Banned Book Club By Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyun-Ju, and Ryan Estrada Iron Circus Comics Alongside guns, flags, and cats, few things spark people’s passions more than books. And why not? Books […]
Book Review: Banned Book Club—By Kim Hyun Sook, et alia
An Ongoing Graveyard Shift: Selling Books in Chicago in a Plague Year
Even in the best of times, bookstores have it rough. Just last year the American Booksellers Association reported American bookstore sales were down by 7.6 percent from 2018, sales sliding from 2018’s […]
Book Review: Minus, Lisa Naffziger’s YA Graphic Novel, Is Part of a New Generation of Comics Writers
Minus By Lisa Naffziger Iron Circus Comics We’re living in a golden age of comics. Even better, we’re living in a golden age of comics for all ages. In my ’70s youth, […]
Interview: Beyond Kaploom: Author T.J. Martinson on Chicago, Super Heroics, and More
T.J. Martinson’s debut novel, The Reign of the Kingfisher (Flatiron Books) came out March 5. Born in Kankakee, IL, and a current Bloomington, IN resident, he is currently pursuing a PhD in […]
Review: The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt by Ken Krimstein
The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth By Ken Krimstein Bloomsbury Publishing Am I intelligent enough to critique the life’s work of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt? Highly […]
Chicago Zine Fest Emphasizes the Community and the Creative Process
Papers, pamphlets, and publishers filled the auditorium of the Plumbers Union Hall last weekend. Writers, artists, and readers celebrated the community and spirit of self-publishing at the seventh annual Chicago Zine Fest last Friday […]
