Natalie Y. Moore Archives - Chicago Reader

The ten best Chicago books of 2022

by Adam Morgan December 16, 2022December 19, 2022

Has there ever been a better year for funny books about Chicago? Thanks to a pithy rap memoir, an absurdist satire of the mayor’s office, and a pair of comedic novels, 2022 offered Chicago readers a refreshing dose of literary laughs. Per usual, I’ve limited this list to books with a strong focus on the […]

A Black woman in a white lab coat stands left on one side of a desk. A mockup of a billboard reading "Abortion is self care. #TrustBlack Women" is behind her. Another Black woman is seated on the right, looking at the other woman.

Theater Review

Choice debates

by Kelly Kleiman July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Natalie Y. Moore’s play The Billboard, now in a world premiere with 16th Street Theater, is subtitled “A Play About Abortion.” In the spirit of Chicago improv, allow me to say: Yes, and. The setup is as simple as it is powerful: a neighborhood gadfly puts up a billboard near the [fictional] Black Women’s Health […]

City Life

Poetry, radical love, and snacks

by Salem Collo-Julin, Kerry Reid and Micco Caporale March 11, 2022March 11, 2022

Another slate of both online and in-person events for this weekend and beyond. For anything that makes you leave your house, please be smart and check both the weather report (hello late winter and early spring Chicago with your fickle ways!) and the venue’s safety restrictions (to mask or not to mask, tis one of […]