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Ignatius Aloysius on “Bone Dust Mother” and Chicago’s Inaugural South Asia Literary Festival
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (292+ words) Books, poetry, comics and the literary world of Chicago by Christine Sneed | August 13, 2026 Family relationships often serve as a springboard to an exploration of larger histories. Were there moments when a poem in “Bone Dust Mother” unexpectedly shifted from the…...
Even Ghosts Will Ghost You
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (100+ words) lit.newcity.com Books, poetry, comics and the literary world of Chicago by Brendan Tynan Buck | August 10, 2026 But the humor of “Bisquick” is not just in the broad strokes, but also in its tragicomic pits. As the speaker is broken…...
"Majestic Hills" Paints a Haunting Suburban Portrait
1+ week, 6+ day ago (590+ words) Newcity Lit...
Nathaniel Rich's Data Center Heist Illuminates the Tech Industry's Shadow Autocracy
2+ week, 3+ day ago (102+ words) Books, poetry, comics and the literary world of Chicago by Amanda Norton | July 30, 2026 One might call Tim and Virginia misfits, or as Tim himself suggests, “Lonelies.” (Early on, they discover that they both count among their small number of possessions…...
"Tenderness" Taps Into a Nuptials' Dark Side
2+ week, 6+ day ago (417+ words) “Tenderness” Taps Into a Nuptials’ Dark Side Newcity Lit âTendernessâAs we head into fall wedding season, consider the weddings you knew to be disasters where, despite the cheery nature of the festivities, you knew that something wasnât…...
A Poet Grows in Skokie: An Interview with Edward Hirsch on His Memoir, “My Childhood in Pieces”
3+ week, 4+ day ago (801+ words) Books, poetry, comics and the literary world of Chicago by Hugh Iglarsh | July 23, 2026 At age seventy-six, Hirsch now lives in Brooklyn and is president of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Seeking firsthand insights into the book itself and the creative…...
“Man Overboard!” Throws Readers Into the Deep End
4+ week, 2+ day ago (43+ words) Newcity Lit Books, poetry, comics and the literary world of Chicago by Amanda Norton | July 20, 2026 “Man Overboard!” By Kathleen Rooney Simon and Schuster, 208 pages Copyright Newcity Communications, Inc. © 2026...
Budi Darma’s Work Is Found in Translation, From Indonesia to Indiana
1+ mon, 15+ hour ago (135+ words) Books, poetry, comics and the literary world of Chicago by Ted C. Fishman | July 16, 2026 Published in the print edition of the July/August 2026 issue, with the headline “Found in Translation: Set in Bloomington, Indiana, the Renowned Indonesian Novelist Budi Darma’s Work…...
Chicago Native Jake La Botz Brings His Blues to the Page
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (93+ words) Books, poetry, comics and the literary world of Chicago by Mary Wisniewski | July 9, 2026 La Botz is a writer to watch. What he describes can be hard and brutal, but there’s also an abiding lyricism, a dancing quality in his sentences....
Booking at the Beach: Chicago Authors with New Novels Explore the City’s Formidable Reading Tastes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1841+ words) Books, poetry, comics and the literary world of Chicago by Elizabeth Niarchos Neukirch | July 8, 2026 It is a truth universally acknowledged that Chicagoans do not leave Chicago in the summer. We also love nothing more in this city than to claim…...