1 Erika L. Sánchez (Women and Children First) Sánchez launches her debut collection “Lessons on Expulsion: Poems” July 14, 7:30pm
2 Marcus Sakey (The Book Cellar) Marcus Sakey reads from his latest thriller “Afterlife.” July 21 , 7pm
3 Chris Abani and Kelly Norman Ellis (The Poetry Foundation) Cave Canem hosts a conversation between poet, screenwriter, novelist, essayist and playwright Chris Abani and Affrilachian poet Kelly Norman Ellis. Moderated by CM Burroughs. July 11, 7pm
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.
Lit Top 5: May 2022 Chicago Humanities Spring Festival and American Writers Festival headline an extraordinary month for book lovers and thought leaders.
