Robert Caro considers political power in new audio production
It's been a little more than five years since Robert Caro published the fourth volume in his epic biography of President Lyndon Johnson. He's working on the next installment —...
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Printers Row Lit Fest recap: Buzz Aldrin, R.L. Stine and more celebrate literature
If Chicago weather were a book, it'd be "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." The nearly 30-degree drop in temperature from Saturday's mid-90s to Sunday's mid-60s, however, didn't...
Authors on the art of giving books
Each year, we ask a group of authors about memorable books they've given or received as presents. Here's what they had to say. T.C. Boyle Author of "The Harder They...
Bookmark collection bonds lovers of literature
A dozen or so years ago, I was casting about for a Christmas idea for the most thoughtful gift-giver I've ever known. He's a book lover too, so I wrote...
Review: ‘The Brothers’ by Masha Gessen
"How could they do this?" When a bomb goes off, killing three and wounding 264, that's the question we all ask. It's a question we ask over and over, whenever...
Riikka Kuittinen curates compelling street art in ‘Street Craft’
In the landscape of street art, graffiti paved the way for guerrilla gardening and yarnbombing. In "Street Craft," Riikka Kuittinen thoughtfully explores this evolution, offering a catalog of highly ephemeral...
Art books that make good gifts
Art books offer just the sort of indulgence that makes for a great gift: They're so beautiful, yet people often hesitate to spend that kind of money on themselves. Here...
‘Topless Cellist’ depicts life of performance artist Charlotte Moorman
Charlotte Moorman was an ambitious, classically trained cellist when she arrived in New York in 1957. She aimed to become a soloist, but the career she ultimately attained as an...
Review: ‘Being Mortal’ by Atul Gawande
Three-quarters of the way through "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End," Atul Gawande pulls back his carefully stitched curtain of reporting and research to relate the story...
‘Landmark’: Photos explore how people shape landscape
A collection of landscape photography sounds like the stuff of postcards and calendars. But "Landmark," a new collection of landscape photography curated by William A. Ewing, has higher aims: It...