In The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter, the author melds fictional characters with true Chicago events — namely, the 1963 murder of Karyn “Cookie” Kupcinet. Read more
The modest home in Dolton where Pope Leo XIV grew up has become an unofficial pilgrimage site. Will it be this troubled suburb’s salvation — or just further divide it? Read more
From stories steeped in the rhythms of the city to a lighthearted romance, these new novels by Chicago-connected authors provide ample beach-chair fodder. Read more
The heirs of a famous Jewish entertainer killed in the Holocaust want the museum to return a work they say was stolen by the Nazis. But was it really? Read more
