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Rachel Natale
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Notable Chicago: 12/18–12/24
Friday 12/18: Fatimah Asghar, Franny Choi, Nate Marshall, Aaron Samuels, Danez Smith, and Jamila Woods of Dark Noise read. Poetry Foundation, 7 p.m. Sunday 12/20: Naomi Huffman and Leah Pickett host Dave Reidy, Britt Julious, Megan Kirby, and Ted Wesenberg…
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Notable Chicago: 12/11–12/17
Friday 12/11: Volatile! opens at the Poetry Foundation Gallery. Curator Debra Riley Parr discusses the exhibition with scent designers, artists, and poets at 6:30 p.m. Saturday 12/12: Unabridged Bookstore celebrates their 35th anniversary! Stop by from 6 p.m.–9 p.m. for…
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Notable Chicago: 12/4–12/10
Friday 12/4: The Book Cellar hosts Jen Lancaster, Stacey Ballis, Wendy McClure, Amy Guth, Claire Zulkey, and other funny favorites at the 9th Annual Witty Women Writers Event. 7 p.m. Pushcart Prize-nominated author Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow shares excerpts from her book…
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Notable Chicago: 11/27–12/3
Sunday 11/29: June Huitt and Nicole Hollander share stories for Sideswiping Normal. $15 at Martyrs’, 3 p.m. Tuesday 12/1: First of the month? deadline. Back to Print hosts the release and open mic at Uncharted Books, 7 p.m. Tuesday Funk-y!…
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Notable Chicago: 11/20–11/26
Friday 11/20: Micah Ling, Douglas Light, and Martínez Pompa share selections from their respective collections at Uncharted Books, 7 p.m. Benjamin Kelner and Anne Kasdorf chat about their Not For Tourists Illustrated Guide to Chicago. The Book Cellar, 7 p.m.…
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Notable Chicago: 11/13–11/19
Friday 11/13: City Lit Books welcomes Francesca Abbate, Toby Altman, and Alix Anne Shaw for Poetry Night. 6:30 p.m. Author Maggie Kast launches her first novel, A Free, Unsullied Land. Women & Children First, 7:30 p.m. Saturday 11/14: Gerald Butters…
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Notable Chicago: 11/6–11/12
Friday 11/6: 2015 Iowa Short Fiction Award Winners Edward Hamlin (Night in Erg Chebbi and Other Stories) and Charles Haverty (Excommunicados) read selections from their respective works. City Lit Books, 6:30 p.m. Women & Children First celebrates the launch of…
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Notable Chicago: 10/30–11/5
Friday 10/30: Purchase The Secret Chord to join author Geraldine Brooks for a reading at the Swedish History Museum. Hosted by Women & Children First at 7 p.m. BYOB to a zine release and eerie film screening, hosted by Vicky…
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Notable Chicago: 10/23–10/29
Friday 10/23: Beautiful and brutal—Bonnie Jo Campbell celebrates her new story collection, Mothers Tell Your Daughters, at Women & Children First, 7:30 p.m. Saturday 10/24: 4th Trimester Bodies Project unveils their new book. Join Ashlee Wells Jackson and Laura Weetzie Wilson…
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Notable Chicago: 10/16–10/22
Friday 10/16: The Poetry Foundation welcomes Joyce Carol Oates for her first visit. Poetry off the Shelf, 7 p.m. The Best American Comics 2015 editor Bill Kartalopoulos joins contributors Gina Wynbrandt and Anya Davidson to discuss the this year’s edition of the series. Quimby’s Bookstore, 7 p.m. Parapsychology…
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Notable Chicago: 10/9–10/15
Friday 10/9: Jarrett Neal celebrates the release of his essay collection, What Color Is Your Hoodie? Women & Children First, 7:30 p.m. Saturday 10/10: Greg Gerke (My Brooklyn Writer Friend), James Tadd Adcox (Does Not Love), and Megan Kirby share…
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Notable Chicago: 10/2–10/8
Friday 10/2: Malena Mörling and Jonas Ellerström read in English and Swedish from The Star By My Head: Poets from Sweden. Presented with Milkweed Editions, the Swedish American Museum, and the Swedish Arts Council at the Poetry Foundation, 7 p.m.…