Roundup

Several weeks back the Chicago Tribune book section, edited by NBCC board member Elizabeth Taylor, took a savvy appoach to inevitable change, soliciting reader suggestions. Among the 1,000-plus responses was a request for a more-regular column of reader's letters, and a comment from Chicago-based novelist Sara Paretsky, who began her letter:"I read the Books section chiefly for reviews, not essays. I think this section should be doubled in size. Often you review books weeks, sometimes months, before "The New York Times," so I rely on your section more than on the "Times" book review, although I also read it. Other strengths of the section include your choice of reviewers—I'm often impressed with people like Alan Cheuse. Like all Chicago writers, I appreciate the fact that you pay attention to what we're doing here in Chicago... [read full story]