Critical Mass
Noteworthy new releases in March
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Writers On the Record
Victoria Lautman chats with Richard Price.
It’s Elementary
One city mom’s advice for navigating the jargon-filled and anxiety-producing process of applying for kindergarten in the public schools
Bad Medicine
How a Midwest con man swindled a pre-Viagra nation
Building a Better Ballot
How fonts, type size, and shading improve our democracy
Writers on the Record
Victoria Lautman chats with Russell Banks.
Friendly Composition
The Weisberg brothers both publish books this month. Sibling rivalry, or simply good genes?
Just Do It
A new book by marital therapist Michele Weiner Davis dispels any nothion that men are the higher-sexed spouse
Inside Job
As a U. of C. grad student, Sudhir Venkatesh talked his way inside a crack-dealing gang at the notorious Robert Taylor Homes and befriended its charismatic leader. Now, in a new book, this “rogue sociologist” tells of his up-close—at times perhaps too close—encounter with gang life
How Your High School Stacks Up
Chicago does a by-the-numbers evaluation of 233 public high schools in the six-county metro area, looking at school spending, as well as teacher experience, test scores, and other academic categories—including an exclusive appraisal of the relationship between money and test scores.