In Sahar Mustafah’s debut novel, The Beauty of Your Face, a terrorist attack opens a window on the story of a Palestinian American family in Chicago.
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The new normal
What the aftermath of coronavirus will bring for Chicago’s small businesses
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A writer surveys the transformation of Chicago’s literary landscape
“Does anyone ever enter a bookstore just to purchase a book?”
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Lit recs for the reader exhausted by the weight of history
The current book obsessions of Reader culture editor Aimee Levitt and essayist and Women & Children First co-owner Sarah Hollenbeck.
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Malcolm London and more of the best things to do this week in Chicago
The release of My Lady’s Choosing and more goings-on 4/2-4/5
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Broadway in Chicago Summer Concert in Millennium Park, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
James Brown vs. Charlie Brown, iO’s Musical Improv Festival, and more things to do August 14-17
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Renegade Craft Fair Pop-Up in Pilsen, Home Theater Festival, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Morgan Parker talks There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé, Mother’s Day Brunch, and more happenings from May 12-14
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Chicago Zine Fest, Obscura Day 2017, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Nasty Women Art Chicago, Osama Alomar, and more happenings from May 5-7.
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Alvin Ailey, Journalism in the Age of Trump, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Dmitry Samarov’s exhibit “In Taverns,” Hidden Figures Revealed, Drunk [Redacted] Talks, and more happenings from March 20-23
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Dystopian novels are dominating best-seller lists
Read the book, then live the nightmare.
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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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Feminist Happy Hour, “Off the Wall,” and more things to do in Chicago this week
Ice Cream Beer Social, Kim Kong: Comedy Monster, and more happenings from January 16-19.
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Things to do in Chicago: Bang Bang Pie dinner, a reflection on Obama, and more
Gender in the Old-Time Saloon, Write Club, and more happenings from January 9-12
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The year in Chicago bookstores
Amazon is coming, but the indies have built a true community for the city’s readers