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Mohsin Hamid discusses his 2017 novel, "Exit West," which has been named the latest selection for the Chicago Public Library One Book, One Chicago program.

Mohsin Hamid discusses ‘Exit West,’ new One Book, One Chicago pick

September 4, 2020 at 8:10 a.m.

In Mohsin Hamid's moving novel, "Exit West" — Chicago Public Library's latest One Book, One Chicago pick — a series of mysterious doors appear around the world, immediate portals into...

"Zorro's Shadow: How a Mexican Legend Became America's First Superhero" by Stephen J.C. Andes, "Likes" by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, "How to Walk on Water and Other Stories" by Rachel Swearingen

Fall 2020 book preview: 12 must-read titles to add to your reading list

September 2, 2020 at 8:47 a.m.

Readers rejoice: It's the most wonderful time of the year for book lovers — pandemic notwithstanding. In fact, this year promises an even deeper bounty than usual, given publishers' shuffling...

One Book, One Chicago: Mohsin Hamid’s ‘Exit West’ is new Chicago Public Library pick

March 11, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

Mohsin Hamid's "Exit West," a poignant tale of love and immigration, is the Chicago Public Library's latest pick for the One Book, One Chicago series. With "Beyond Borders" as its...

Jerome Day blows bubbles for his daughter, 7, and niece, 3.

Visiting grandparents during COVID-19: Over the river and through the pandemic we go

September 2, 2020 at 3:02 p.m.

In July, after nervously checking the daily COVID-19 positivity rates, I loaded my 3-year-old daughter into the car to visit a little-known attraction, 25 minutes north of Ann Arbor: Goldie,...

The line to purchase vegan donuts from Beacon Doughnuts snakes down the alley Aug. 16, 2020, in Chicago.

Newest reason to get up in the morning: Beacon Doughnut Co., which is drawing lines in a Lincoln Park alley

August 22, 2020 at 5:47 p.m.

Wander over to Armitage Avenue and Halsted Street on a weekend morning, and you may notice a line of mostly masked, mostly socially distant people snaking out from the alley...

5 new works of fiction by Chicago authors

August 18, 2020 at 11:47 a.m.

"A Saint From Texas" by Edmund White At 80, Edmund White is back with a new novel that Publishers Weekly deemed "a mesmerizing sensual history" of the vastly different paths...

El interés por la educación en casa se disparó desde que comenzó la pandemia.

¿Educarlos en casa? Aquí te decimos cómo hacerlo

August 6, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.

Las familias de todo Chicago recibirán una nueva ración de la educación en casa este otoño, ya que muchos distritos escolares optan por cierto grado de aprendizaje remoto debido a...

Interest in home schooling has spiked since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Thinking of home schooling? Here’s how to do it.

August 10, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.

Families across the Chicago area will be getting yet another taste of home schooling this fall, as many school districts opt for some degree of remote learning due to risks...

Are you always struggling to find a spot for the milk? Consider reconfiguring your fridge setup to eliminate minor daily hassles.

Tired of cooking in your kitchen? 5 easy and cheap tips to organize and upgrade

August 3, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.

I bought a plastic-bag organizer recently, and the other day, as I was shoving a grocery bag into its neat confines, I felt an overwhelming sense of satisfaction. It was...

Two-time United States Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey poses for a portrait on the campus of Northwestern University Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, in Evanston, Ill. She is a speaker at the upcoming Humanities Festival. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Natasha Trethewey took years to write ‘Memorial Drive,’ about the murder of her mother

August 5, 2020 at 8:48 a.m.

As Natasha Trethewey began to garner acclaim for her poetry — notably winning the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for her collection "Native Guard" — news reports often mentioned the murder of...

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