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Welcome to the Last Great Human City . . . Above the Arctic Circle
How climate change affects the future in Sam J. Miller’s ‘Blackfish City.’
The Double Bind: Writing Historical Fiction As a Black Woman
Bethany Morrow explains why she “omitted whiteness” from her debut novel ‘MEM.’
America’s First Female Detective Was a Chicago ‘Girl in Disguise’
Greer Macallister’s most recent novel, Girl In Disguise, based on the real-life first woman detective in the U.S., is nowContinue Reading
Madisen Kuhn’s Poetry Comes of Age in ‘Please Don’t Go’
Recent conversation in the world of poetry revolves around Instagram poets, a group of writers like Rupi Kaur, Lang Leav,Continue Reading
“Who Names the Roads in These Mountain Towns?”
New poetry by Emily Rose Coffin from our sister publication, ‘Arcturus’ magazine.
‘Beasts at Bedtime’ Explores Environmental Themes in Children’s Lit
Liam Heneghan’s Beasts at Bedtime: Revealing the Environmental Wisdom in Children’s Literature conjures a world of natural magic and wonder.Continue Reading
Samira Ahmed Confronts Islamophobia in Chicago’s Suburbs
A conversation with the author of ‘Love, Hate & Other Filters.’
‘Captive Audience’ Is a Philosophical Take on Reality TV
It’s easy to dismiss reality TV as another example of consumerism fueled by vanity. But as a writer, Lucas MannContinue Reading
Jenny Boully Wrote a Book By Accident
A conversation with the Chicago author of ‘Betwixt-and-Between: Essays on the Writing Life.’
‘Rubik’ Is a Clever Novel-in-Stories for the Digital Generation
From Winesburg, Ohio to Olive Kitteridge, The Women of Brewster Place, and A Visit from the Goon Squad, novels-in-stories often inviteContinue Reading
