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Live blog: New One Book, One Chicago title announced

By Michael Loring

Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon and NPR’s Peter Sagal announced the 2014-2015 One Book, One Chicago selection Friday at the Harold Washington Library. And the selection is….THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY by Michael Chabon.

Here, Peter Sagal tells the Sun-Times what Chabon’s book means to him.

• New York Times Book Review: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

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