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Home » Colson Whitehead

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Posted inBlogs

What does Nat Turner have to say to today’s America?

by Michael Miner October 4, 2016August 18, 2021

On the culture’s current preoccupation with the eras of slavery and Jim Crow in the U.S.

Posted inBlogs

Adam Green’s Aladdin, the Reader’s Cocktail Challenge, and more things to do in Chicago this week

by Sara Cohen September 12, 2016August 18, 2021

The Fifth Star Awards, “Every Building in Baghdad,” and more happenings from September 12-15.

Posted inArts & Culture

Fall’s best lit-related events

by Aimee Levitt September 3, 2016August 18, 2021

The Chicago Humanities Fest, Algren: A Life, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Books we can’t wait to read: The back half of 2016 edition

by Aimee Levitt and Tal Rosenberg June 6, 2016August 18, 2021

There’s plenty to look forward to in the rest of 2016.

Posted inArts & Culture

Printers Row Lit Fest preview

by Taylor Tolbert June 1, 2014August 18, 2021

Printers Row Lit Fest’s 30th year brings hundreds of authors and booksellers to the South Loop.

Posted inArts & Culture

Colson Whitehead deals a weak hand with The Noble Hustle

by Jonathan Messinger April 15, 2014August 18, 2021

In The Noble Hustle, novelist Colson Whitehead bellies up to the table at the World Series of Poker ready to fold.

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