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Jonathan McDaniel

  • Notable Chicago: 9/29–10/5

    Literary events and readings in and around Chicago this week!

  • Notable Chicago: 9/22–9/28

    Literary events and readings in and around Chicago this week!

  • Notable Chicago: 9/15–9/21

    Literary events and readings in and around Chicago this week!

  • Notable Chicago: 9/8–9/14

    Literary events and readings in and around Chicago this week!

  • Notable Chicago: 9/1–9/7

    Literary events and readings in and around Chicago this week!

  • Notable Chicago: 8/25–8/31

    Literary events and readings in and around Chicago this week!

  • Notable Chicago: 8/18–8/24

    Literary events and readings in and around Chicago this week!

  • Notable Chicago: 8/11–8/17

    Friday 8/11: Visit Women & Children First for a poetry reading with Emily Jungmin Yoon, C.M. Burroughs, and Holly Amos. 7:30 p.m., free. Tuesday 8/15: Camille Bordas discusses her novel, How to Behave in a Crowd at the Seminary Co-op…

  • Notable Chicago: 8/4–8/10

    Sunday 8/6: As always, the Uptown Poetry Slam is going down at The Green Mill. Open mic starts at 7 p.m. followed by the slam itself. $7, 21+. Tuesday 8/8: Lynne Cox will be at The Book Cellar to launch…

  • Notable Chicago: 7/28–8/3

    Friday 7/28: The RHINO Reads open mic is happening at Bookends & Beginnings in Evanston, with special guests Roger Reeves and Doug Ramspeck. 6 p.m., free. The wonderful Women & Children First bookstore hosts its annual member sale all weekend.…

  • Notable Chicago: 7/21–7/27

    Friday 7/21: Tim Taranto and Suzanne Scanlon will discuss Tim’s new book Ars Botanica at Women & Children First. 7:30 p.m., free. Saturday 7/22: Visit The Book Cellar to hear Pulitzer winner Jeffrey Gettleman discuss his memoir, Love, Africa: A…

  • Notable Chicago: 7/14–7/20

    Friday 7/14: Since it was rained-out last time, head to Hollywood Beach for the seventh installment of the CHIMERA reading series! Readers include Robert Carey, Jessica DeArcangelis, and Bréia Kokeb. 7 p.m., donations to Animalia encouraged.     Visit Women & Children First to…