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Lit & Luz Festival Celebrates Its 10 Year Anniversary – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsOctober 10, 2023 by Ian J. Battaglia

[ad_1] The annual cross-cultural, bilingual literature and arts festival Lit & Luz is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year! Since the launch of the festival ten years ago by MAKE Literary Productions, Lit & Luz has brought together dozens of artists and writers between Mexico and the United States into conversation with one another, producing … Read more

“A Little Devil in America” Celebrates the Power of Black Performance – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsMarch 31, 2021 by Mandana Chaffa

[ad_1] A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance, features Hanif Abdurraqib’s considerable talents as a poet, essayist and thoughtful social commentator. Reading this book reminded me of listening to the late-night DJs of my youth—I especially remember Alison Steele, the Nightbird—who used songs as the starting point to improvise a jazz … Read more