Lit Top 5: October 2021

Bela Koe-Krompecher

1
Josh Ritter
(Old Town School of Folk Music)
The singer-songwriter-writer does a solo show and promotes his novel, “The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All”
October 2-3

2
Bela Koe-Krompecher
(Madison Street Books)
The co-founder of Columbus, Ohio underground record label Anyway Records discusses his memoir, “Love, Death, and Photosynthesis,” with Doug Mosurock
October 2, 6:30pm

3
Vice Admiral Sandra Stosz, USCG (ret)
(Pritzker Military Library)
The first woman to command an icebreaker on the Great Lakes and to lead a US armed forces service academy discusses her book, “Breaking Ice & Breaking Glass, Leading In Uncharted Waters.”
October 5, 5:30pm

4
Sarah Ruhl
(Chicago Humanities Festival)
The acclaimed playwright discusses her memoir, “Smile: The Story of a Face,” at the Columbia College Student Center.
October 10, 3pm

5
Fuller Awards: Luis Alberto Urrea
(National Museum of Mexican Art)
The acclaimed Chicago writer receives a lifetime achievement award at the National Museum of Mexican Art.
October 28, 6pm