April showers are in the forecast here in Chicago, but thankfully with the arrival of spring comes a downpour of new book releases! This month … Read More
James—the latest novel from the prodigious (and finally widely-read) Percival Everett—is many things: a relentless code-switching satire, a meditation on the constructedness of racial identity, … Read More
University and independent presses are often underappreciated for the work they do to diversify publishing, and to support authors and books that might not fit … Read More
University and independent presses are often underappreciated for the work they do to diversify publishing, and to support authors and books that might not fit … Read More
Chicagoans love St. Patrick’s Day—we dye our river green, throw parades, set out on pub crawls, and showcase our Irish-American heritage with pride. General American … Read More
How do we begin to talk about the past four years—or even farther back—where perhaps the most unprecedented thing is the unprecedented need to overuse … Read More