Jonathan McDaniel is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago’s Nonfiction MFA program, and his work has most recently appeared in The Point Magazine, Tahoma Literary Review, and at The Rumpus. He works as a copywriter and lives in Chicago with his dog. Find him on twitter @JonathanMcD.
Friday 9/16: Don’t miss the Wicker Park & West Town Lit Fest from Thursday–Sunday! Readers and include Bill Ayers, Halle Butler, Adam Levin, Zoe Zolbrod, Toni Nealie, Quraysh Ali Lansana,…
Friday 9/9: Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes reads from her novel The Sleeping World at City Lit Books, 6:30 p.m., free. Join the Library Book Club at The Poetry Foundation to discuss…
Sunday 9/4: 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 9/6:…
Friday 8/26: 57th Street Books hosts a Showcase of Queer Chicago Poets with Jay Besemer, H. Melt, and Evan Kleekamp. 6 p.m, free. Join the Bitter Women Book Club at…
Friday 8/19: Head to the Uptown Arts Center to hear local author Louise LeBourgeois read in conjunction with Are We Not of Interest to Each Other, a series of paintings…
Friday 8/12: Join Rebellious Magazine founder Karen Hawkins and contributors Rachel Berg Scherer, Lisa Farver, Molly Harris, and Princess McDowell for a rousing night of readings and rebellions, followed by…
Friday 8/5: Head to The Book Cellar to hear Savy Leiser read from her debut novel The Making of a Small-Town Beauty King. 7 p.m., free. Sunday 7/7: As always,…
Friday 7/29: City Lit Books welcomes Paul Liukart as he presents his new collection Animal Heart. Other readers include Gary D. Wilson, Leesa Cross-Smith, and Steve Karas. 6:30 p.m., free.…
Friday 7/22: The Poetry Foundation’s Library Book Club discusses from unincorporated territory [guma’] by Craig Santos Perez. Space is limited, so reserve your spot. 12:30 p.m., free. Nora McInerny Purmort presents her…
Friday 7/15: Pitchfork Music Festival takes over Union Park for a weekend of music and fun. Stop by the Book Fort and check out publishers like Curbside Splendor, featherproof books,…
Friday 7/8: Don’t miss an evening of poetry with Casey Rocheteau and Valerie Wetlaufer at Women & Children First. 7:30 p.m., free. Saturday 7/9: Queen’s Ferry Press presents readings by Theodore Wheeler,…
Sunday 7/3: Don’t miss the Uptown Poetry slam at The Green Mill! Open mic starts at 7 p.m. followed by the slam itself. $7, 21+. Tuesday 7/5: Join the Lakeview…