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Review: The Artist Who Made a Difference About Injustice

If you’re at all familiar with DePaul University’s Lincoln Park campus, you’ve almost certainly been impressed by the nine-foot-tall statue of Monsignor Jack Egan at the eastern entrance of the […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • February 24, 2023
    • Lit , Nonfiction , Reviews

    Review: The Marshal Who “Could Spit and Bust a Brick in Two,” Black Gun, Silver Star, by Art T. Burton

    It is important that there is a book such as Art T. Burton’s Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshall Bass Reeves to ensure the memory […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • February 13, 2023
    • Comics and Graphic Novels , Lit , Reviews

    Review: Good and Bad Habits—Acid Nun, by Corinne Halbert

    We rarely see the bright side of horror. Mostly connected with darkness and gloom, the genre reluctantly explores color and light. Not always. In the hands of a few auteurs, […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • February 9, 2023
    • Fiction , Lit , Reviews

    Review: The Man Who Created a Funny Flat Planet—Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes, by Rob Wilkins

    Chicago doesn’t play much of a role in Rob Wilkins’s biography of his boss, Terry Pratchett, the British mega-selling author of the fantasy-science fiction Discworld series whose life was cut […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • January 23, 2023
    • Chicago history , Children's books , Essays , Fiction , Lists , Lit , Nonfiction , Reviews

    2022 in Review: A Lit Retrospective

    What was 2022 like in the world of Chicago, Illinois, and Midwest letters? I’ve asked the Lit section writers to share their favorite reviews and stories of the past year. […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • January 5, 2023
    • Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction , Reviews

    Review: Gay Old Times, Last Call Chicago, by Rick Karlin and St. Sukie de la Croix

    Last Call Chicago is not a narrative book. Rather it is an extensive listing with brief descriptions of 1,001 LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly bars and such. But it is also a […]

  • June Sawyers
  • November 4, 2022
    • Fiction , Lit , Reviews

    Review: Jasmine Sawers’ The Anchored World Is an Eerie, Haunting Voyage

    Like the very best tangled and violent folklore passed down to us, Jasmine Sawers’s The Anchored World: Flash Fairy Tales and Folklore, (Rose Metal Press), is eerie and beautiful. A […]

  • Caitlin Archer-Helke
  • October 26, 2022
    • Children's books , Fiction , Lit , Reviews

    Review: A Spooky Morality Play—The Merchant’s Curse, by Antony Barone Kolenc

    Antony Barone Kolenc’s The Merchant’s Curse is a historical mystery with a strong supernatural element, set in 12th-century England and written for children and young teens. Even more, it’s a […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • October 24, 2022
    • Fiction , Lit , Reviews

    Review: Cora’s Kitchen Shines a Light on Women’s Hopes and Dreams During the Harlem Renaissance

    Cora James lives in the heart of the Harlem Renaissance. She works in the Harlem Library, rubbing shoulders with the best and the brightest Black writers in New York City. […]

  • Caitlin Archer-Helke
  • October 6, 2022
    • Chicago history , Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction , Reviews

    Review: Henry Gerber, Father of the Gay Rights Movement—An Angel in Sodom, by Jim Elledge

    As a title, An Angel in Sodom is evocative and a bit ambiguous. The subtitle of Jim Elledge’s book is much more direct: Henry Gerber and the Birth of the Gay […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • October 4, 2022
    • Fiction , Lit , Reviews

    Review: Lynn Sloan’s Midstream Carries Readers on a Cinematic Tour de Force

    Unlike the turbulent 1970s she lives in, Polly Wainwright is determined to be calm, competent, and professional. She’s got a boyfriend making a name for himself as a war correspondent […]

  • Caitlin Archer-Helke
  • August 23, 2022
    • Lit , Poetry , Reviews

    Review: Kathleen Rooney’s Where Are the Snows Meets the Present with Wry Humor and Hope

    The title of Where Are the Snows, Kathleen Rooney’s new, award-winning collection of poetry, serves as both question and commentary to start off the book. Where are the snows, anyway? […]

  • Caitlin Archer-Helke
  • August 19, 2022
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