10 New Books for Your Summer Reading List
Break out the hammock and relax with a book about the craft beer revolution, Rebecca Makkai’s Boystown novel, Kim Brooks’s non-fiction examination of parenthood and fear in America, and more.
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Five Questions for Retirement Party's Avery Springer
The Chicago pop-punk outfit readies their excellent debut album Somewhat Literate, out May 25, a couple years after the band’s lead singer moved to the city for its music scene.
Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Good Libations Beer Fest, the Onion‘s comedy festival, the Randolph Street Market retail bonanza, and more
Meet Chicago’s First National Youth Poet Laureate
“I cried,” says the Columbia College sophomore. “And then I gave a really bad speech.”
Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell's Romance, and Their 'Bizarre Romance'
How the author of The Time Traveler’s Wife and the illustrator of the graphic-novel classic From Hell met cute, married at Chicago City Hall, and collaborated on a new book.
So Nigel Thornberry and Snape Walk into a Convention Center
Anime Central, the midwest’s largest anime and manga festival, runs through Sunday at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Here’s what we saw on Day 1.
Three Things About Singer Josie Dunne
The La Grange native discusses her sound, staying humble, and more.
Ten Things to Do This Week
Beer Under Glass, Chicago Zine Fest, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Spektral Quartet, Food Truck Social, and more
Nick Drnaso’s Sabrina Captures the Anxiety of the Information Age
The cartoonist’s new graphic novel releases this month.
The Comedy Night with Two Rules—Have Fun and Don't Be a Jerk—Mounts Its 100th Show
CAMP has had a difficult history, but that hasn’t stopped it from thriving.