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  • Art & Museums , Beyond , Chicago history , Event

Feature: Beautiful Bronzeville Explored by TikTok Historian Dilla for the CHF

The Chicago Humanities Festival sponsored a bus tour of Chicago’s South Side, the “Black Belt,” for the spring Public-themed series. Hosted by “TikTok historian” Shermann “Dilla” Thomas, the two-hour tour began […]

  • Karin McKie
  • May 23, 2022
    • Fiction , Lit , Reviews , Stages

    Review: The Billboard, by Natalie Y. Moore

    In this pivotal moment in the struggle for reproductive rights, Natalie Y. Moore’s The Billboard comes at a time when its message couldn’t be more relevant to the world today. […]

  • Adam Prestigiacomo
  • May 21, 2022
    • Beer and wine , Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction , Reviews

    Review: Chicago Beer: A History of Brewing, Public Drinking and the Corner Bar by June Sawyers

    Since its early days, Chicago has had a deep connection to drinking. As author June Skinner Sawyers (a regular contributor to Third Coast Review) shares, “Drinking in the Windy City […]

  • Adam Prestigiacomo
  • March 20, 2022
    • Beyond , Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction

    Retrospective: A History That Leaves a Lot Unsaid, City of the Century By Donald L. Miller

    City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America By Donald L. Miller Simon & Shuster For a quarter of a century, I’ve used Donald L. […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • February 13, 2022
    • Lit , Nonfiction , Reviews

    Review: Chicago’s Lost Boys: Mother Chicago, by Martin Billheimer

    Mother Chicago: Truant Dreams and Specters Over the Gilded Age By Martin Billheimer Feral House Chicago is a dark place. All cities are. The more humans you pack into a […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • February 12, 2022
    • Children's books , Dialogs , Fiction , Film & TV , Lit , Live lit events

    Kids Can Learn Sign Language, Storytelling and Teamwork with Sweet Animated Video Calvin Can’t Fly

    Jennifer Berne wrote the storybook Calvin Can’t Fly: The Story of a Bookworm Birdie in 2010, and her second cousin Sarah Michaelson directed and produced a video version last year. […]

  • Karin McKie
  • January 30, 2022
    • Fiction , Lists , Lit

    Son of Featured Creatures: Chicago Horror Writers and Artists Share Their Favorite Chicago Horror Creators

    Unless you’re an easily frightened tourist, Chicago is rarely considered a hotbed of horror. But as Third Coast Review has pointed out before, our town has a distinguished pedigree in […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • October 30, 2021
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: TV Girl Celebrates 6-1/2 Years of French Exit

    TV Girl has been a band for roughly 12 years now, however they didn’t see viral success until the past year; and deservingly so. Some of the band’s music went […]

  • Andrew Lagunas
  • October 29, 2021
    • Folk and Bluegrass , Music , Reviews

    Review: Aoife O’Donovan Enchants at Old Town School of Folk Music

    Aoife O’Donovan is special. It’s easy to say that about many musicians, especially ones we hold dear, but there is something about O’Donovan that can’t be denied. Whether it be […]

  • Mariel Fechik
  • October 25, 2021
    • Chicago history , Interviews , Lit , Nonfiction

    Interview: In Olde Chicago: A Talk with David Anthony Witter about His Book Oldest Chicago

    David Anthony Witter was born in Miller, Indiana—“across the lagoon from Nelson Algren’s summer home,” as he puts it—but has spent most of his life in Chicago. Growing up in […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • October 13, 2021
    • Features , Music , Reviews

    Take a “Drive” with Divino Niño and Their Great New Song

    It’s always a good day when Divino Niño releases a new song. It’s been just over a year since they released the ethereal track “Made Up My Mind” and over […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • September 1, 2021
    • Fiction , Lit

    Review: A Sparrow in a Dirt Bath, Martita, I Remember You, by Sandra Cisneros

    Note: Sandra Cisneros will appear Tuesday, September 7, at 7 p.m., in a virtual event sponsored by Barbara’s Bookstore in Chicago and the suburbs. For information, visit this site.   […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • August 30, 2021
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