Nation | Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘The Road’ and ‘No Country For Old Men,’ dies at 89 By The Associated Press June 13, 2023 at 3:56 p.m. McCarthy, raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, was compared to William Faulkner for his Old Testament style...
12 must-read mysteries for summer and beyond By Erik Pedersen June 12, 2023 at 3:07 p.m. Look sharp, folks. There’s a crime wave coming -- on the bookshelves.
‘Burn It Down’ author Maureen Ryan has a suggestion for the Hollywood power structure. It’s right there in the title. By Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune June 9, 2023 at 3:40 p.m. Burn It Down: Power, Complicity and a Call for Change in Hollywood” canvases dozens of...
‘House of Sand and Fog’ author returns with story of ‘Kindness’ By Tribune News Service June 8, 2023 at 12:06 a.m. Andre Dubus III's hero loses everything, then learns about atonement and compassion.
Luis Alberto Urrea honors his mother’s WWII service in ‘Good Night, Irene’ By Michael Schaub June 4, 2023 at 12:23 a.m. The author says his latest novel is inspired by his mother's wartime experiences as a...
Entertainment | Phoning the afterlife? The goofy ideas of Thomas Edison and others By Curt Schleier May 28, 2023 at 12:52 a.m. Author Katie Spalding is a kind of Bill Nye on steroids, making arcane science fascinating...
Entertainment | ‘V is for Victory’ explores FDR’s bid for support during WWII By The Associated Press May 28, 2023 at 12:36 a.m. Nelson chronicles what went into efforts to ramp up production of needed supplies such as...
Entertainment | ‘Paved Paradise’ explains why parking is a local nuisance & global blight By Russ Mitchell May 21, 2023 at 12:51 a.m. "Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World" is not a slog; it's a romp, packed...
Entertainment | New book ‘Last On His Feet’ captures brilliantly boxer Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century By Rick Kogan May 17, 2023 at 2:16 p.m. The first Black boxing champion was a man named Jack Johnson and a few years...
Entertainment | This week’s literary pick: A kids’ book about two seeds from the dinosaur age By Mary Ann Grossmann May 16, 2023 at 2:15 p.m. Brian Selznick's "Big Tree" has Steven Spielberg and Meryl Streep connections.