Books

A view of a DC Comics, Superman No. 1 issue is shown Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a rare Superman comic book! And it fetched $9.12M!

A copy of the first Superman issue netted $9.12 million this month at a Texas...
Samanta Schweblin's "Fever Dream" (Riverhead Books); "The Sofa" by Sam Munson (Two Dollar Radio); "Acceptance (10th Anniversary Edition)" from Jeff VanderMeer's "Southern Reach" series (Picador).

Biblioracle: Sam Munson weaves a creepy spell in ‘The Sofa’

There's something undeniably compelling when a story manages to shake your hold on what is...
Snow falls on Curly Lambeau's statue outside Lambeau Field before in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Mike Roemer/AP)

Column: Uncovering the mysteries of the Packers’ ‘Curly’ Lambeau

Former Chicago sportswriter Herb Gould has written “Lambeau: The Epic Life of Earl ‘Curly’ Lambeau,...
"I heart Naperville" is written on the walls of Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville. For years, the bookseller has invited visiting authors to sign its interior, according to owner Becky Anderson. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun)

Naperville scribes of holiday ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ to host Anderson’s event

Naperville scribes of holiday "Chicken Soup for the Soul" Carmela Martino and Julie Phend to...
U.S. Border Patrol Commander at large Gregory Bovino, right, looks on as a detainee sits by a car, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Granddaughter of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown

The granddaughter of E.B. White, the author of the classic 1952 children’s tale “Charlotte’s Web,”...
Katlyn Cilufo, 10, left, of Columbus, Ohio, reads with Madison Melsoner, 9, of Salt Lake City, Utah, as her sister Meagan, 11, reads by herself during the Midnight Magic Party Friday, July 15, 2005, at the Barnes and Noble store at Easton Towne Center in Columbus, Ohio, before the Saturday release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Today in History: ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ debuted in theaters

Today is Sunday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2025. There are 45 days left...
Author Ann Packer, here at her home in San Carlos, California, in 2015, has a new novel titled "Some Bright Nowhere." (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Biblioracle: In Ann Packer’s novel ‘Some Bright Nowhere,’ a heartbreak that’s hard to imagine

Eliot's wife is dying of cancer and she orders him out of the house. He...
Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks about her new book “The Look” during an event at Sixth and I, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Michelle Obama explains her iconic fashion picks in a new book, ‘The Look’

Michelle Obama chronicled her fashion, hair and makeup journey in her newest book, “The Look,”...
Author Barry Pearce sits in one of his favorite bars, The High Stool, in Jefferson Park on Nov. 4, 2025. Pearce’s book “The Plan of Chicago: A City in Stories,” a collection of short stories set in a variety of neighborhoods, comes out Nov. 15th. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Column: Barry Pearce’s stories in ‘The Plan of Chicago’ give us hope about this city

The author and Tribune literary award winner has written a collection of short fiction reflecting...
Author Graeme Macrae Burnet (here in London in 2016) has a new book, "Benbecula," set on the Scottish island in 1857. (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images/Biblioasis)

Biblioracle: For the right reader, ‘Benbecula’ will be a powerful experience

The novel, based on true events, is set in the mid-19th century on a small...
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