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In ‘Warcross,’ Marie Lu Channels Her Video Game Past
Marie Lu returns with a new YA adventure series about a hyper-competitive video game.
Here’s the Fiction Longlist for the 2017 National Book Award
Every year, we wait with bated breath for the National Book Awards to announce their longlist for the year’s bestContinue Reading
The 4 Books Rod Blagojevich Is Reading in Prison
Surprise: He’s got pretty good taste.
Here’s the Nonfiction Longlist for the National Book Award
Another day, another National Book Awards longlist! Today the NBA’s favorite works of nonfiction were announced, and boy is itContinue Reading
Celeste Ng Returns to Her Hometown in ‘Little Fires Everywhere’
Three years ago, Celeste Ng became a near-instant household name after a single novel, Everything I Never Told You, aContinue Reading
Here’s the Poetry Longlist for the National Book Award
The National Book Awards’s longlist for poetry was announced this morning, and as in years past, it’s an impressive roundupContinue Reading
18 Books You Need to Read This Fall
Fall is for snuggling up with a hot beverage and a cracking read! Like every year, this fall is alsoContinue Reading
How To Write a Novel in Your Second Language
French novelist Camille Bordas on moving to Chicago and writing in English.
The Four Seasons of a Superhero’s Life
How Brian Michael Bendis channels Shakespeare to tackle themes of youth and aging.
Join Us For an Author Panel on “The Best Books of 2017”
Five Chicago authors will share their favorites during the 2017 Lit Crawl.
