Join Us For an Author Panel on “The Best Books of 2017”
Five Chicago authors will share their favorites during the 2017 Lit Crawl.
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Join us for Chicago’s most eclectic reading series.
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Has a single Tuesday ever been responsible for more great books than September 12, 2017? This is the longest monthlyContinue Reading
The Best Poems About Climate Change
Eight poems from around the world, available to read online for free.
Join Us for the First Annual “Halloween Affaire”
The Chicago Review of Books and Volumes Bookcafe are teaming up with eight Chicago authors to present the First AnnualContinue Reading
A Sense of Inclusion at ‘Public Pool’
Ruben Quesada chats with Steve Castro in this month’s ‘Dear Poetry Editor.’
The 7 Writer Types You Should Avoid Becoming
Jeff VanderMeer’s advice for writers who get in their own way.
The Legacy of Kathy Acker, Postmodern Polymath
On the first biography of New York’s “willfully abrasive” poet and performance artist.
