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    May 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Five books by Chicago authors appearing at Lit Fest

    In Thomas Dyja's cultural history of Chicago, "The Third Coast," he writes that in Nelson Algren's day, "being Chicago's Famous Writer was like winning the heavyweight title — there was only one at a time, and you kept the belt for as long as you could beat all comers." That's not true anymore. But while you may know the names of many of the city's heaviest hitters — Gillian Flynn, Chris Ware, Stuart Dybek — Printers Row Lit Fest offers a chance to become familiar with many more. This week's roundup features five Chicago-area authors — some more established than others — who each published debut novels within the past year.
    In Thomas Dyja's cultural history of Chicago, "The Third Coast," he writes that in Nelson Algren's day, "being Chicago's Famous Writer was like winning the heavyweight title — there was only one at a time, and you kept the belt for as long as you...

    Tags: Rogers Park, Fiction, Authors, Edgar Allan Poe, Arts and Culture

    2. May 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. The Biblioracle: Going against Google Glass

    Raise your hand if you've ever tried reading a book while walking down the street.
    Raise your hand if you've ever tried reading a book while walking down the street. Mine would be up except that I need fingers to type. Many times, especially back during my commuting to the Loop days, I'd have my nose in a book through the entirety...

    Tags: Google Inc., Google Glass, Nero (music group)

    3. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Counting down to Lit Fest

    <em>(This selection is edited for clarity and length.)</em>
    (This selection is edited for clarity and length.) Tom Acitelli What do you think of when you think of Chicago? Oddly enough, the 1860 Republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln. Who is an author you'd like to meet, dead or alive?...

    Tags: Book, Hopleaf, Fiction, Authors, Television Industry

    4. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Authors M-Q

    div.article div.byline p.date {display:none;} Anthony Madrid Anthony Madrid lives in Chicago. His poems have appeared in Boston Review, Gulf Coast, The Iowa Review, Poetry and Web Conjunctions. His first book is “I Am Your Slave Now Do What I...

    Tags: Fiction, Authors, Television Industry, Journalism, Chicago Sun-Times

    5. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Authors H-L

    div.article div.byline p.date {display:none;} Susan Hahn Susan Hahn was editor of TriQuarterly for 14 years. She is author of a recent novel, “The Six Granddaughters of Cecil Slaughter”; nine books of poetry, including “Self/Pity&...

    Tags: Authors, Television Industry, Journalism, Science and Technology, History (tv network)

    6. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Let's review: Rachel Shteir and poor Chicago

    And they said the gentle art of literary criticism was dead, confined to irrelevance. Not this week, gentle reader. Not in Chicago. Not in the heat of L'affaire de Shteir. What book review in the history of Chicago literature &mdash; heck, what recent book review, period &mdash; has enjoyed the attention afforded to Rachel Shteir's review in the last Sunday's New York Times?
    Tribune critic
    And they said the gentle art of literary criticism was dead, confined to irrelevance. Not this week, gentle reader. Not in Chicago. Not in the heat of L'affaire de Shteir. What book review in the history of Chicago literature — heck, what recent...

    Tags: Book, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Reader, Politics, WTTW

    7. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Review: 'The Third Coast' by Thomas Dyja

    The title of the first chapter of Thomas Dyja's "The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream," evokes a smile: "The Brick Is Another Teacher." Dyja's book is roughly brick-size and brick-heft, and I wondered what it might have to teach. &bull; His subtitle suggests that Dyja aims to join the long and semi-honorable tradition of Chicago boosterism, books that claim Chicago is "world-class" in something, or that Chicago's influence on this, that or the other aspect of American culture has been underestimated. Such urban braggadocio was one foundation of Chicago, which grew from prairie trading post to world city so quickly in no small part due to the extreme claims of developers and politicians. But back to bricks.
    The title of the first chapter of Thomas Dyja's "The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream," evokes a smile: "The Brick Is Another Teacher." Dyja's book is roughly brick-size and brick-heft, and I wondered what it might have to teach. •...

    Tags: Television Industry, Kukla, Fran and Ollie (tv program), Mahalia Jackson, Invention and Innovation, Dave Garroway

    8. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Stop dissing the humanities

    If any line item in the state or federal budgets cries out for more resources, or even just a little more respect, it's the arts and humanities. Never mind that many writers, artists and scholars have the fresh ideas that our times so desperately need. When politicians and columnists call for increased spending on STEM projects &mdash; that's science, technology, engineering and mathematics &mdash; don't they know they're alienating at least half the country?
    If any line item in the state or federal budgets cries out for more resources, or even just a little more respect, it's the arts and humanities. Never mind that many writers, artists and scholars have the fresh ideas that our times so desperately need....

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Authors, Los Angeles Times, Public Officials, Science and Technology

    9. Apr 12, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Culture clash: New history of Chicago taps into our malaise

    "The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream" has an elegant, unflinching, non-nostalgic clarity about Chicago that you rarely see in books about Chicago.
    Thomas Dyja looked at me with abject horror, then humor, then, as his face crumbled in defeat, resignation. A face that said, "See? This is why I wrote a 412-page cultural history of Chicago at midcentury that — as much as it pulls together...

    Tags: Northwestern University, Lake Forest College, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kanye West, Hugh Hefner

    10. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Excerpt: 'The Third Coast' by Thomas Dyja

    From his stove, Nelson Algren saw a dark shape stumble out of the bar across Wabansia Avenue. It teetered once, then slumped under the Nectar Beer sign, sizzling neon in the bitter February cold. Eight degrees, an army fatigue jacket, and too many shots...

    Tags: Fiction, Authors, Chicago Hotels, Langston Hughes, Politics

    11. Apr 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Ebert showed how to die with grace

    Roger Ebert was a hot trend on Google's top 10 trends earlier this week. As of Wednesday, more than 50,000 people had searched for his name, an impressive display of his influence. He wasn't quite as hot as North Korea or Jay Leno, but he was running...

    Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, Social Media, Google Inc., Bill Kurtis, Roger Ebert

    12. Apr 5, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Beyond movies, a lesson in dying

    Roger Ebert was a hot trend on Google's top 10 trends earlier this week.
    Roger Ebert was a hot trend on Google's top 10 trends earlier this week. As of Wednesday, more than 50,000 people had searched for his name, an impressive display of his influence. He wasn't quite as hot as North Korea or Jay Leno, but he was...

    Tags: Studs Terkel, Chicago Sun-Times, Social Media, Mike Royko, Bill Kurtis

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