2 Author Conversation: Cathy Park Hong and Eula Biss (Women & Children First) Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong discusses “Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning,” a blend of memoir and cultural criticism, with Eula Biss. March 19
3 “Lifting As They Climbed” Book Talk and Tour (Illinois Institute of Technology) Author Essence McDowell talks about this book and leads a tour of South Side landmarks discussed in the book. March 21
4 “The Sea Came Up & Drowned” (Cultivate Urban Rainforest & Gallery, Evanston) Rachel Jamison Webster releases her latest poetry collection as part of the United Nations World Water Day. March 22
5 Poetry off the Shelf: A CantoMundo Reading (Poetry Foundation) CantoMundo celebrates its ten-year anniversary with a reading featuring Julian Randall, Deborah Paredez and Mónica de la Torre. March 31
Newcity Lit Editor Tara Betts is the author of “Break the Habit” and “Arc & Hue.” Her interviews and features have appeared in publications such as Hello Giggles, Mosaic Magazine, NYLON, The Source, Sixty Inches from Center, and Poetry magazine. She also hosts author chats at the Seminary Co-Op bookstores in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood.
Lit Top 5: March 2022 While virtual events still dominate the book world, here are a wide range of in-person events to check out.
Lit Top 5: March 2023 March brings events both somber and somewhat silly to the literary world.
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 2023 May brings stellar writers with brilliant new books, festivals, and a debut novel from Tom Hanks.
