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Author Joe Dunthorne attends the film premiere of his novel "Submarine" in London on March 15, 2011. (Fergus McDonald/Getty Images)

Biblioracle: Joe Dunthorne explores his family’s history in ‘Children of Radium’

April 12, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Joe Dunthorne unravels the story of his great-grandfather Siegfried Merzbacher, a German Jewish chemist who left behind a 2,000-page memoir.

Fleetwood Mac members John McVie, Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood perform at the United Center on Oct. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Biblioracle: ‘Fleetwood Mac All the Songs’ is my kind of coffee table book

April 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

When I found out that there is a 608-page book titled “Fleetwood Mac All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track,” I knew I had to get my hands on...

"The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne" (G.P. Putnam's Sons) and "Everything Matters!" (Penguin Books) by Ron Currie.

Biblioracle: Ron Currie Jr.’s latest novel is the dark but inviting ‘Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne’

March 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Babs Dionne's world is much smaller than the planet, but to her it's everything, and her death is truly a combination of savage and noble, a perfect description of the...

"A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers" (Simon & Schuster), "A Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the PGA" and "The Punch: One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever" (Little, Brown) by John Feinstein.

Biblioracle: John Feinstein has died at 69. He was one of the last great immersive sports nonfiction writers

March 22, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

John Feinstein was an observer and reporter who went long and deep on his subjects in order to reveal insights that would otherwise remain hidden.

The first page of "Orbital" by Samantha Harvey, published by Atlantic Monthly Press. (Tribune photo)

Biblioracle: The case for giving students large print books

March 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Reading the UK edition of “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey reminded me that a book’s layout and design absolutely impact our experience of reading it.

Anne Frank was a real person whose diary was published after her death in 1945. Since then, she’s also become a symbol with her image duplicated in many ways, two side that are considered in the new book “The Many Lives of Anne Frank” by Ruth Franklin. (AP file / Tribune illustration)

Biblioracle: New book on Anne Frank considers both the person and the cultural pawn she’s become

March 8, 2025 at 9:13 a.m.

Ruth Franklin's latest book is one that should be read and discussed for generations.

Author Eric Puchner lives in Baltimore and is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University. Oprah Winfrey selected his novel "Dream State" as her latest Book Club pick. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun)

Biblioracle: Oprah and I agree that you should read ‘Dream State’ by Eric Puchner

March 1, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

It is a novel about marriage and friendship and parenting and the way those acts overlap for these people who love — and also sometimes hate — each other.

Author Tom Robbins, died Feb. 9 at age 92, here on June 9, 2014, in San Francisco. (Beck Diefenbach/ for the baiduhai)

Biblioracle: Tom Robbins has died at 92. He was one of the writers who shaped me.

February 22, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

In a lot of ways, my reading has made me, and Tom Robbins is one of the writers you can find in the DNA of my sensibilities.

Norman Lear, a TV producer who worked on the shows "All in the Family," "Sanford and Son" and many others, sits for a portrait on Jan. 13, 2020, in Pasadena, California. He died in 2023. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Biblioracle: A new biography of television’s Norman Lear shows just how remarkable he was

February 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

"Norman Lear: His Life and Times" by Tripp Whetsell tells the story of the legendary producer behind "All in the Family" and many other groundbreaking shows.

"Lonesome Dove" (1985), "Catch-22" (1961) and "All the President's Men" (1974) all did not carry recommendation blurbs in their original editions. (Simon & Schuster)

Biblioracle: To blurb or not to blurb? Simon & Schuster flagship imprint will no longer require them

February 8, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

In the publishing industry, blurbs are somehow both incredibly important, and also meaningless.

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