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Wendell Smith covered sports, history and civil rights and traveled with Jackie Robinson. A new book remembers his work.

Smith comes to life in the book, his era colorfully defined in all its delights and its inequities.

Biblioracle: Getting excited for Hannah Pittard’s upcoming memoir ‘We Are Too Many’

The book is billed as a memoir in which Pittard deals with the aftermath of discovering that her husband is having an affair with her best friend.

Are you there God? It’s me, Dwight. ‘Soul Boom’ is Rainn Wilson’s new book about spirituality.

The former son of Wilmette best known for his character from “The Office” knows what you’re thinking. He can see the eye roll. His new book is all about our need for spirituality and religion.

Biblioracle: Illinois Libraries Present shows that libraries are more than just a place for books

Libraries are not just a place, but an idea, an expression of shared public resources used for public good without cost being a barrier to entry.

Biblioracle: Books with dark humor can actually be really funny, I swear

Dark humor mines its comedy from the taboo, and the humor in these books comes from their close proximity to despair.

Biblioracle: Questlove is getting his own publishing imprint. These other celebrities should get one.

This is great news on the publishing front. Publishers should tap talented creators as scouts for writers who may not grab the attention via the traditional routes.

Sheila Johnson, BET co-founder and Proviso East alumna, to publish memoir

“Walk Through Fire” will document her rise from growing up in Maywood to becoming a pioneering billionaire as a Black woman, and how she endured her troubled marriage to fellow BET founder Robert L. Johnson.

Author Bill Zehme, whose subjects included Sinatra, Hugh Hefner, Leno and Andy Kaufman, is dead at 64

He once tried to explain how he wrote about the celebrated. “I try to find why a certain person touches the rest of us, the essence of why we care about this person.”

Biblioracle: Feeling nostalgic following the death of author John Jakes

“North and South” was one of those grown-up books I read before I was a grown-up, where it felt like I was being let into some secret store of knowledge.

Missouri lawmakers move to strip public library funding in retaliation over book ban lawsuit

The proposal, approved close to midnight by the House Budget Committee, would cut the entire $4.5 million in state aid that libraries were slated to get next year.

Biblioracle: Ever read a book so immersive that you forget you’re reading?

Many readers can lose their connection to the temporal world by falling into the world of a book. It’s an amazing thing. But it can take a little practice.

Oprah Winfrey reflects on book club, announces 100th pick

“When I don’t move on, that’s always a sign to me there’s something powerful and moving,” Oprah Winfrey said in a recent telephone interview.

Biblioracle: Employers, don’t sleep on those English majors. We can do stuff.

English may not seem practical, but in surveys about the skills employers want, written communication skills are always near the top.

Donald Trump to publish private letters from Oprah, other celebs in new book selling for $99

Personal correspondence to the former U.S. president will be published in a new book to be released next month, selling at a basic price of $99. Available for pre-order, faithful fans can cop an autographed copy for a whopping $399.

Biblioracle: Wannabe writers are churning out stories written by ChatGPT. Are any of them any good?

We should be thinking deeply about what these AI tools mean for authorship and the consumption of novels and short stories.

‘The Black guy dies first’: A Northwestern professor is our leading expert on representation in horror movies

"If you talk about a deep social issue like racism, a lot of people tune out. But horror makes social issues go down easier.”

February 28, 2023

Biblioracle: Looking for something weird to read? Our 8 suggestions

Recommending a weird book comes with the risk that a reader will be totally turned off. But weird books can also take readers to unexpected places.

February 25, 2023

Former US Rep. Adam Kinzinger to release book in October

Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the Illinois Republican who broke with his party two years ago after the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, has a book deal.

February 21, 2023

At 103, Sister Jean of Loyola University has a memoir: Shocking details? None. Gripes? Just one.

Sister Jean of Loyola University waited until she was 103 to write her memoir: “Wake Up With Purpose! What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years."

February 20, 2023

Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl’s children’s books, such as ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,’ as censorship

Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable to modern readers.

February 19, 2023

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