The Great Chicago Reading List
One thing to look forward to this summer: excellent books with local hooks
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The Physician’s Battle Scars
In his new memoir, Plague Years, Ross Slotten recalls treating patients during another viral pandemic: the AIDS crisis.
Chicago DIY Artists Just Dropped an Album for Charity
Released by Why? Records, Art Is Love, Vol. 1 compiles unreleased demos and tracks produced in quarantine.
Artists in Residence
During the coronavirus lockdown, we asked six local photographers to document their time in isolation.
“Modern Love” Widower’s Book Taps into Collective Grief
In a New York Times column, the late Amy Krouse Rosenthal gave her husband Jason permission to love again. His new book is a thank-you letter to her.
Finding Yingying Honors the Life of U. of I. Student
The documentary offers a corrective to media narratives surrounding Yingying Zhang’s infamous murder.
What Chicago Booksellers Are Reading During Quarantine
The staff at Seminary Co-Op, 57th Street Books, Book Cellar, Unabridged, and Sandmeyer’s share their picks for kids and adults.
What Happens When You Cancel a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opera
The coronavirus hit America at the worst possible moment for Lyric Opera.
The Six-Hour Experimental Opera Happening on Zoom
On Tuesday night, more than 250 performers will participate in Full Pink Moon, a streamed version of an opera by composer Pauline Oliveros.
Why Sahar Mustafah Doesn’t Do Happy Endings
In her debut novel The Beauty of Your Face, a hate-driven shooting upends a suburban Muslim girls’ school.