A Jolt in the Gut: An Interview with Xandria Phillips
Xandria Phillips is a poet, educator, visual artist and an extremely generous mentor.
One Recommendation: August 2020
In lieu of the regularly scheduled events we are sharing six books due for August 2020 release.
A Dangerous Thing: A Review of Megha Majumdar’s A Burning
Megha Majumdar’s wrenching novel begins with an act of terrorism and an accusation.
Insecurity Unwound: A Review of The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist
Tomine assembles a series of autobiographical sketches spanning his entire career, mostly concentrating on his grappling with fame or the lack thereof.
The Players and the Played: A Review of Miles Harvey’s The King of Confidence
Harvey’s book accepts no such popular, mythical understanding of con men, but rather builds more nuanced portraits of the players and the played.
Witnessing a LatiNEXT Moment: A Review of The BreakBeat Poets Volume. 4: LatiNext
This volume comes at a time when we are all searching for new words, grappling with the realization that English doesn’t feel good enough to express or even explain.
True Crime Stories: A Review of Harold Schechter’s Ripped From the Headlines!
Before the internet and cable television became popular, movies fed the public’s voyeuristic desire for true crime’s inside information and judicial resolution.
One Recommendation: July 2020
A short list of books speaking to readers who experience racism.
Six Feet Tall: Sara Paretsky Talks Love and Other Crimes
Writing in a time when women mystery writers were not common, Paretsky created Sisters in Crime, a worldwide organization to support women crime writers.
Without Pretense or Throne: A Review of Peter Kahn’s Little Kings
Kahn has carved out his place as a beloved educator in the Chicago area by mentoring and teaching young poets.
