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The Conversation: Jim DeRogatis discusses “Soulless—The Case Against R. Kelly”
"The world knows the book is out. Now I am able to say, you really need to come to Chicago and start talking to black women and not me."
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A Walking Tour of a Breakdown: A Review of “Speaking of Summer” by Kalisha...
A story of breakdown and recovery.
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Oh, Canada. A Review of “The Art of Diplomacy” by Bruce Heyman and Vicki Heyman
What's an ambassador (to) do?
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Signs of Those Times: A Conversation with Jinx and Mr. C about “Compliments...
For gangbangers in Chicago, knowing your “Lit”—literature of rules, structures, symbolism, dress code, ideology and code of conduct—can be the difference between life and death.
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The Complexities of Grief and Sadness: Author Amanda Goldblatt discusses...
Amanda Goldblatt faces the existential dread of loss.
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The Origin Story of Chicago Theater: A Review of “Ensemble”
A wide-ranging look at the last seventy years of Chicago theater, as compiled by author Mark Larson from more than 300 interviews with actors, directors, writers and administrators.
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Bleeding Art: A Review of “Temper” by Layne Fargo
Part noir, part mystery, part feminist manifesto, author Layne Fargo asks what happens when the lines are blurred between stage and reality.
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What Happens on the Banks: Renny Golden’s “The Music of Her Rivers”
A work that that ties us together by water.
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Fall Arts Preview 2019: Can’t-Miss Fall Lit Events
This fall, Margaret Atwood returns to Gilead, Carol Anshaw turns to the stage, and Liz Phair returns to Chicago, at least in her memoir.
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Hovering in the Middle: Discussing “On Division” with Goldie Goldbloom
Goldie Goldbloom, Chassidic, a mother of eight, and a queer activist, speaks about her remarkable novel.
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Fall Arts Preview 2019: The Monumental Life and Inconsequential Times of...
First introduced in these pages in 2000 by Chris Ware, the collection of stories surrounding the character Rusty Brown is being published as another magnum opus.
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A Novel Training Guide: Writing Tips from a Mediocre Marathoner
Lacing up my Nikes when writing got tough…
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These Cold Days in Hell: A Conversation with Carol Anshaw About “Right after...
"A smart writer said that, fictively, everything that follows violence is interesting."
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A Year of Haiku Against Injustice: A Review of Khari B.’s “Haiku 4 Justice”
Khari B.’s compelling and necessary new book levels readers in unexpected ways.
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Between Homeland and Becoming American: A Review of Dominic Pacyga’s...
Pacyga's seventh book is a chronological account of how the Polish diaspora, the Polonia, established itself in Chicago.
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Discovering Poison: A Review of Gint Aras’“Relief by Execution”
“Relief by Execution” is about personal identity, racism, suffering and transformation.
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Presenting Poetry as Art: Poet and Musician Avery R. Young describes “neckbone”
Newcity spoke with Young about “neckbone” his anticipated debut collection of visual poetry and the companion soundtrack album “Tubman.”
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The King of the Black Belt: A Review of Don Hayner’s “Binga: The Rise and...
Binga expanded the boundaries of the Black Belt for its upwardly mobile residents and newcomers, using the same tactics of white realtors to block bust and panic-peddle.
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A Woman Before the Chicago Fire: A Review of Ann Durkin Keating’s “The World...
Ann Durkin Keating’s book meticulously charts one woman’s course as she works within the confines of established norms to improve and build family first, church second, and community third.
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