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Biblioracle: Why a 1-star review convinced me to read the book anyway
The polarization of opinion can be a very useful tool to orient your own tastes in a world where opinions are ubiquitous.
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That long-promised, official Barbra Streisand memoir is finally getting published
Babs fans, can you hear me? Two-time Oscar winner Barbra Streisand announced Wednesday that her official autobiography is finally getting a release date.
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Biblioracle: For Black History Month, these books challenge the status quo
Let’s acknowledge and celebrate Black History Month, while recognizing that for too long, too much of American history has been white history.
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Jeff Tweedy’s next book details 50-plus songs that changed his life
Jeff Tweedy will release his third book, “World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music” on Nov. 7.
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Biblioracle: The forgotten joy of reading books aloud with a loved one
Being close to a loved one, sinking into a story that’s being told to you really is a great pleasure and a sensation that is distinct from reading for oneself.
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A former Tribune writer’s new book ‘Puddin” is told by a baby, but was inspired by a brother’s suicide
Patrick Reardon's book was born of the pain, emotional confusion and questions that attended his brother David’s 2015 suicide.
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Biblioracle: As HarperCollins workers strike, remembering how editors, designers and publicists bring books to life
Books are the product of the work of dozens of people, teams that are tasked with bringing an author’s work to its best final form.
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What is the Great American Novel? Here’s a local writer’s pitch for ‘Gatsby’
Read any good books lately? Any books that you might consider for the title Great American Novel? William Hazelgrove makes his case.
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Biblioracle: A return to Barnes & Noble, which has embraced its core product: books
Barnes & Noble is now profitable. The trick to success is simple. Rather than imitating a gift store, B&N now emphasizes its core product: books.
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Joe Kelly has a lot to get off his chest: 5 takeaways from the Chicago White Sox reliever’s upcoming book
Chicago White Sox reliever Joe Kelly has written a book. It's no "Ball Four," but it's certain to draw a reaction around baseball.
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Have camera, will travel: A Chicago taxi driver took pictures of his passengers for years. His new book is titled ‘Fares’
Allan Lee Koss has an apartment stuffed full of photos of the people who rode in his cab when he worked for Checker from 1977 to 1988.
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Biblioracle: There’s no good business model for literary magazines like Bookforum, but they still matter
The literary magazine helps sort, nurture and disseminate books that strive to achieve artistic merit.
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Prince Harry learns to cry, and takes no prisoners, in ‘Spare’
In the prince’s full-throated renunciation of fame and royalty, with all its punishing invasions of privacy, he has only become more famous, if not more regal, trading his proximity to the throne for the No. 1 spot on cushioned chairs opposite Oprah Winfrey and Anderson Cooper.
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Prince Harry’s memoir, ‘Spare,’ hits bookshelves
After weeks of hype and days of leaks, readers got a chance to judge Prince Harry’s book for themselves when it went on sale around the world on Tuesday.
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Carl Kozlowski, who was once named America’s funniest reporter, has a new book ‘Dozed and Confused’
He enrolled in classes at Second City but had no gift for improv. He was close to quitting when a friend said, “Try stand-up.”
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Charles Simic, acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, dead at 84
Charles Simic, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who awed critics and readers with his singular art of lyricism and economy, tragic insight and disruptive humor, has died at age 84.
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Biblioracle: Will artificial intelligence like ChatGPT bring the end for all writers?
ChatGPT, a large language model artificial intelligence algorithm, can produce perfectly fluent prose to any question or prompt within seconds. Scary.
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Biblioracle: My New Year’s reading resolutions for 2023
For 2023, the Biblioracle has two reading resolutions.
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Sherlock Holmes entering the public domain in 2023
Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023.
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How ‘Gender Queer: A Memoir’ became America’s most banned book
The crusade against “Gender Queer” has largely driven its popularity and increased the size of the author's royalty checks.