The Rise and Fall of America’s Largest Black-Owned Bookstore Chain
Simba Sana, co-founder of Karibu Books, on his new memoir.
Category: Interviews
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
How To Write a Novel in Your Second Language
French novelist Camille Bordas on moving to Chicago and writing in English.
Electric Literature Is Doing Something Magnificently Weird Again
Joe Meno on ‘Star Witness,’ his serialized novella in seven parts.
A Sense of Inclusion at ‘Public Pool’
Ruben Quesada chats with Steve Castro in this month’s ‘Dear Poetry Editor.’
How to Create a Flash Fiction Book In 24 Hours
Jennifer Tseng on her new collection, ‘The Passion of Woo & Isolde.’
In ‘Whiteout,’ a Poet Follows Her Uncle’s Ghost Into the Mountains
Jessica Goodfellow on grief, sentimentality, and place.
When Chicago Sentenced an Innocent Woman to Death
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi on her new book, ‘Ugly Prey.’
When History Inspires Fantasy
Natasha Pulley returns to the 19th century for ‘The Bedlam Stacks.’
Why Lindsay Hunter Wrote This Novel Instead of One About Witches
The author of ‘Eat Only When You’re Hungry’ on writing, Chicago, and her unconventional publisher.
