Adam Morgan
9 months
ago
Meet Chicago’s First National Youth Poet Laureate
“I cried,” says the Columbia College sophomore. “And then I gave a really bad speech.”
10 months
ago
Q&A: Veronica Roth Returns With The Fates Divide
The author of Divergent discusses her latest book, anxiety, and why she chooses to stay in Chicago.
11 months
ago
A Conversation with Brilliant Book Designer Isaac Tobin
Working in his dream job at the University of Chicago press, the RISD grad has produced some of the industry’s most innovative covers.
11 months
ago
Q&A: Nicole Hollander on Her Graphic Memoir About Growing Up in Garfield Park
The creator of ‘Sylvia’ talks about her new book, ‘We Ate Wonder Bread,’ how she became a cartoonist, and life in an over-55 building in Chicago.
11 months
ago
The New School
Meet the future of Chicago’s poetry scene.
11 months
ago
Jesse Ball Thinks About Death as Often as Possible
The Lincoln Park writer, whose novel Census is out this week, talks morality, mortality, and writing Down syndrome with dignity.
1 year
ago
Is Chicago the Poetry Capital of America?
It’s home to one of the most important poetry magazines (with its cultural center devoted to the genre), and it’s in the middle of a youth-poetry renaissance. So how does it compare to the nation’s other cultural capitals?
1 year
ago
In a Year of Dystopian Tales, Ada Palmer Shows What Utopia Might Cost
In the University of Chicago history professor’s sci-fi series, Terra Ignota, people get to choose a non-geographic country and live to be 150 years old.
1 year
ago
Chris Ware on Monograph, His Creative Process, and the False Urban-Suburban Dichotomy
The famous cartoonist discusses his latest tome, a personal look at his work and his memories surrounding it.
1 year
ago
