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Chicago Tribune Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl
Chicago Tribune BooksChicago Tribune Books

Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl’s children’s books, such as ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,’ as censorship https://t.co/LnfatB0Cnc

Paperback, 2007

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care, Victor Ray

On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care

Victor Ray
Chicago Tribune BooksChicago Tribune Books

Biblioracle: Victor Ray’s ‘On Critical Race Theory’ is a new lens through which to see the world https://t.co/jcZwn0IAJ1

Paperback, 2023

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: We Are Too Many: A Memoir [Kind Of], Hannah Pittard

We Are Too Many: A Memoir [Kind Of]

Hannah Pittard
Chicago Tribune BooksChicago Tribune Books

Biblioracle: Getting excited for Hannah Pittard’s upcoming memoir ‘We Are Too Many’ https://t.co/mzrDyv0bwr

Hardcover, 2023

$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Keyana Loves Her Family, Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

Keyana Loves Her Family

Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Chicago Tribune BooksChicago Tribune Books

Chicagoan Natasha Tarpley brings us another ode to Black love with latest children’s book, ‘Keyana Loves Her Family’ https://t.co/vCMlUnaAL3

Hardcover, 2022

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Gender Queer: A Memoir, Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe
Chicago Tribune BooksChicago Tribune Books

How ‘Gender Queer: A Memoir’ became America’s most banned book https://t.co/VoL7z14MvS

Paperback, 2019

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Faces of Homelessness, Jeffrey A. Wolin

Faces of Homelessness

Jeffrey A. Wolin
Chicago Tribune BooksChicago Tribune Books

Jeffrey Wolin talks about his latest book project, "Faces of Homelessness" https://t.co/FvCE5scx8Q

Hardcover, 2022

$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home, Lorrie Moore

I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home

Lorrie Moore
Chicago Tribune BooksChicago Tribune Books

Biblioracle: ‘Was it a good book?’ Sometimes there’s no easy answer to that question https://t.co/QEGg7Ilv3P

Paperback, 2024

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Last Chairlift, John Irving

The Last Chairlift

John Irving
Chicago Tribune BooksChicago Tribune Books

Biblioracle: ‘The Last Chairlift’ is said to be John Irving’s last big novel. His books have always felt personal. https://t.co/BTZyfMCKHz

Paperback, 2023

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Last Enforcer: Outrageous Stories from the Life and Times of One of the Nba's Fiercest Competitors, Charles Oakley

The Last Enforcer: Outrageous Stories from the Life and Times of One of the Nba's Fiercest Competitors

Charles Oakley
Chicago Tribune BooksChicago Tribune Books

Former Chicago Bull Charles Oakley talks about his new memoir ‘The Last Enforcer’ and the punches, shoves and slaps he’s remembered for https://t.co/GhtW5zvtfx

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Beautiful World, Where Are You, Sally Rooney

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sally Rooney
Chicago Tribune BooksChicago Tribune Books

Column: Nothing wrong with big, splashy promotions for Sally Rooney’s ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’ https://trib.al/asHBoFr

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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