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Posted inMusic

Rock critic Jessica Hopper publishes an expanded edition of her first book

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil July 6, 2021August 18, 2021

Rock critic Jessica Hopper publishes a hugely expanded edition of her first book, Bryan Away (aka Elliot Korte) drops an album of lush folk-pop, and more.

Posted inArts & Culture

25 local books to stock your shelves

by Reader staff July 21, 2020August 18, 2021

Add these new reads by and about Chicagoans to your list.

Posted inArts & Culture

Live lit keeps the story circles unbroken

by Ian Belknap September 11, 2019August 18, 2021

As Write Club turns ten, founder Ian Belknap looks at the current state of the art in Chicago.

Posted inBlogs

What we learned at the Chicago Humanities Festival last night

by Marissa De La Cerda November 2, 2018August 18, 2021

The best way to get over a breakup, according to Abbi Jacobson, is to go on a three-week solo road trip and publish a book about it.

Posted inBlogs

Nasty Women attempts to sum up what it’s like to be a feminist in Trump’s America

by Aimee Levitt October 11, 2017August 18, 2021

The new essay collection includes contributions from Cheryl Strayed, Samantha Irby, Jessica Valenti, and more.

Posted inArts & Culture

Megan Stielstra interviewing Samantha Irby: The right way to meet in real life

by Aimee Levitt July 26, 2017August 18, 2021

Two rising literary stars talk shop on the occasion of their new books.

Posted inArts & Culture

What to check out at Printers Row 2017

by Aimee Levitt June 6, 2017August 18, 2021

Everything that’s free at the annual fest (except Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Al Franken)

Posted inArts & Culture

A beach read doesn’t have to be as light and fluffy as the sand

by Laura Pearson May 17, 2017August 18, 2021

Add some weight to your summer lit list with new books by Chicago-based or Chicago-adjacent authors.

Posted inBlogs

FX is developing Samantha Irby’s memoir Meaty

by Brianna Wellen September 30, 2016August 18, 2021

Along with Abbi Jacobson and Jessi Klein, the former Chicagoan is turning her life story into a comedy series.

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 inArts & Culture

In Bare-​Knuckled Lit, Write Club’s greatest hits pack a wallop

by Janet Potter December 15, 2014August 18, 2021

Write Club’s greatest hits pack a wallop in the new essay collection Bare-Knuckled Lit.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best nonfiction writer

by Chicago Reader June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

Samantha Irby

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 inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Sun 1/5: Too Much Light, Here’s the Story, and Sam Prekop

by Brianna Wellen January 5, 2014August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Sunday, January 5

Posted inArts & Culture

Bitches gotta write

by Marya Hornbacher September 23, 2013August 19, 2021

Samantha Irby, the acerbic author of the hyperpopular blog Bitches Gotta Eat, publishes her first book.

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