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Jonathan McDaniel
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Notable Chicago: 6/30–7/6
Friday 6/30: 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. Wednesday 7/5: Women & Children First celebrates the paperback tour…
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Notable Chicago: 6/23–6/29
Friday 6/23: Jeremy McCarter reads from Young Radicals: In the War for American Ideals. Women & Children First, 7:30 p.m., free. Saturday 6/24: Head to Volumes Bookcafé for Poetas: Celebrating Latinx Poets. Readers include Vincent Toro, Dr. Grisel Y. Acosta,…
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Notable Chicago: 6/16–6/22
Friday 6/16: Visit Women & Children First to Celebrate the launch of Sharon Solwitz’s Once, In Lourdes with a conversation between Sharon and local author S. L. Wisenberg. 7:30 p.m., free. Saturday 6/18: Don’t miss Chicago Pride Fest (not to…
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Notable Chicago: 6/9–6/15
Friday 6/9: Join City Lit Books for a reading by UIC alums Annah Browning, Tasha Fouts, Chad Heltzel, A D Jameson, Virginia Konchan, Cole Lavalais, Beth McDermott, Simone Muench, Brianna Noll, Jay Shearer, and Snezana Zabic. 6 p.m., free. Saturday…
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Notable Chicago: 5/26–6/1
Saturday 5/27: The Poetry Foundation hosts Poetry & Music with pianist Inna Faliks and poet, essayist, and critic Deborah Landau. 7 p.m., free. Sunday 5/28: China Miéville discusses October: The Story of the Russian Revolution at The Seminary Co-op Bookstore.…
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Notable Chicago: 5/19–5/25
Friday 5/19: Emil Ferris reads from My Favorite Thing Is Monsters at Women & Children First. 7:30 p.m., free. Saturday 5/20: Join Chicago historical mystery writers Susanna Calkins, Cheryl Honigford, Michelle Cox, and D.M. Pirrone, as they gather for a…
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Notable Chicago: 5/12–5/18
Friday 5/12: Women & Children First welcomes Morgan Parker for a reading from her acclaimed collection, There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce. Morgan will be joined by local poets Jamila Woods, Nate Marshall, and José Olivarez. 7:30 p.m., free. Saturday 5/13:…
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Notable Chicago: 5/5–5/11
Friday 5/5: Ali Noorani will be at The Book Cellar to discuss his book There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration. 7 p.m., free. Saturday 5/6: The Book Cellar hosts the launch of David Berner’s newest book, October Song. 6 p.m.,…
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Albums of Our Lives: As Cities Burn’s Come Now Sleep
Most often, I do not speak when I am alone. That morning I sat on the couch and said Oh my God. I said it aloud, again and again, Oh my God.
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Notable Chicago: 4/21–4/27
Friday 4/21: Women & Children First welcomes Kay Ulanday Barrett for the Chicago launch party for their poetry collection, When the Chant Comes. Kay will be joined by H. Melt, Francesca Royster, and Darien R. Wendell. 7:30 p.m., free. Sunday 4/23:…
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Notable Chicago: 4/14–4/20
Friday 4/14: Head to Groundswell Coffee Roasters in Lincoln Square for the Chimera Reading Series. Readers include Eileen Donohue, Gretchen Lida, Harlee Logan Kelly, and Sadaf Ferdowsi. 7 p.m., donations to the Broadway Youth Center are encouraged. Sunday 4/16: As always,…
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Notable Chicago: 3/31–4/6
Friday 3/31: Head to City Lit Books for a reading by Patrick Edwards, author of the new science fiction novel Space Tripping. 6:30 p.m., free. Sunday 4/2: As always, the Uptown Poetry Slam is going down at The Green Mill.…