John Warner
chicagotribune.com
South Carolina, United States
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Biblioracle: Why a 1-star review convinced me to read the book anyway
The polarization of opinion can be a very useful tool to orient your own tastes in a world where opinions are ubiquitous. → Read More
Biblioracle: A return to Barnes & Noble, which has embraced its core product: books
Barnes & Noble is now profitable. The trick to success is simple. Rather than imitating a gift store, B&N now emphasizes its core product: books. → Read More
How About We Put Learning at the Center?
The ongoing freak-out about ChatGPT sent me back to considering the fundamentals. → Read More
Biblioracle: Five more of my favorite fiction books of the year
Among this week's five works of fiction for 2022 is a book I never thought I'd read. → Read More
Biblioracle: Struggling with gift ideas this year? Books are the answer
If you're struggling with gift-giving etiquette this holiday season, the answer is simple: Give everyone a book. → Read More
Biblioracle: With the flood of new books, don’t overlook these 6 titles
You better get going because these books aren’t going to read themselves, and there’s more on the way. → Read More
Biblioracle: Now’s your chance to buy items once owned by Joan Didion, from books to art to paper clips
The Stair Galleries will auction Joan Didion’s effects, and some people are desperate to possess anything the author once touched. → Read More
Biblioracle: Rediscovering Chicago writer Thomas Rogers and his ‘Confession’
When I travel to unfamiliar places I go to a local used bookstore. College towns are among the best spots for new (to me) discoveries. → Read More
There’s No Right Way to Ungrade
Take it from an expert in failure. → Read More
Biblioracle: ‘The Last Chairlift’ is said to be John Irving’s last big novel. His books have always felt personal.
When I received an email from a publicist offering me an advance copy of John Irving’s “last novel,” I jumped at the chance. → Read More
Listening to Students
So simple. So powerful. So rare? → Read More
Biblioracle: Data on book sales is murky. But more numbers may not be the best solution.
Focusing on the number of books sold means replicating what is already popular will become the safe bet. → Read More
Biblioracle: These things happened during Banned Books Week, reason enough to sound the alarm again
South Carolina Republicans have tried to ban LGBTQ books from certain sections of libraries, while a PEN America report shows an explosion in attempts to ban books in school. → Read More
Biblioracle: Adam Langer’s ‘Cyclorama’ shows how books can reveal hidden things about the places we know best
You think you know the place you grew up in but then a novel comes along that makes you see it with new eyes. → Read More
Biblioracle: Mourning the death of Barbara Ehrenreich, who told truths before we were ready to hear them
The author of "Nickel and Dimed" directly engaged with the world as it is, not how we might wish it to be. → Read More
Biblioracle: The blob has taken over, bringing bright amorphous shapes to our book covers
Book covers go through trend cycles, with the “flat illustration” the look of the 2010s, so we shouldn’t be stuck with the blob forever. → Read More
Biblioracle: Victor Ray’s ‘On Critical Race Theory’ is a new lens through which to see the world
“On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care” by Victor Ray is like having a conversation with a wise and perceptive professor. → Read More
Biblioracle: Could trying to ban a book actually get it more readers? Perhaps we’ll find out.
We can do our part in supporting books that are being challenged by making sure young people have access to books spanning the range of human expression. → Read More
Biblioracle: Melissa Bank, author of the publishing phenomenon ‘Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing,’ dies at 61
"The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing" was the exact right amount of respectful and judgmental about what it's like to be young and feel stuff. → Read More
Biblioracle: Barack Obama’s summer reading list versus the Booker Prize longlist. Obama wins?
A major book prize announced its list of notables in the last week of July. That prize is called “Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List.” → Read More