Elisa Shoenberger

Meeting your favorite author or artist can be very awkward. Here are some helpful hints and stories to guide you through meeting your favorite creatives.

THE FEATHER THIEF and the case for our understanding of natural history.

Here is a mouth-watering collection of comic books with simple, corresponding recipes including Korean food, croissants and soup, and even insects.

These historical fiction books about artists, including fine artists, performers, and designers, bring enormous personalities and their artworks to life.

When buying books as gifts, Rioters have rules for themselves including a preference for hardbacks, focus on non-fiction, and more.

We sit down with Donna Kaz, aka Aphra Behn, Guerrilla Girl on Tour, to talk about her books about using tactics to protest injustice in the world.

Here is a list of 20 delightful murder mystery book series that include the following categories: classics, historical, art, food, and other.

Pop-up books weren't always for children. Here's an interview with Newberry curator Suzanne Karr Schmidt about Renaissance Pop-up books.

A brief interview with Liz Suburbia about her recently collected volume of her zine, Cyanide Milkshake where we discuss zines, punk, and creativity.

Oxford English Dictionary announced that "Toxic" is the 2018 Word of the Year. The number one word combination was "Toxic Chemical."

15 pithy Kurt Vonnegut quotes about life, the universe, everything, happiness, art, writing and literature, and people. Read on.

Bookish goodies for your literary life.

Interview with comic writer Greg Pak to discuss The Princess Who Saved Her Friends, the sequel to the Princess Who Saved Herself

A guide of Chicago's literary sites including popular places for famous Chicago authors, great libraries, bookshops, and wonderful literary events.

A ist of ten novels about World War II covering the US, Western Europe, and China.