June 5, 2024
From the organizer’s website: On July 11, Patricia Smith will receive the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Fuller Award for her lifetime achievements. The ceremony, co-presented with our host the… READ MORE
November 5, 2019
Welcome to Northwestern University Press where we mark this year’s University Press week with the theme: “How to speak up and speak out?” It’s an apt question that highlights why… READ MORE
October 21, 2019
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear legendary 100-year-old civil rights activist and historian Timuel Black discuss his new book, Sacred Ground: The Chicago Streets of Timuel Black. Sacred Ground opens in 1919, during the… READ MORE
March 4, 2016
Chicago celebrates its 179th birthday this weekend! Want to commemorate the event with a good read? Use this handy chart to figure out which book to mark the occasion with.