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Featured Creatures: Chicago Horror Writers and Artists Share Their Favorite (or Un-favorite) Scary Stories

Chicago and horror may not seem synonymous, but the city and surrounding area have produced a bevy of creators of chilling art and hair-raising tales. Author Ray Bradbury hailed from […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • October 30, 2020
    • Fiction , Interviews , Lit

    Interview: “His Darkest Shadow Self”—A Talk with Horror/Romance Author Rick R. Reed

    Tell us a bit about yourself and your writing career.  It’s hard for me to believe my writing “career” has been going on now for more than three decades. My […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • October 29, 2020
    • Events , Interviews , Lit , Nonfiction

    Dialogs: 2020 CHF Event—Discussing MLK and Malcolm X with Dr. Peniel E. Joseph

    Reported by Carr Harkrader “Whoever heard of a revolution that came out singing, and not swinging,” Malcolm X asked about the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s nonviolent civil rights strategy. […]

  • Guest Author
  • October 23, 2020
    • Essays , Film , Interviews , Lit , Nonfiction

    Interview: Bringing Background Characters to the Fore: A Talk with Author David Lazar

    Sidekicks, comic foils, and other stock and background characters: cinephile and essayist David Lazar loves watching old movie character actors more than the leads. In his latest book, Celeste Holm […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • October 23, 2020
    • Fiction , Interviews , Lit

    Interview: Pigeon English: A Talk with Author Kathleen Rooney

    Chicago writer Kathleen Rooney recently released her latest novel, Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey. A fictional retelling of the true story of World War I’s “Lost Battalion” (though mostly regarding […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • October 13, 2020
    • Fiction , Interviews , Lit

    Interview: “Wait for the Empire to Come Home.” We Talk With Michael Zapata on His Debut Novel

    Michael Zapata

    Michael Zapata is a founding editor of the award-winning MAKE Literary Magazine. He is the recipient of an Illinois Arts Council Award for Fiction; the City of Chicago DCASE Individual Artist Program […]

  • Terry Galvan
  • July 26, 2020
    • Interviews , Lit

    More Than a Golf Course—Author Susan L. Kelsey on Billy Caldwell/Chief Sauganash

    Like many Chicagoans, Susan Kelsey was likely familiar with Caldwell Woods and the Billy Caldwell Golf Course on the northwest side, but her first introduction to the historical figure behind […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • April 15, 2020
    • Events , Fiction , Interviews , Lit , Live lit events , Poetry , Uncategorized

    Book Smarts—An Interview with Pilsen Community Books’ New Owners

    Until recently, Pilsen Community Books was operated by owners Mary Gibbons and Aaron Lippelt. Current part-owner Katharine Solheim shares what’s changing and what will stay the same at the shop. […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • March 5, 2020
    • Fiction , Interviews , Lit

    Interview: “Education should be the antithesis to genocide:” Gint Aras Reckons with the Burdens of History

    Gint Aras (Karolis Gintaras Žukauskas) has been trapped on planet Earth since 1973. He is the author of two novels, Finding the Moon in Sugar (Infinity, 2009) and The Fugue, (Tortoise, 2016), […]

  • Terry Galvan
  • January 12, 2020
    • Events , Fiction , Interviews , Lists , Lit , Live lit events , Poetry , Reviews

    A Literary Look Back at 2019

    The Third Coast Review Lit Department had a very full year, with new writers Patrick T. Reardon, Terry Galvan, and Carr Harkrader joining us and sharing their impeccable insights. Reardon […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • December 30, 2019
    • Beer and wine , Events , Interviews , Lit , Live Lit , Stages

    Rachel Maddow’s Blowout, Impeachment Porn and Martini Recipe at Chicago Humanities Festival

    Emmy Award-winning host of the eponymous MSNBC program Rachel Maddow made a book tour stop on October 12 at McCormick Place’s Arie Crown Theater, as part of the Chicago Humanities […]

  • Karin McKie
  • October 16, 2019
    • Fiction , Interviews , Lit

    From Fangirl to Philosopher: Julia Fine on Exploring Feminist Theory through Fairytales and Fiction

    Interview conducted by contributing writer Terry Galvan Julia Fine is a recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago’s MFA program. She lives in Chicago with her husband and their son. Her […]

  • Guest Author
  • July 16, 2019
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