (Reese Witherspoon), and Read with Jenna (Jenna Bush Hager).
Hiking for hops: Chicago couple’s new book uses nature and beer to explore the city
The ultimate takeaway, for the authors, was that just like a park or nature preserve, a brewery or pub can be the center of a community as well.
Biblioracle: Lydia Millet’s ‘We Loved It All’ is a beautiful and sad meditation on the world’s creatures
Millet’s books often traffic in humor, but other than that, you never quite know what you’re going to get.
Coming to Chicago museums: SpaceX Dragon at MSI, Georgia O’Keeffe at Art Institute
Also in museum news, a return for the American Writers Festival and a fire station is sold for $1.
Chicago author Jonathan Eig wins Pulitzer Prize for his groundbreaking biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Eig said he was home alone in Lakeview when he heard the announcement. “It’s kind of hard to top the year I just had.”
Danny Parkins and Ben Kaplan unlock the hidden NBA potential of D3 alumni in the new book ‘Pipeline to the Pros’
Is there a new unbeaten path to the top of the NBA? That’s the question Ben Kaplan and Danny Parkins raise in their book “Pipeline to the Pros.”
Biblioracle: Joe Dunthorne’s 2018 novel “The Adulterants” wonderfully blends humor and pathos
Joe Dunthorne’s “The Adulterants,” set in 2011, is the story of Ray Morris, a young married man with a pregnant spouse.