The Poet and the Memoirist: Jessica Hopper and Jacob Saenz Look Ahead
Memoirist Jessica Hopper and poet Jacob Saenz discuss their new books and what they look forward to in fall.
Can’t-Miss Fall Literary Events with Chicago Writers
Lit events to look forward to as the leaves change and the temperatures drop.
Lit Top 5: September 2018
Poetry, fiction and workshops.
Safe With You: A Review of “The Wildlands” by Abby Geni
Geni is a masterful storyteller.
Be Less Afraid: Kim Brooks talks about “Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear”
The greatest cost of fear is the way it blots out everything it touches and drowns out the joys of parenthood.
Waiting for the Apocalypse: Ling Ma Discusses “Severance”
A satire about precarity, family, memory and survival.
Fractures and Partitions: A Review of “If They Come For Us” by Fatimah Asghar
Poems about Partition and coming-of-age as a Pakistani Muslim in America after September 11, 2001.
The Murk of War: A Review of “If You Leave Me” by Crystal Hana Kim
Love, mourning, hope and loss are the legacies of a war-torn land.
Lit Top 5: August 2018
Our highlights for August.
The Political is Emotional: A Review of “The Monarchy of Fear” by Martha C. Nussbaum
An incitement to engage—taking action against fear and powerlessness.
