The Best Nature Writing of 2018 So Far
Plants, animals, and ecosystems. Memoir, poetry, and first-hand observations.
Category: Features
The 6 Books Barack Obama Is Reading This Summer
Our former Reader-in-Chief still has great literary taste.
The Untouchable Eliot Ness Is Getting His Own Fest
A new look at the Chicago fed who took down Al Capone. Or did he?
The Activist Legacy of Frederick Douglass
A new exhibition at the American Writers Museum in Chicago.
The Best Books of 2018 So Far
Now that we’ve officially reached the midpoint of 2018, it’s time to celebrate the best books we’ve read so farContinue Reading
Can Fiction Rewild Our Minds?
Jeff VanderMeer and Kate Schapira on Area X, climate change, and the power of fiction.
5 Great LGBTQ Books To Read This Summer
Pride doesn’t end on June 30, so keep reading all summer.
Everything You Need to Know About the Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference
Meet Stuart Dybek, Rebecca Makkai, Kathleen Rooney, and more on August 9-11, 2018.
10 Things to See at Printers Row Lit Fest 2018
Don’t miss these books, writers, and architectural gems.
The Best New Books of June 2018
All the best new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
