Chicago author Tod Lending’s debut novel The Umbrella Maker’s Son is a cinematic page-turner of a book. Set against the Nazi rise to power before World War II, this heartfelt […]

Guest reviewer June Skinner Sawyers is a writer and editor; she has published many books on music and travel, including works on Bob Dylan, the Beatles and Bruce Springsteen. She is the […]

It’s the last full weekend in June and the events just keep pouring in! Obviously one of the big highlights of this curated weekend is Sunday’s big 48th Annual Gay […]

Festival season has been having a fantastic start this year and it is now in full force! Ribfest Chicago, 34th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Spring Awakening, Printers Row Lit Fest […]

It feels like I’ve been writing about rainy days and Twin Peaks for weeks now. Don’t let the upcoming wet days discourage you from enjoying this pre-Memorial Day weekend. Go […]

We’re halfway through the month and the April showers keep on coming. Thankfully, the great weekend events have also been plentiful. Some are sold out like the Chance the Birthday […]

My thoughts for the entirety of yesterday consisted of this short video, for which I’ve decided to hold the first Third Coast Review caption contest: Unless you’ve buried your head so […]