“They all seduced one another with greatness, or with the assumption of eventual greatness. Greatness-in-waiting.” Unlimited potential is what draws “the interestings,” a group of…
Last Saturday, my sister Safiya and I visited the lovely Printers Row Lit Fest, the Chicago Tribune’s annual literary street fair. The Fest gets its…
Devouring books and crafting meals is great—but sounding smart while you do it is even better. That’s why we’re teaching you to eat your words….
Ned Beauman’s first novel certainly doesn’t play it safe. The relatively quick read manages to bring Fascists, assassins, sufferers of rare diseases, billionaires, anti-Semetics, gay…
