SEPTEMBER
Monte Beauchamp, “Masterful Marks: Cartoonist Who Changed the World”
Former editor of the comic anthology Blab! and recipient of the Society of Illustrators’ prestigious Richard Gangel Art Award, this Chicago author compiled and edited a collection of works by contemporary graphic artists paying homage to the predecessors who inspired them and shaped the comic medium. September 2
Garnett Kilberg Cohen “Swarm to Glory”
Having served as chairperson of the Department of English at Columbia College and taught there for more than twenty years, Garnett Kilberg Cohen has molded some of the most influential Chicago authors and poets of the last two decades. “Swarm” is a collection of short stories that focus on endings—from the mundane to the monumental—and the choices we face when confronted by them. September 5
Susan Hope Lanier, “The Game We Play”
Among new voices in the city stands Susan Hope Lanier, who earned her MFA from Columbia College in 2012. Lanier’s fiction debut consists of ten short stories detailing human relationships and the lengths we go to maintain them, both the heart-wrenching and the heartbreaking. September 9
Lena Dunham, “Not that Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s ‘Learned’”
The executive producer, writer and star of HBO’s hit series “Girls,” Lena Dunham offers a collection of personal essays about the takeaway of a booming career that blossomed overnight. September 30
