1 Tarfia Faizullah (Poetry Foundation) One of Harvard Law School’s “Fifty Women Inspiring Change” and author of “Registers of Illuminated Villages” and “Seam,” Tarfia Faizullah reads in the Poetry Off the Shelf series. February 5
2 “That Thin, Wild Mercury Sound” (American Writers Museum) Music writer Daryl Sanders discusses his book about Bob Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde” album, in conjunction with the museum exhibition “Bob Dylan: Electric.” February 21
3 Daisy Johnson (Women and Children First) “Everything Under” was nominated for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. Daisy Johnson will be in conversation with Laura Adamczyk. February 1
4 Maryse Meijer (Seminary Co-op) Author of “Heartbreaker” and “Northwood” Maryse Meijer reads from and signs her new collection of stories “Rag.” February 22
5 Do Not Submit (Neighborhood locations) A long-running personal storytelling open mic series organized by Scott Whitehair, held across the Chicago area including Englewood, Hyde Park, Evanston, Oak Park, Old Town and Andersonville. February 4-28
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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