Lit Top 5: July 2022

Sudhir Venkatesh

1
Sudhir Venkatesh
(American Writers Museum)
The author discusses “The Tomorrow Game,” his new book about “a Chicago community coming together to save a group of teens from gun violence.”
July 6, 6:30pm

2
Erika Sánchez
(Benito Juárez Auditorium)
The author discusses her new memoir, “Crying in the Bathroom,” with WBEZ’s Maria Inés Zamudio.
July 12, 7pm

3
Chicago’s Poetic History
(Chicago History Museum)
Richard Guzman leads a panel discussion with poets featured in the new Chicago Literary Hall of Fame anthology, “Wherever I’m At”
July 12, 6pm

4
A Summer Poetry Gathering
(Haymarket House)
An evening showcasing Chicago Poetry Center poets, along with Poetry magazine editor Adrian Matejka.
July 20, 6pm

5
The Newberry Book Fair
(Newberry Library)
The legendary used-book sale returns; plus the annual storytelling in Bughouse Square on July 30 at 1pm.
July 29-31, 10am-6pm