The 90th Oscars ceremony is approaching, and the nine movies nominated for Best Picture cover quite a range of styles and subjects. It got me to wondering, what books would I suggest to fans of each movie? Call Me by Your Name Based on the acclaimed novel Call Me by your Name by Andre Aciman, this…
Bill Gates’ New Favorite Book of All Time and More of His Recent Picks
Few figures can make as much of a splash in endorsing books publicly as Bill Gates. Not only is he a respected businessman, technologist and philanthropist, but he's also got pretty reliable taste and a consistent eye for quality. So it's worth checking in on what Gates has been championing recently. (We also checked in…
Chicago’s Women of Gospel Music
Chicago was influential in the beginning of gospel music, and women were part of gospel from the beginning. CPL has numerous resources to help you discover more about some of these magnificent Chicago women, past and present. Often the first name to come to mind for Chicagoans is Mahalia Jackson. Let's meet a few of…
Not Asking For It
Sexual slavery is unfortunately nothing new, particularly in times of war. If you liked Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly, White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht might be right up your alley. I'm going to cover some other books dealing with forced prostitution, some fiction, some not, as well. Bracht's White Chrysanthemum tells the story of Hana and…
#TBT: Happy Birthday, High Priestess of Soul
For Throwback Thursday, let's celebrate Nina Simone! Simone, who was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon 85 years ago, on February 21, 1933 in North Carolina, was an accomplished and versatile musician and civil rights activist. Displaying a gift for music early in life, she began playing the piano at 3, had dreams of being a concert…
Meet Chicago Children’s Author Tom Lichtenheld
Chicago is lucky to have many fabulous children's book authors, but this month we'd like to highlight one of our favorite Chicago illustrators, Tom Lichtenheld. Some of my family's favorite picture books have found their way into our hearts because of his illustrations. They always add humor and playfulness to the text, and many are…
Remembering Chicagoan Lerone Bennett, Jr.
Chicagoan and African American historian and editor Lerone Bennett, Jr. died Wednesday, February 14 at 89. Bennett began a long and storied publishing career first writing for the Atlanta Daily World, while also serving as city editor for Jet magazine. In 1953, he became the associate editor of Ebony. Five years later, he accepted the…
Ahoy, Me Hearties! Read Like a Pirate
Nancy Pearl, famous librarian and inspiration for an action figure, recently tweeted an article about artifacts found on a wrecked ship that showed Blackbeard's crew had books on board including, well, books about pirates. This isn't really all that pirates liked to read, but it made me wonder, what books would a pirate read? Since…
#TBT: Molly Ringwald Is 50
Fans of director John Hughes' iconic 1980s films may be startled to realize that actress Molly Ringwald is blowing out 50 candles on February 18! Ringwald shot to fame as the star of Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink. To some, she remains an adorable redhead navigating the perils of teen angst in…
Philip Sang Collection Documents African American Experience
Chicago Public Library recently digitized over 200 items documenting the African American experience. You can see these items in our Philip David Sang Digital Collection. The Sang collection, acquired by CPL in the late 1970s and housed in the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection at Woodson Regional Library, consists of a range of materials and…
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