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Some of our picks for fall books, as pictured at Harms Woods Nature Preserve on Sept. 8.

Books for fall 2022: Our 65 titles for the season, histories, thrillers and horror, fiction and non. Get reading.

September 19, 2022 at 12:21 p.m.

You know how we don't notice the leaves on the trees until September arrives, nature flips its switch and emeralds become purples, reds and golds? That's not the worst metaphor...

Comic book artist Art Spiegelman on March 20, 2012 in Paris at his exhibition "Co-Mix" at the Pompidou Centre. Spiegelman is best known as the creator of "Maus," the Chicago Public Library's latest One Book, One Chicago title.

Art Spiegelman’s ‘Maus’ is the latest One Book, One Chicago title. It feels like a provocation.

September 10, 2022 at 8:37 a.m.

The Chicago Public Library's One Book, One Chicago program, now in its 21st year, has asked the city to read familiar favorites ("Pride and Prejudice"), harrowing memoirs (Elie Wiesel's "Night"),...

Photographer Lincoln Schatz has come to the lakefront for the past 7 years, resulting in at least 28,000 images of Lake Michigan.

The beauty and purpose behind those pointless, boring photos of Lake Michigan you keep taking

August 6, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

The other day, I was down by Lake Michigan early in the morning, sitting by the water and reading a book, when I noticed a woman take a photograph of...

Author Adam Levin at the former Atomix Cafe in Chicago in October 2010.

Adam Levin’s latest big, huge novel throws Chicago into a giant sinkhole. After all, he lives in Florida now.

August 5, 2022 at 5:30 a.m.

Adam Levin left Chicago a few years ago and moved to Florida, and if you don't think that's hilarious, you should meet Adam Levin. He grew up in Highland Park,...

Political advisor David Axelrod at the University Club in Chicago in 2015. His podcast "The Axe Files" airs its 500th episode this month.

David Axelrod has done 500 episodes of ‘The Axe Files’ and talked with every stripe of politician — here’s what he thinks of the mess we’re in now

August 4, 2022 at 5:30 a.m.

You've likely heard this before, or felt it in your bones, but it's horrifying, debilitating and worth repeating, especially right now, as we head into a political season: At least...

At 75, Sara Paretsky, the pioneering Chicago crime writer, has changed — but she doesn’t plan to stop

July 27, 2022 at 4:50 p.m.

Sara Paretsky returned to the scene of the crime. It was early June and traffic in River North on a Saturday morning was slow and quiet. Pet owners, pooches, strollers...

Comedian John Mulaney launched his "From Scratch" tour with 2021 shows at City Winery in New York. (Getty)

Review: John Mulaney shocks the United Center, spinning stories of rehab and not-niceness

July 15, 2022 at 10:17 a.m.

John Mulaney, a bit heavier in the face since last we saw him, a bit more weathered since his personal life imploded publicly, now looking eager to shed his Catholic...

Iman Vellani in Marvel Studios' "Ms. Marvel" on Disney+.

‘Ms. Marvel’ is a huge hit with Desi audiences — in part because it gets all the details right. ‘This show has been surreal for Desi people!’

July 13, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Samira Ahmed was geeking out, speaking fast, excitedly, uncertain where to start, debating both internally and aloud what part of which episode of the Disney+ series "Ms. Marvel" to watch...

Flowers and chalk messages are left at a memorial for the seven slain victims of the Independence Day parade mass shooting in Highland Park.

As Highland Park sits in the national spotlight, its residents want you to know a few things

February 25, 2025 at 10:09 a.m.

Highland Park, located on the North Shore of Chicago, sits between the suburbs of Highwood and Glencoe. On the Fourth of July, after a gunman killed and wounded dozens during...

C2E2 goers talk and take photos of each other toward the end of the first day of the annual event.

It Came From Rosemont — from Fan Expo to C2E2, Chicago’s big nerd cons return to full strength

July 6, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

The other night, I watched a woman in a dinosaur costume walk across River Road in Rosemont. Police stopped cars so that she could trudge awkwardly across four lanes of...

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