by Christine Sneed | August 24, 2026Patricia Grace King on Fiction, Memory and the Long Aftermath of War King’s exceptional debut story collection, “Those Who Vanish,” inhabits the borderlands between history and memory, personal losses and political violence.
by Christine Sneed | August 13, 2026Ignatius Aloysius on “Bone Dust Mother” and Chicago’s Inaugural South Asia Literary Festival Aloysius discusses writing his new poetry collection, curating the literary festival hosted by Chicago’s South Asia Institute and much more.
by Hugh Iglarsh | July 23, 2026A Poet Grows in Skokie: An Interview with Edward Hirsch on His Memoir, “My Childhood in Pieces” With ten published books of verse, several poetry anthologies, and numerous scholarly and critical works to his name, Edward Hirsch is a major force both as a maker and popularizer of poetry. “My Childhood in Pieces” takes the Chicago-born Hirsch out of his comfort zone.
by Ted C. Fishman | July 16, 2026Budi Darma’s Work Is Found in Translation, From Indonesia to Indiana The renowned Indonesian writer is breaking through thanks to new English-language versions of his Bloomington, Indiana-set books translated by Tiffany Tsao.
by Christine Sneed | June 8, 2026The Eternal Questions: A Conversation with Deb Olin Unferth About Her New Novel “Earth 7” "Earth 7" follows characters struggling to make meaning in a depopulated world of underwater settlements and increasingly desperate climate interventions.
by Mary Wisniewski | May 20, 2026Betsy Rubiner Looks at the Hows and Whys of Journaling The Chicago reporter, who's written eighty-two volumes of diaries over almost sixty years, is out with a book on her lifelong practice.
by Ruby Rosenthal | May 14, 2026Worth a Try: Rachel León and “How We See The Gray” The Rockford native on her debut novel, choosing curiosity over judgment and balancing writing with her caseworker job.
by Sadaf Ferdowsi | March 30, 2026Not An Escapist Read: Kirsten King Discusses Her Debut, “A Good Person” The author discusses social media, her writing routine and her debut novel.
by Jordan McClements | March 12, 2026Bill Hillmann Is Fightin’ in the Ring and on the Page The author of the novel "White Flight" talks about his quest to help the next generation of students, writers and boxers flourish.
by Ruby Rosenthal | February 23, 2026Camille Bordas on “One Sun Only” and the Art of Deleting The Chicago-based writer discusses the pleasures of editing, writing in English versus French and the narrative power of anxiety.
