1 Cecile Richards (Nicholas Senn High School) President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund discusses her memoir “Make Trouble” with David Axelrod. April 14
2 Graphic! Chicago Humanities Festival (Various venues) The CHF Spring Festival explores visual culture and extreme expression. April 24, 28-29
3 Nikki Giovanni (American Writers Museum) Recipient of seven NAACP Image awards and author of more than thirty books, Nikki Giovanni reads from “A Good Cry.” April 26
4 Chicago Public Library Poetry Fest (Harold Washington Library Center) Safia Elhillo and sam sax read their poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month. April 28
5 Amruta Patil (Seminary Co-op Bookstores) Amruta Patil discusses her graphic novels “Kari,” “Adi Parva: Churning of the Ocean” and “Sauptik: Blood and Flowers.” April 12
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.
Lit Top 5: May 2021 From Chicagoski to Fat and Queer, May is full of dynamic events
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