Thursday, October 22, 2009
Chicagoland / Lit & Lectures / Free Shit / Swag / Books Tonight's readings and lectures: Sherman Alexie, Martha Nussbaum, John D'Agata
Posted by Whet Moser on 10.22.09 at 03:53 PM
* Sherman Alexie discusses his new story collection, War Dances, at Harold Washington Library. "Each piece asks a similar set of questions," writes Mick Dumke. "What's the point of all this? If there is a point, what's the point of that? And isn’t life really goddamn funny?
* University of Chicago law prof Martha Nussbaum discusses constitutional law and same-sex marriage at Center on Halsted.
* "An October Sort of City: Chicago Authors Talk Chicago" at Heartland Cafe features Joe Meno, Cristina Henriquez, Deb Olin Unferth, and Eula Biss (this one's not free, FYI).
* Essayist John D'Agata reads at Columbia College.
