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Biblioracle: My best books of 2022 (so far) list, including ‘Ancestor Trouble’ and ‘Foreverland’

Somehow we are halfway through 2022, which has brought about a spate of Best Books of 2022 (So Far) lists.

Meet Smithsonian Libraries and Archives’ new director, Chicago native Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty: ' I don’t think I will ever be bored working at the Smithsonian.’

It took 10 interviews over the course of a year, but Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty is now director of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.

Biblioracle: ‘Tracy Flick Can’t Win’ is a good book, but there’s a reason why novels shouldn’t have sequels

Putting down the specifics of a story in a sequel ends the pleasure of imaging the infinite possibilities for a character.

Meet Adrian Matejka, the first Black editor to lead Poetry magazine in its 110-year history

Indiana’s former poet laureate discusses his plans for the magazine and its complicated legacy.

Biblioracle: Viral TikTok ‘hack’ of returning Amazon e-books after reading hurts actual, real-live authors

Some readers are exploiting Amazon's return policy for e-books and getting refunds for books they've read.

Deborah Cohen’s new book brings back to life 1920s reporters who warned the world of the war that was coming

“Last Call at the Hotel Imperial": Deborah Cohen has done a powerful, enlightening and entertaining job of bringing back to life a quartet of long gone reporters.

Biblioracle: From H.G. Wells to ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife,’ we can’t get enough of time travel stories

Time travel narratives have been a constant ever since the concept was popularized by H.G. Wells with his classic, “The Time Machine.”

Biblioracle: Can an android write a book? A new app gets scary close.

But what if you could outsource the writing of a book to an algorithm, and the book could be drafted within a matter of minutes?

Books for Summer 2022: Our 44 picks for right now, from satire to horror to biographies

David Sedaris! "Mount Chicago"! Here are the new titles that could be your beach reads, your travel books, your seasonal escapes. Or look, this summer, read whatever you want.

Biblioracle: ‘Yes & Know’ books with ‘invisible ink’ were what kept kids quiet on car trips before iPhones

Lee Publications released the first “Yes & Know,” invisible ink/magic pen books in 1971.

NEA gives more than $2 million to Illinois and Chicago arts organizations

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced 52 grants to Chicago and Illinois organizations, totaling $2,172,510, as part of nationwide grant-making this week.

Food historian and travel writer Cynthia Clampitt highlights the greatness of the Midwest in new book, ‘Destination Heartland’

The author is on a mission to make readers fall in love with the Midwest using this book, which is part travel memoir and part guidebook.

Biblioracle: 8 great places to read this summer. Forget the beach, how about a backyard hammock?

Why not bring a book to a nearly empty bar in the mid-afternoon? Airplane seats are also underrated reading spots.

Hit the streets: Jessica Mlinaric’s new book takes readers on a scavenger hunt across 17 Chicago neighborhoods

The blogger and travel writer's book "Chicago Scavenger" lets readers test their skills to solve riddles while experiencing the city.

Biblioracle: What’s the opposite of comfort food books? These books embrace the strange and discomforting

Grant Ginder's satire “Let’s Not Do That Again” retains a warmth and spirit of farce while pointing out wounds without hurting too badly.

Author and American Writers Festival presenter Ashley C. Ford wants to own her own story — even if that story includes her incarcerated father

Ashley C. Ford's memoir, “Somebody’s Daughter,” landed her on bestseller lists and best-of-year lists.

Author Natalie Moore to present at American Writers Festival

In 2011, an anti-abortion billboard went up in Black neighborhoods, targeting Black women, with a picture of Obama on it.

There’s a new lit fest in town: American Writers Festival will host authors from Joy Harjo to John Scalzi, all events free

In some ways a lot like Printer's Row, the Chicago event will have dozens of writers, partly at the Cultural Center, partly at American Writers Museum.

Author and American Writers Festival presenter John Scalzi writes science fiction because of a coin toss

John Scalzi's latest book is “The Kaiju Preservation Society,” a kind of Godzilla homage.

Author and American Writers Festival presenter Maxine Hong Kingston writes about real people

Maxine Hong Kingston's classic first book is called "The Woman Warrior."

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