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Kitchen Test: A Cook’s Review of The New Chicago Diner Cookbook

Meat-free since 1983 in a city filled with hotdog stands and beef sandwiches is reason enough to know the flavor is there to keep The Chicago Diner the long-lasting vegan […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • June 18, 2024
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food

    Bites: What Read & Run Chicago’s Allison Yates Eats in a Day

    Allison Yates began Read & Run Chicago after realizing her two loves, reading and running, were both allowing her to explore, experience and connect with Chicago in an exciting way. […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • June 4, 2024
    • Art & Museums , Beyond , Soapbox

    Dear Cinnamon: The Art of Conversation

    Dear Cinnamon is our monthly column based on the idea that all of life’s questions can be answered by art, because, after all, art is the spice of life. To […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • June 1, 2024
    • Chicago history , Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction

    Review: Washington, Daley, and Three Other Mayors, Chicago’s Modern Mayors, edited by Dick Simpson and Betty O’Shaughnessy

    Chicago’s Modern Mayors, edited by Dick Simpson and Betty O’Shaughnessy, covers a 40-year period during which Chicago, its people, and its region went through great changes under a succession of […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • January 20, 2024
    • Fiction , Lit , Reviews

    Review: Kells: A Novel of the Eighth Century, by Amy Crider

    At an early point in the story, one of the central characters, Connachtach, is left to contemplate the question “What does God want of me?” It’s a deep question, and […]

  • Adam Prestigiacomo
  • October 28, 2023
    • Chicago history , Events , Food , Lit , Live lit events , Nonfiction , Recipes

    Review: Consuming My Religion: Holy Food, by Christina Ward

    No matter how busy they were creating the universe, some gods always found time to lay down the law on what their worshippers should eat. Diets and deities have a […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • October 13, 2023
    • Chicago history , Chicago history , Children's books , Essays , Event , Lit , Live lit events , Nonfiction , Poetry

    Printers Row on Saturday: A Celebration of Community

    Near the end of Saturday at this year’s Printers Row Lit Fest, an 80-year-old Italian painter from the North Shore told me she’s going to have a huge party if […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • September 9, 2023
    • Fiction , Interviews , Lit , Previews

    Interview: Kathleen Rooney on Silent Film Stars, Fairies, and Her New Book From Dust to Stardust

    I first encountered Chicago author Kathleen Rooney years ago at The Neo-Futurists’ funky New Year’s Eve bash, where her collective Poems While You Wait was delightfully typing up custom poetry […]

  • Elizabeth Niarchos Neukirch
  • September 7, 2023
    • Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction

    Review: Fighting for the Marginalized, Ed Marciniak’s City and Church: A Voice of Conscience, by Charles Shanabruch

    In late 1972, Ed Marciniak, a perennial social critic and justice activist, became president of the Institute of Urban Life, a small program affiliated with Loyola University Chicago. He had just […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • July 27, 2023
    • Events , Fiction , Interviews , Lit , Live lit events

    Toya Wolfe’s Last Summer on State Street Wins $25,000 Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award

    Most readers are familiar with the more prestigious annual book prizes out there, among them the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the PEN America Literary Awards. A new […]

  • Elizabeth Niarchos Neukirch
  • July 12, 2023
    • Comics and Graphic Novels , Lit

    Review: Girl’s Night on Earth: Girl in the World, by Caroline Cash

    Young adulthood is a creative propellant for comics. Halfway between childhood and middle age, it’s a period rich in discovery, risk, embarrassment, and bliss. All powered by infuriatingly perfect health, […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • May 4, 2023
    • Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction , Reviews

    Review: Gotta Get Organizized—Occupation: Organizer, by Clément Petitjean

    Author Clément Petitjean asserts early on in his new book, Occupation: Organizer, that the role of a “community organizer” is multifaceted and warrants a comprehensive reassessment. While the general public […]

  • Adam Prestigiacomo
  • April 19, 2023
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