CHICAGO — Over the many decades it loomed across a large portion of the Near North Side, the Cabrini-Green public housing project was many things to many people.

It inspired some — Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler, Bradley Parker-Sparrow— to make music and others — Ben Austen, Natalie Moore — to write books. It broke a lot of hearts, ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — One in 300.

That is the average number of blackjack dealers that professional gambler Gina Fiore discovered that flashed their hole card — or unintentionally exposed a portion of a facedown card that should stay hidden during the dealing process.

Working up to 16 hours a day scouting those dealers was well worth it to Fiore and...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — It’s early evening in London as Rebecca Perry joins a Zoom call from her home to discuss “May We Feed the King,” her Booker Prize-shortlisted novel published in the U.S. by Berkeley’s Transit Books.

When asked about a small painting glimpsed behind her, Perry graciously shifts her computer screen to show her American...Read more

CHICAGO — Thanks to a number of factors, including the existence of the retailer IKEA, when it comes to home decor and furnishings, variations on mid-century modern tend to prevail. But a hundred years ago, a far more exuberant style emerged. That would be Art Deco, which spans architecture, interior design, artwork and even type fonts. And it...Read more

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 31, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana.

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When Bob Chapek was removed from his dream job as CEO of the Walt Disney Company in late 2022, it wasn’t on his terms.

In Chapek’s mind he had been undermined, attacked and sabotaged by someone who was both his predecessor and his successor, Bob Iger.

Chapek had spent just 2½ years in the top job. He shares his version of events in his ...Read more

Look, you’re going to need a good book or two this month.

As the holidays come hurtling our way, many of us will find ourselves shopping, cooking and traveling throughout the rest of the year – which is great! – but book people need a good restorative read to reset the equilibrium, right? Nothing makes a holiday gathering easier to take ...Read more

Elliott Smith biographer Jamie Fisher remembers the first time she heard the late singer-songwriter’s music. She was listening to NPR when a segment came on about Jessica Lea Mayfield and Seth Avett’s 2015 album devoted to Smith’s music.

“I have a very clear memory,” says Fisher. “I was walking home from the subway, and just really ...Read more

Somewhere, someone is already asking: Wait a minute, do audiobooks even count as reading?

So let’s get that out of the way. Yes, they do. There are many ways to read or enjoy a text, and an audiobook is one of them.

Would a sleepy child at bedtime scold you by saying, “Thanks, but doing all those voices in ‘Goodnight, Moon’ doesn’t ...Read more

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 24, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana.

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A 2026 Guggenheim Fellow, essayist, and scholar Emily Ogden is the author of the essay collections “On Not Knowing” and the just-published “Darkness Becomes Bright: On the Brief Life and Immortal Art of Edgar Allan Poe.”

She responded to our questions about the new book.

Q: Please tell readers about your new work of nonfiction, “...Read more

CHICAGO -- The book title says a lot in a few words: “Scream! Bleed! Take Off Your Clothes!” (University of Chicago Press). It is a book about a wild and wonderful time that set fires in the city’s cultural landscape, sparked by a visionary named Stuart Gordon and his band of merry talents that formed and performed as the Organic Theater ...Read more

Horror by air, land and sea?

Sounds about right for this time of year, which includes spooky season and the holidays Americans travel most during. Yeah, we might just stay home after listening to the new audiobook from Marcus Kliewer.

“Please Remain Seated,” out now from Simon & Schuster, is an audio original from the best-selling horror ...Read more

“Savage Lake” is author Nick Medina’s ode to the cabin in the woods.

“I’ve been a longtime fan of cabin-in-the-woods horror stories, and ‘Savage Lake’ is my contribution to the subgenre,” he said during a recent email interview. “It’s instantly isolating, and — for the most part — it’s easy to buy into, making it ...Read more

NEW YORK — Paris Hilton repeatedly flaked on interviews for Kim Kardashian’s upcoming biography, irking her billionaire beauty mogul pal.

“Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future,” is being penned by author Jonathan Van Meter, who recently spoke about the process in an interview published by the Hollywood Reporter. He said of all ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Catapult Books, an indie publisher that has supported authors across Southern California and beyond, has been sold.

Launched by Elizabeth Koch and Andy Hunter more than a decade ago, the independent publisher will shutter operations in just over a week, per Publisher's Weekly, which spoke with members of the publisher's union. ...Read more

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 17, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana.

(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.)

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1. "Threshing Day...Read more