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2018年1月22日 星期一

Books for the bomb shelter, books becoming movies, and more

Your weekly guide to Chicago Tribune's favorites in books, authors and events

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January 22, 2018

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The Biblioracle: Got nuclear jitters after the false alarm in Hawaii? Books for the bomb shelter

Thursday, Jan 18

Following the recent false emergency alert in Hawaii, John Warner, forever scarred by a 1983 viewing of "The Day After," offers books to inform, if not mitigate, nuclear fears.

American democracy is on a break. Welcome to 'Trumpocracy.'

Once the fire burns out and the fury subsides, what will chroniclers of our era make of this frenetic first year of America under Trump?

As e-book sales fall and audiobooks rise, print still dominates for local booksellers

The shift in consumer demand between print, e-books and now downloadable audiobooks is playing out between the stacks in Chicago-area bookstores.

'Scarlet A' author says we need to talk about abortion more

"Scarlet A: The Ethics, Law and Politics of Ordinary Abortion," is a thoughtful and engaging consideration on one of this country's most controversial words.

Elena Ferrante, whoever she is, will be a columnist for the Guardian

The internationally bestselling novelist Elena Ferrante — a pseudonym — will begin writing a weekly column for the British newspaper the Guardian.

Books becoming movies in 2018

From "A Wrinkle in Time" to the latest in the "Fifty Shades" saga. 

In the shadows of a surveillance state

Nick Harkaway's "Gnomon" opens in the not-too-distant future, when England is governed by the System.

London's calling, but you can't answer if you're on the phone

In the loosely linked essays of "The Last London," Welsh writer and filmmaker Iain Sinclair tramps the back streets and canal towpaths of Hackney, closely observing this East London borough where he has lived for most of his adult life.

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