Kathleen Rooney Archives - Chicago Reader

Kathleen Rooney’s love letter to pigeons

The historical novel Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey gives the misunderstood creatures their due.

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An afternoon with Poems While You Wait

The owners of the Wicker Park bookstore asked their friends to help them stay open.

Kathleen Rooney wondered why she couldn’t find an English translation of Magritte’s writings, so she figured out how to release one on her own.

Kathleen Rooney’s debut novel is rooted in her disillusioning experience as an aide to a senator from Illinois.

Soul Train, French fare, hipster poetry, and more.