On the culture’s current preoccupation with the eras of slavery and Jim Crow in the U.S.
Tag: Colson Whitehead
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Adam Green’s Aladdin, the Reader’s Cocktail Challenge, and more things to do in Chicago this week
The Fifth Star Awards, “Every Building in Baghdad,” and more happenings from September 12-15.
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Fall’s best lit-related events
The Chicago Humanities Fest, Algren: A Life, and more.
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Books we can’t wait to read: The back half of 2016 edition
There’s plenty to look forward to in the rest of 2016.
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Printers Row Lit Fest preview
Printers Row Lit Fest’s 30th year brings hundreds of authors and booksellers to the South Loop.
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Colson Whitehead deals a weak hand with The Noble Hustle
In The Noble Hustle, novelist Colson Whitehead bellies up to the table at the World Series of Poker ready to fold.