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Archives
- 2009.10.01: Palin's book cover unveiled
- 2009.09.24: Excerpts leak from Patrick Swayze's memoir
- 2009.09.22: Another scandal victim gets book deal
- 2009.09.21: Vote for best fiction title in National Book Award history
- 2009.09.04: Tim Gunn: Fashion crimefighter
- 2009.08.13: Mystery no more: Gordy to write 'Moonwalk' intro
- 2009.08.10: Julia outselling Julie
- 2009.07.28: Chimp memoir on Booker long list
- 2009.07.24: Who's the Michael Jackson memoir mystery celeb?
- 2009.07.24: E. Lynn Harris dies at 54
- 2009.07.20: Ex-Miss California gets book deal
- 2009.06.30: Michael Connelly Q&A
- 2009.06.24: Local authors among Great Lakes finalists
- 2009.06.17: Father's Day gift ideas
- 2009.06.15: Another Obama-related book deal
- 2009.06.05: 'Slumdog' cash-in
- 2009.06.04: Book Room gets nod
- 2009.06.03: Teen panel picks its own Orange Prize winner
- 2009.05.27: Obamas will head up book fest this fall
- 2009.05.22: Summer reading challenge for kids
- 2009.05.08: Last-minute Mother's Day gift ideas
- 2009.05.05: Book: Caroline Kennedy was angry
- 2009.05.05: The Obama touch
- 2009.05.01: The other Sedaris
- 2009.04.29: Take the Chicago Poetry Tour
- 2009.04.22: Angelina Jolie as Dr. Kay Scarpetta
- 2009.04.20: Royalty coming to bookstores
- 2009.04.10: New Vonnegut stories
- 2009.04.07: 'Presumed Innocent' sequel
- 2009.04.06: Posthumous Michael Crichton releases planned
- 2009.03.30: 'Sunshine' and crime scenes
- 2009.03.27: Letters to Obama books
- 2009.03.20: First Sully book to come out by year's end
- 2009.03.14: Literary Rock & Roll
- 2009.03.13: Happy Birthday Barbie
- 2009.03.11: 'Time Traveler's Wife' author hits jackpot
- 2009.03.03: Blago in colorful company
- 2009.03.02: David Foster Wallace lives on
- 2009.02.24: D-Lister Griffin makes $2 million deal
- 2009.02.12: All Lincoln all the time
- 2009.02.04: Obama manager gets 7-figure book deal
- 2009.02.03: Elizabeth Edwards' 'Resilience'
- 2009.01.29: Obama's bro-in-law writing a book
- 2009.01.28: Local literati on John Updike
- 2009.01.27: John Updike dies
- 2009.01.23: No 'Idol' hands for Sanjaya -- he's been busy!
- 2009.01.14: Chicago's Joe Meno a finalist for short fiction prize
- 2009.01.13: Chris Rock to write another book
- 2009.01.07: Conversations with fraud
- 2009.01.02: Mystery master Donald E. Westlake dies
- 2008.12.30: 'Dewey' author gets new cat
- 2008.12.22: Marx goes manga
- 2008.12.18: You haven't seen the last of 'Edgar Sawtelle'
- 2008.12.15: If celebs say it, will we buy?
- 2008.12.10: ALA launches award for YA novels
- 2008.12.04: Attention Harry Potter fans!
- 2008.12.02: Great little gift for under $10
- 2008.11.26: Would you pay $100,000 for a book?
- 2008.11.25: Laura Bush to write memoir; W will wait
- 2008.11.20: 2008 National Book Awards announced
- 2008.11.13: Stephen King gets a million hits
- 2008.11.11: Happy Anniversary Holly Golightly
- 2008.11.06: Letters to Obama
- 2008.11.05: Victory boosts Obama books
- 2008.11.04: Election day fun
- 2008.10.31: Studs Terkel, rest in peace
- 2008.10.29: Roger Moore feted in France
- 2008.10.23: Director Cronenberg writing a novel
- 2008.10.15: Chicagoans among National Book Award nominees
- 2008.10.14: 'White Tiger' wins Man Booker prize
- 2008.10.14: More Marcia
- 2008.10.13: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!
- 2008.10.07: Larry Doyle wins Thurber Prize
- 2008.10.06: Tina Fey working on a book
- 2008.09.30: The People's Bible
- 2008.09.29: Proper pronunciation primer
- 2008.09.26: Spaceman memoir
- 2008.09.22: Jackie O: Editor
- 2008.09.19: Oprah picks debut novel for Book Club
- 2008.09.17: Evanston writer wins Rona Jaffe award
- 2008.09.09: Britney's mom's book
- 2008.09.05: 'Crazy Buttocks,' et al.
- 2008.09.04: Sarah Palin rhetoric
- 2008.09.03: Former U.S. poet laureate awarded $100,000 prize
- 2008.08.26: Biden book suddenly popular again
- 2008.08.25: Connery unveils autobiography
- 2008.08.20: Buffalo Grove native a finalist for Thurber Prize
- 2008.08.19: Woodward book unveiled
- 2008.08.13: Stephenie Meyer speaks
- 2008.08.11: Edwards scandal a boon for McInerney
- 2008.08.10: Olympic fever
- 2008.08.07: Starbucks picks new featured book
- 2008.08.04: 'Breaking Dawn' with Stephenie Meyer
- 2008.07.31: Dine at your own risk
- 2008.07.28: What does Chelsea Read?
- 2008.07.23: SuperMcCain and Obamaman
- 2008.07.21: Former book review editors unite in protest
- 2008.07.18: Grove Press has plans for new U.S. Poet Laureate
- 2008.07.15: Kate Summerscale wins Johnson prize
- 2008.07.14: Marcus Sakey wins Strand award
- 2008.07.10: What Chicago's buying
- 2008.07.06: Island of Eternal Marketing
- 2008.07.02: The Top 100, according to EW
- 2008.06.27: Just plain wacky
- 2008.06.26: Shawn Colvin writing memoir
- 2008.06.25: Queen knights Salman Rushdie
- 2008.06.24: Allan Millett honored for lifetime achievement
- 2008.06.19: Trash find turns into literary treasure
- 2008.06.17: Win the Tony, write a memoir
- 2008.06.16: Rawi Hage wins IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
- 2008.06.15: Tribute to fathers
- 2008.06.11: Like a sibling: Madonna's brother to tell all
- 2008.06.11: Marlee Matlin working on a memoir
- 2008.06.10: What your stuff says about you
- 2008.06.05: Rose Tremain wins Orange Prize
- 2008.06.03: 'Dear American Airlines'
- 2008.05.30: Exaggeration or lies?
- 2008.05.28: New Bond book arrives
- 2008.05.27: Summer reading recommendations
- 2008.05.23: Buy a book, feed the hungry
- 2008.05.22: Mega-memories
- 2008.05.20: Another Grisham book to big screen
- 2008.05.19: Strummin' a tune, writin' a story
- 2008.05.16: More on meat
- 2008.05.15: Eloise back at the Plaza
- 2008.05.14: Kids vote: J.K. Rowling is Author of the Year
- 2008.05.13: No more catalogs — yippee!
- 2008.05.08: Will another Chicago Catholic memoir really hold up?
- 2008.05.08: She's with the band
- 2008.05.05: Prince working on book
- 2008.05.03: Spitzer book, Strawberry memoir planned
- 2008.05.01: Poetry winners announced
- 2008.04.30: Ginsberg in India
- 2008.04.29: A disillusioned look back
- 2008.04.28: Dictation/Deception
- 2008.04.27: Death to All Sacred Cows
- 2008.04.25: 'Hollywood Crows'
- 2008.04.24: A Gen-X call to arms
- 2008.04.23: It girls in NYC
- 2008.04.22: What's another way to say...?
- 2008.04.20: Peace out
- 2008.04.18: Waitress Waitress!
- 2008.04.17: Local writer gets Edgar nod
- 2008.04.16: Palmer & Nicklaus: Together Again
- 2008.04.15: The Outfit on Chandler
- 2008.04.14: Pamela Anderson reads!
- 2008.04.14: Rumsfeld to pen memoir for no profit
- 2008.04.14: Dear Miss Moneypenny
- 2008.04.12: Interview with a poet laureate
- 2008.04.11: 'The Poetry Show' on HBO
- 2008.04.10: Attention Harry Potter fans!
- 2008.04.09: Chicago writer made it to Amazon contest's Top 3
- 2008.04.08: Sharon's youngest son to pen memoir
- 2008.04.07: Pulitzer Prizes announced
- 2008.04.07: In praise of meat-eating
- 2008.04.02: Dickens' desk up for auction
- 2008.04.01: Kiriyama Prizes announced
- 2008.03.31: Book deal for Massachusetts governor
- 2008.03.28: Oddest Book Title award chosen
- 2008.03.27: Kids get a vote: Pick your favorites
- 2008.03.25: Beam me up!
- 2008.03.24: Greed, intrigue, Lawrence of Arabia
- 2008.03.20: Monica Seles: First I dance, then I write
- 2008.03.20: Publisher pulls book about Chicago's Four Seasons Hotel
- 2008.03.19: Literary Idol
- 2008.03.19: High stakes adventure
- 2008.03.14: Medill prof takes a look at the news biz
- 2008.03.13: Jim Dale to participate in short story tribute
- 2008.03.12: PEN/Faulkner award announced
- 2008.03.11: Hemingway letters show Papa's affection for family
- 2008.03.10: Has anyone seen my keys?
- 2008.03.07: National Book Critics Circle Awards announced
- 2008.03.05: Laura Bush: To think, we must read
- 2008.03.04: O.J. book debacle stings Judith Regan again
- 2008.03.03: Life's a gamble
- 2008.02.29: Obama out front in book sales race
- 2008.02.29: A medical mystery for 'CSI' fans
- 2008.02.28: B&N Great New Writers Awards 2008
- 2008.02.27: Following Oprah's lead
- 2008.02.26: Black history put in modern perspective
- 2008.02.24: And the Oscar goes to ...
- 2008.02.20: Supersick, superfunny
- 2008.02.18: President's Day hair check
- 2008.02.17: All Lincoln All the Time
- 2008.02.14: Hearts and flowers through the ages
- 2008.02.12: Poet Tom Sleigh wins Tufts Award
- 2008.02.12: Lincoln-Douglass book wins Lincoln prize
- 2008.02.11: Motorcycle-riding nun in the rain forest
- 2008.02.08: New James Baldwin bio
- 2008.02.07: Bhutto book out next week
- 2008.02.06: A church of a different sort
- 2008.02.05: Write your memoir in six words
- 2008.02.01: Love is in the air
- 2008.01.30: Oprah goes self-help route with new Book Club selection
- 2008.01.28: Dear Private Diary...
- 2008.01.25: Just plain fun to look at
- 2008.01.24: Costa Book of the Year
- 2008.01.23: You, too, can catch criminals
- 2008.01.16: Insanity loves company
- 2008.01.15: Newbery, Caldecott awards announced
- 2008.01.14: Cheapskate millionaire
- 2008.01.10: Whistling Dixie
- 2008.01.09: 'Eat food. Not much. Mostly plants.'
- 2008.01.07: Living it up with the dead
- 2008.01.04: Polly want a cracker?
- 2008.01.03: When nerds rule the world...
- 2008.01.02: A new year, a new you
- 2007.12.31: America the visual
- 2007.12.28: The game's afoot!
- 2007.12.27: Hard to judge a book by its cover when there are two to choose from
- 2007.12.26: A Merry Christmas gift
- 2007.12.24: Merry Christmas Eve
- 2007.12.21: Perfect bathroom reading
- 2007.12.20: Love in a Tuscan villa
- 2007.12.19: Alice Walker, the Dalai Lama and Oprah
- 2007.12.18: Obama-rama
- 2007.12.17: What's your secret?
- 2007.12.14: Lobster special
- 2007.12.13: Working for a living
- 2007.12.11: Easy does it
- 2007.12.10: Miracles can happen
- 2007.12.05: Here, kitty kitty
- 2007.12.04: Seize the day
- 2007.12.03: Who's the greatest aunt you know?
- 2007.11.29: A mountain of laughs
- 2007.11.28: A hero ain't just a sandwich
- 2007.11.27: Behind every good man ...
- 2007.11.26: Elvis has left the Book Room
- 2007.11.21: Woman power
- 2007.11.20: Heeeeeere's Jack!
- 2007.11.19: What's your story?
- 2007.11.16: Life-changing books
- 2007.11.15: 2007 National Book Awards
- 2007.11.14: Spice up your life
- 2007.11.13: Hail to the Chiefs
- 2007.11.12: Pumped up
- 2007.11.09: Undecided?
- 2007.11.08: Born to be bad
- 2007.11.07: Is reading overrated?
- 2007.11.06: More sassy than sweet
- 2007.11.05: Rules to write by
- 2007.11.02: Like a Rolling Stone
- 2007.11.01: The good books
- 2007.10.31: Happy Halloween
- 2007.10.30: The Devil made him do it
- 2007.10.29: The dead and the restless
- 2007.10.28: A dark and stormy night...
- 2007.10.26: The nose knows
- 2007.10.25: The art of doughnut bouncing
- 2007.10.24: 'Fair is foul, and foul is fair'
- 2007.10.23: On becoming crafty
- 2007.10.22: Senior moments
- 2007.10.19: Grisham's latest
- 2007.10.18: To be or not to be vulgar
- 2007.10.17: 2007 Man Booker Prize Awarded
- 2007.10.16: What's in a name?
- 2007.10.15: Spaced Out
- 2007.10.14: Cheering up
- 2007.10.12: Check, please!
- 2007.10.11: What's a Jimplecute?
- 2007.10.10: Sibling revelry
- 2007.10.09: Scary schmary
- 2007.10.08: Grandma goes to war
- 2007.10.07: Listmania
- 2007.10.05: Paging though history
- 2007.10.04: School Daze
- 2007.10.03: Sedaris 101
- 2007.10.02: Life after death
- 2007.10.01: The doctor is in
- 2007.09.30: Root for the underdog
- 2007.09.28: Move over, Buffy
- 2007.09.27: Start spreading the news...
- 2007.09.26: Channeling Cleopatra and Mussolini
- 2007.09.25: Dancing feet
- 2007.09.24: High School 101
- 2007.09.23: Forensics fever
- 2007.09.21: They've Come Undone — And Put Themselves Back Together
- 2007.09.20: Saints be praised
- 2007.09.19: Chicago history lessons
- 2007.09.18: The male mind
- 2007.09.17: Calling all Achievers
- 2007.09.16: Puzzles and Pets
- 2007.09.14: Civil War For Dummies
- 2007.09.13: How 'Sweet' It Is
- 2007.09.12: Ode to Robby Benson
- 2007.09.11: Advice from a teacher
- 2007.09.09: Mothers, daughters and granddaughters
- 2007.09.09: Beastly beasts and pirate rats
- 2007.09.07: Soap opera beginnings
- 2007.09.06: McChurch
- 2007.09.05: Mothers and daughters
- 2007.09.04: Mmmm....mmm...bad
- 2007.09.02: Road trip
- 2007.08.31: Cheating
- 2007.08.29: Up in smoke
- 2007.08.29: Seeing and believing
- 2007.08.28: A tale of two Georges
- 2007.08.27: From stage to page
- 2007.08.26: Celebrity brainiacs
- 2007.08.24: Knowing who you are
- 2007.08.23: Calling Raymond Carver
- 2007.08.22: Shall I compare thee to a modern poet?
- 2007.08.21: Spermatic fever
- 2007.08.20: So many nuns, so little time
- 2007.08.19: It's just a habit
- 2007.08.17: Since we're on the subject of dogs ...
- 2007.08.16: Who's afraid of Virginia Woof? Or, How do I love thee, Let me count the wags.
- 2007.08.15: Tea in the time of insurgency
- 2007.08.14: What would Winnie Cooper do?
- 2007.08.13: Note to Lindsay, Paris and Britney: You don't know the half of being a bad girl
- 2007.08.11: Welcome to The Book Room!
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Teresa Budasi is the Books Editor for the Chicago Sun-Times. You can e-mail her or call her at (312) 321-2562.
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