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Patricia 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.
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Ignatius Aloysius on “Bone Dust Mother” and Chicago’s Inaugural South Asia...
Aloysius discusses writing his new poetry collection, curating the literary festival hosted by Chicago’s South Asia Institute and much more.
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A Poet Grows in Skokie: An Interview with Edward Hirsch on His Memoir, “My...
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...
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Budi 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.
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The Eternal Questions: A Conversation with Deb Olin Unferth About Her New...
"Earth 7" follows characters struggling to make meaning in a depopulated world of underwater settlements and increasingly desperate climate interventions.
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Betsy 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.
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Worth 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.
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Not An Escapist Read: Kirsten King Discusses Her Debut, “A Good Person”
The author discusses social media, her writing routine and her debut novel.
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Bill 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.
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Camille 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.
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Yasmina Din Madden on Finding the Psychic Distance to Write “You Know Nothing”
The author discusses her extraordinary debut, which includes both flash fiction and longer stories. The collection is rich with striking characters and unexpected situations.
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Not Heart-To-Heart, More Like Spleen-to-Spleen: Sara Levine Discusses “The...
Author Sara Levine understands that folks may not like Rose Cutler, the troublesome narrator of her new novel. But what makes “The Hitch” a great read is that Rose’s offensiveness is so deranged. And...
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How Kathleen and Beth Rooney Conceived Their New Picture Book, “Leaf Town...
Written in thirty-two haikus, the book is about a band of kids who dream about creating a town that could last forever.
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Julia Fine Takes Readers Behind the Reality Show Cameras in “Honeymoon...
For anyone who's ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in the making of a reality show, Chicago author Julia Fine provides a look at the off-screen drama in her new novel, “Honeymoon Stage.”
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Maggie Andersen Shares the Decade-Long Path to Her Memoir, “No Stars in...
The Chicago author speaks with her former student about relationships, Chicago theater and the gift of temporal distance in nonfiction writing.
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Melissa Fraterrigo Traverses the Perilous Terrain of Girlhood in Her New...
In Melissa Fraterrigo’s confiding and deeply insightful new essay collection, the author considers what it means to grow up in a world that often misunderstands, polices and silences young women.
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Maureen Dowd on Shakespearean Politics, Chicago and the “Twin Cities of...
The longtime New York Times columnist comes to Printers Row Lit Fest this weekend to discuss her new book, "Notorious: Portraits of Stars from Hollywood, Culture, Fashion and Tech."
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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. on “The El,” About One 1979 Day in the Life of A...
Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.'s “The El” is a lively, poetic novel about finding beauty in unexpected places, about seeing things that others don’t see, and seeking love outside of the family of your birth.
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The Bite of a Lion: A Conversation with Novelist Richard Babcock on “A Small...
Richard Babcock's “A Small Disturbance on the Far Horizon” is a gripping thriller that brings to mind Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven” and Charles Portis’ “True Grit.”
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Fresh Mango: Before Sandra Cisneros Returns to Chicago this Fall for the...
Poet and novelist Sandra Cisneros’ most famous book is “The House on Mango Street,” a story of a Chicago childhood that has sold more than seven million copies. Cisneros has again fallen in love with...
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