Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago 2008
Chicago’s book world can be a quiet place. In part due to the solitary nature of the work, and in part due to the void of publishing parties that keep New York’s assorted gawkers journaling away, it’s...
View Article411: King Gibbons
Northwestern University professor and poet Reginald Gibbons will give a reading from the Greek tragedy “Oedipus the King,” working alongside a three-piece band from the music group Fulcrum Point,...
View ArticleLit 50: Who really books in Chicago 2010
A strange and unpleasant wind blows through the literary land. Our obsession with technocultural toys, whether iPhones, iPads or Kindles, makes the foundation of thought almost since thought was...
View ArticleLit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago 2011
Power in Chicago has been passed on. No, we’re not talking about that little office in City Hall, but that Oprah, she of the book club that long perched her atop this list, has flown the coop. So now...
View ArticleLit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago 2013
It’s been a deadly year for Chicago writers, with the passing of Roger Ebert, Richard Stern, David Hernandez and, just last week, Father Andrew Greeley. Not to mention the dead-woman-walking status...
View ArticleLit 50 2015: Who Really Books in Chicago
If there’s one thing that was made abundantly clear in polling the literati for this year’s Lit 50 list, it’s that the Chicago literary scene is an incredibly supportive one. It’s no Utopia, of course....
View ArticleNews: Modernizing the Past: TriQuarterly’s First Issues Hit the Online Stage
In 2010, representatives from Northwestern University’s renowned literary journal TriQuarterly announced they would make their journal available online, beginning with issue number 138. Earlier this...
View ArticleNews: John Rich Returns to the World of Live Arts and Takes on Role as the...
John Rich, former director of the Guild Literary Complex, has left his position with the literary organization to assume the role of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Manager of Performance Programs....
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Linguistic Time, the Quotidian Beyond a Day: Reginald Gibbons Discusses “The...
An interview with the prolific author, poet and language artist to discuss his newest book, “The Orchard In the Street.”
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