The current book obsessions of Reader culture editor Aimee Levitt and essayist and Women & Children First co-owner Sarah Hollenbeck.
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A note from the editor
As the first snowfalls of winter pummel our work-weary faces, it’s difficult to keep in mind that Chicago can be a safe haven, a destination for refugees, a warm and comforting environment for folks escaping the ravages of poverty and government oppression and war. Some felt it viscerally this week, as American border officials fired […]
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Nasty Women attempts to sum up what it’s like to be a feminist in Trump’s America
The new essay collection includes contributions from Cheryl Strayed, Samantha Irby, Jessica Valenti, and more.
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Dystopian novels are dominating best-seller lists
Read the book, then live the nightmare.
Posted inArts & Culture
Women & Children First starts a Conversation about art and resisting the new administration
The bookstore’s new monthly series explores the intersection of books and politics
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Local booksellers brace themselves for the opening of the Amazon Store
Amazon’s not really selling books, it’s selling a whole new way of shopping.
Posted inBlogs
Women & Children First and Sem Co-op are under new management
Big changes are ahead for two of the city’s most venerable bookstores.