Stuart Dybek and Thomas Dyja are both award-winning Chicago-born authors. Works by both men have been chosen for the great honor of being a One Book, One Chicago title: We read Dybek's The Coast of Chicago in 2004 and we are currently reading Dyja's The Third Coast. We’re grateful for their participation in this year’s Carl Sandburg Literary…
Life Outside the Classroom: Teachers in Fiction
This time of year when all of the city's children are adjusting to a new school year routine, it can be easy to think of teachers as only that… teachers. As if they exist only in the classroom, controlling unruly students and imparting wisdom, knee deep in grade books, lesson plans and homework assignments. Lucky…
Writers & Friends
The UN has designated July 30 the International Day of Friendship. We thought we'd celebrate the idea by taking a look at famous authors who were friends. Truman Capote and Harper Lee It's a well-known relationship and one that is worth mentioning first because it started the earlier than any other on the list. Truman Capote and…
Just Like Dear Old Dad: Famous Authors and Their Author Children
Everybody inherits something from their father—whether it's eye color, sense of humor or a special talent—but it's rare to do the exact same job as your father. In celebration of Father's Day, let's take a look at some authors who not only inherited talent from their dads, but are using that talent to establish literary careers…
Classic Comedy: Laughs That Last
The classics are always the best. There might be newer entertainment that makes you laugh, but there are still none better than The Simpsons, The Onion and "Weird Al" Yankovic. You may not love all of them, but chances are good that at least one of them has been providing you with chuckles, giggles or…
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