Notable Chicago: 12/19–12/25
Friday 12/19: Bad Grammar Theater is back at Powell’s Bookstore University Village for another evening of readings from Chicago authors of horror, fantasy, pulp fiction, and sci-fi. 6 p.m. Monday 12/22:…
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Frank Tempone
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Frank Tempone writes and teaches on the north side of Chicago. He tweets @tempone and rants at absolutegentleman.net.
Notable Chicago: 12/12–12/18
Saturday 12/13: City Lit hosts a reading and signing by Chicago teacher and writer Jessie Ann Foley, who’s promoting her first novel, The Carnival at Bray. 5 p.m. Unabridged Books invites…
Notable Chicago: 12/5–12/11
Friday 12/5: The Interview Show is back at The Hideout, featuring Jonathan Eig, among others. 6:30 p.m. Saturday 12/6: The third annual Chicago Book Expo is at Columbia College and…
Notable Chicago: 11/21–11/27
Saturday 11/22: RoscoeBooks is the newest independent bookstore in the city, and its Grand Opening is today. Stop by and say hello, have some refreshments, and buy a book. 3 p.m. …
Notable Chicago: 11/14–11/20
Friday 11/14: Seminary Co-op Bookstore hosts two poets with collections out this year from University of Wisconsin Press. Joanne Diaz, author of My Favorite Tyrants and Angela Sorby, author of…
Notable Chicago: 11/7–11/13
Friday 11/7: 57th Street Books is a South Side favorite, and tonight a Cuban literary star, Yoss, is in conversation with Dominican literary star, Rey Andújar. These guys love talking…
Notable Chicago: 10/31–11/6
Friday 10/31: Caitlin Doughty, host of the video series Ask a Mortician, is at the Packer Gallery in promotion of her memoir, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons…
Notable Chicago: 10/24–10/30
Friday 10/24: David Bell is at The Book Cellar to promote his novel The Forgotten Girl. 7 p.m. Saturday 10/25: The Chicago Humanities Festival kicks off today in celebration of…
Notable Chicago: 10/17–10/23
Friday 10/17: The inaugural Lit & Luz Festival is underway at the School of the Art Institute, featuring authors and visual artists exploring the historical contexts of both Mexico City…
Notable Chicago: 10/10–10/16
Friday 10/10: Registration for the Chicago Writers Conference is open, but ends today. Writers can attend lectures, writing workshops, and have one-on-ones with editors and agents. Special Guests include Christine…
Notable Chicago: 10/3–10/9
Friday 10/3: Registration for the Chicago Writers Conference is open, but ends a week from today. Writers can attend lectures, writing workshops, and have one-on-ones with editors and agents. Special…
Notable Chicago: 9/26–10/2
Friday 9/26: It’s Banned Books Week, and City Lit Books celebrates in a big way by inviting local writers and high school students to read passages from banned masterpieces. Some…