Top 5 Books from Chicago Authors in 2013 “Little Known Facts” by Christine Sneed “Don’t Kiss Me” by Lindsay Hunter “Chicago By Day and Night” by Bill Savage and Paul Durica “The Distancers” by Lee Sandlin “Raven Girl” by Audrey Niffenegger —Naomi Huffman
Top 5 Live Lit Series WRITE CLUB The Paper Machete Guts and Glory Tuesday Funk Essay Fiesta —Naomi Huffman
Top 5 Lit Events Printers Row Lit Festival Chicago Zine Fest Chicago Book Expo Printers’ Ball Chicago Humanities Festival —Naomi Huffman
Top 5 Slam Poets of 2013 J.W. Basilo Emily Rose Kahn-Sheahan Tim Stafford Dan Sullivan Jamila Woods —Mark Eleveld
Top 5 Indie Bookstores in 2013 Quimby’s Seminary Co-op Powell’s Book Cellar Women and Children First —John Wawrzaszek
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