Stitched Together: Krista Franklin Discusses “Under the Knife”
“‘Under the Knife’ is an actual body that’s been taken apart and stitched back together in a number of ways, much like my own body.”
Lit Top 5: January 2019
Listen and learn in January
It Might Just Smoke You: A Review of “Sacred Smokes” by Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
“Sacred Smokes” is a major contribution to Bottom-dog Urban Realism.
Lit Top 5: December 2018
Winter literary delights in Chicago.
A Tale of Two Cities: Rosellen Brown Discusses “The Lake on Fire”
The Gilded Age, the grandeur of the Columbian Exposition existed alongside terrible poverty. The details have changed, but desperate need hasn’t, nor have attentive people stopped searching for ways to live honest and useful lives.
Culture Maker: A Review of “South Side Venus” by Mary Ann Cain
The first biography of African American arts mover and shaker, Margaret Burroughs.
Night Terrors: A Review of “Northwood” by Maryse Meijer
“Your hands on my throat, that bruise lace they left behind—those crown jewels, that ghost necklace.”
Lit Top 5: November 2018
Poetry, history, novels, philosophy and more.
Race, Schools and A Nation’s Woes: A Review of “Ghosts in the Graveyard” by Eve L. Ewing
A chronicle of Chicago’s racial segregation and the resistance of students, parents, educators and activists who refuse to be silenced in the face of injustice.
A Coming of Age: A Review of “Simple Machines” By Ian Morris
A young immigrant’s odyssey toward adulthood.
