CHICAGO — There are charms and revelations to each of Chicago’s neighborhoods and many of them stay hidden in the past, barely a whisper. The West Loop with its buildings (small and tall) and its stories (touching and terrifying) and…
FICTION: A struggling British ex-soldier tries to come to terms with a terrible incident in his past, and with the daughter he barely knows. "The Slowworm's Song" by Andrew Miller; Europa Editions (251 pages, $18) ——— The past comes calling…
"Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis" by Beth Macy; Little, Brown (373 pages, $30) ——— It was historic — and alarming — news when in August the National Center for Health Statistics announced that, for…
After Ross Gay's father was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer, Gay, while caring for his dad, made a surprising and gratifying discovery. His old man had freckles. "The reason I got that close to him was because he was…
Don't Miss "Lark Ascending" by Silas House; Algonquin Books (288 pages, $27) ——— Is it possible to create a hopeful work of art about the end of humanity? In the capable hands of Silas House, the answer is an emphatic…
NONFICTION: An exquisite, aching memoir of adolescent girlhood. "Curing Season" by Kristine Langley Mahler; West Virginia University Press (192 pages, $21.99) ——— Adolescence is a time of instability, when the tremors of heightened emotions and a changing body shake the…
PHILADELPHIA — It’s the simple ideas that get you in trouble. Bruce Buschel, an author and Philadelphia native, figured he'd walk the 13-mile length of Broad Street in two days, then write a book about it. Along the way, he'd…
For the first two decades of rap history, the focal points were New York and Los Angeles. When Atlanta’s OutKast won best new artist at the 1995 Source Awards, they were audibly booed. Atlanta’s hip-hop culture would eventually gain respect…
NONFICTION: Journalist Ted Conover immerses himself in life off the grid in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. "Cheap Land Colorado" by Ted Conover; Alfred A. Knopf (304 pages, $30) ——— In "Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America's Edge," his…
NONFICTION: A fascinating biography of two hugely popular — but now forgotten — authors of the 19th century. "Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës" by Devoney Looser; Bloomsbury (576 pages, $30)…
MIAMI — “We got some Canes over here! Woosh! Woosh!” Anybody who has attended a University of Miami sporting event is surely familiar with that chant. The problem is, there aren’t enough Canes over here. Or over there. Not enough…
China’s Nio, the EV maker, has suspended manufacturing activities due to Covid restrictions amid the latest flare-up in infections in the country. "The news that production at Nio's factories has been temporarily suspended is true and this will have an impact on production and delivery schedules," a company representative told Reuters. The latter cited a Chinese tech media outlet as having reported that Nio had been having difficulties with production since mid-October because of Covid lockdowns. Читать дальше...
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