Harvey Pekar’s now-legendary series “American Splendor” is back for a second run on the DC Vertigo line, and the June issue (out now) features a story set in our fair city, which comes off quite nicely, especially given Pekar’s trademark pessimism. Of course, we’re a bit biased, since we had a hand in making this one possible. (Brian Hieggelke)
Lit 50 2023: Who Really Books In Chicago Our role in the world seems increasingly ephemeral, which is why so many of us take refuge in the endurability of words on paper, whether in novels, poems, essays or biographies. And Chicago's role in the world of literature has never been stronger.
City of Dreams: A Conversation with Ryan Chester about his Remarkable "Chicago Reflected" Architect Ryan Chester has created an extraordinary continuous drawing of the skyline from the Chicago River, realistic in some ways but a fantasy in others, and now it's being published as a book of sorts, but really a one-of-a-kind work of art, an eleven-foot continuous foldout drawing that slides into a handsome cardboard sheath.
