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5 new works of historical fiction feature painful secrets

By Kat Trigarszky
Feb 12, 2026 11:44 am - Be they sniper, pirate, orphan, anthropologist, labor unionist or craftswoman, the characters in this selection of new historical fiction strive to conceal painful secrets as readers journey from the frigid Finnish forests to the sweltering Caribbean, Jim Crow America and war-torn Paris.
At 84, Bob Dylan may be producing something more valuable than hits

By David Kirby
Feb 10, 2026 1:51 pm - In his hyper-detailed and persuasive new book, “After the Flood,” Robert Polito examines the latter part of Bob Dylan’s career, from 1991 to 2024, the period between winning a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and his “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour.
Bad Bunny conquered the world, but he wants to save Puerto Rico

By Reanna Cruz
Feb 05, 2026 10:16 am - Bad Bunny may have won album of the year at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, but he was already the biggest star in the world. In the early pages of “P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance,” authors Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau introduce the facts.
‘Black Dahlia’ suggests a possible solution to the storied 1947 murder

By Dennis Drabelle
Feb 03, 2026 10:33 am - A pitfall lies in wait for the true-crime author who chooses to explore a grisly murder: Describing the killing in lurid detail may seem sensationalist, even sadistic. Ye...
6 noteworthy books for February

By Becky Meloan
Feb 03, 2026 10:00 am - With Revolutionary-era escapes and Regency scandal, Hong Kong protests, gothic fantasy and aristocratic rot, these new book titles explore who gets remembered, who gets erased and the cost of pushing back.
College of DuPage Great Read Series brings author Chloe Gong on March 9

By Jesus Cortez, College of DuPage News Bureau
Jan 26, 2026 9:23 pm - College of DuPage’s Great Read Series returns this spring semester with a lineup of engaging events centered around Chloe Gong’s book, “Foul Lady Fortune,” culminating in an author talk and book signing on Monday, March 9
Horned Lark is having a moment: Ground-hugger featured on cover of two birding magazines

By Jeff Reiter
Jan 26, 2026 12:24 pm - There are roughly 750 kinds of birds in the United States. So, what are the chances that one of them, Horned Lark, would grace the covers of two major birding magazines this month?
What’s behind our love-hate relationship with football?

By Mark Athitakis
Jan 23, 2026 3:06 pm - Though its release is timed to the height of the NFL postseason, Chuck Klosterman’s “Football” often seems inclined to put you off watching the sport. He muses at length about classic players and statistics, only to lament the dead-endedness of the debates they inspire.
‘Crux’ is a ferocious, poetic look at two teens drawn to danger

By Joan Frank
Jan 19, 2026 5:28 pm - Gabriel Tallent’s “Crux” is difficult and ferocious. Pushing through these pages — echoing its characters’ ordeals — requires resolve and stamina, but certain rewards abide.
A groundbreaking writer finds a novel way to air her grievances

By Hamilton Cain
Jan 19, 2026 5:04 pm - There’s ample polemic in Jeanette Winterson’s genre-bending “One Aladdin Two Lamps,” channeling her anger at patriarchy in a reimagining of “One Thousand and One Nights,” which she refers to simply as “Nights.” Hers is a disquieting book, awash in Jenny Holzer-like slogans, memories of a strict evangelical childhood, stories jigsawed together and sudden, breathtaking insights.

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