1 Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu (Merle Reskin Theatre, DePaul) The Book Table presents a night of socio-political stand-up comedy to benefit Housing Forward. May 20, 7pm
3 “La Rose” (First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple) Chicago Humanities Festival hosts Louise Erdrich reading and discussing her new novel. May 24, 6pm
4 “The Mirror Thief” (57th Street Books) Martin Seay in conversation with Scott Onak May 25, 6pm
5 Poetry Off the Shelf (Poetry Foundation) Ana Castillo, Mauricio Kilwein-Guevara, Erika L. Sánchez and Fifth Wednesday Journal May 19, 6:30pm
Toni Nealie is the Literary Editor of Newcity and the author of the essay collection “The Miles Between Me.” A Pushcart Prize nominee, her essays have appeared in Guernica Magazine, Rust Belt: Chicago, The Rumpus, The Offing, Essay Daily, Chicago Quarterly Review, Hobart, Entropy and elsewhere. She worked in magazine journalism, politics and PR in her native New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Singapore and now edits, writes and teaches in Chicago. Find her at toninealie.com and on Twitter @tnealie. She can be reached at toni@newcity.com.
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