Last Summer on State Street Is a Complex Story of Relationships and Resistance By Kathleen Rooney The debut novel from Toya Wolfe centers on a Black girl coming of age in the Robert Taylor Homes in 1999. Read more
Great Escapes By Jake Malooley , Elizabeth Gomez , Tom Chiarella , Deborah Shapiro , John Kessler , Deborah D. Douglas , Peter Sagal , and Kathleen Rooney 9 long-weekend road trips, all within a 6-hour drive Read more
Best News for Choosy Readers By Kathleen Rooney Pilsen Community Books subscription programs Read more
Hang Out With Farm Animals and Chill By Kathleen Rooney The goats at GlennArt Farm provide a rural respite in Austin (just watch your step) Read more
Tackling the New Motherhood Taboo Interview by Kathleen Rooney Julia Fine’s second novel untangles the traumas of new motherhood, with a dash of the paranormal. Read more
Best of Chicago 2020: The Rogers Park Flamingos By Kathleen Rooney This special edition of our annual roundup of the city’s superlative offerings celebrates a shining truth: During challenging times, Chicagoans show their best selves. Read more
An Ode to Edgewater's Secret Shore By Kathleen Rooney Why this vista, exempt from Lightfoot's lakeshore closure orders, made our Best of Chicago 2020 list Read more
Catherine Lacey Crafts a Southern Gothic Fable By Kathleen Rooney The Wicker Park novelist's latest, the brief and haunting Southern gothic “Pew,” publishes July 21. Read more
