The Chicago Review of Books wants to give you three free novels from women writers with Chicago connections:
- The Lightkeepers by Abby Geni, who lives in Chicago and teaches at the School of the Art Institute.
- And Again by Jessica Chiarella, a Chicago native who completed her MA in Writing and Publishing at DePaul University.
- Girl Through Glass by Sari Wilson, who honed her craft in Chicago for three years.
The winner of the CHIRB April Giveaway will receive hardback editions of all three books.
To enter, follow us on Twitter and Facebook (if you haven’t already), share this post, and leave a comment below answering the question: what’s your favorite Chicago-related book or film? The winner will be selected at random on Friday, April 8 at 5 pm Chicago time via random.org.
Adam Morgan
Adam Morgan is the founding editor of the Chicago Review of Books and the Southern Review of Books. His essays and criticism have appeared in The Paris Review, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago magazine, and elsewhere.
Favorite Chicago-related book or film? Has to be The Blues Brothers. For a book, my favorite would have to be The Warmth of Other Suns.
Anne, you were the random winner! Please send your mailing address to chireviewofbooks@gmail.com and we’ll get the books to you.
“Native Son” by Richard Wright.
Movie: When Harry Met Sally 💝💝💝💝💝💝
I loved About Last Night in the 1980s.
Devil in the White City
Oh hmmm I actually really love Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser. There’s a real throwback haha American Realism for the win!
The Untouchables (1987) Movie
Hello! I’m from Spain, so I would say «Cicatriz» by Gómez Jurado 🙂
The Jungle – a classic I have read dozens of times.
Devil In The White City
The Fugative for movie and “Loving Frank” by Nancy Horan