Jerome Ludwig
Bio:
I've worked at the Reader since 1998. Currently I'm the managing editor. I don't captain the ship, but I help the sausage get made. I hate mixed metaphors. I also hate tpyos. My interest in the local literary scene has led me to interview writers like Miles Harvey, Gillian Flynn and Goldie Goldbloom, and I once blogged about an author's sport coat. Occasionally I blog on the Bleader. Once in a while I'll tweet. I have an English degree from the University of Illinois, though I consider tending bar for many years to be an equally vital part of my education. I can make a mean manhattan.
I've worked at the Reader since 1998. Currently I'm the managing editor. I don't captain the ship, but I help the sausage get made. I hate mixed metaphors. I also hate tpyos. My interest in the local literary scene has led me to interview writers like Miles Harvey, Gillian Flynn and Goldie Goldbloom, and I once blogged about an author's sport coat. Occasionally I blog on the Bleader. Once in a while I'll tweet. I have an English degree from the University of Illinois, though I consider tending bar for many years to be an equally vital part of my education. I can make a mean manhattan.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 20, 2013
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Reading Alone in Berlin in Berlin
Catching up on a stack of Hans Fallada novels
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 15, 2012
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Reader fiction, past and future
A sampling of great fiction that's appeared in the Chicago Reader over the years
- Performing Arts, Culture Vultures, Dec 12, 2012
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This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
The Morse/Glenwood entertainment corridor, Salonathon, and Chicago storytelling
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 9, 2012
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Jack Clark, the original cabdriver-writer
This cabbie is no hack
- Performing Arts, Culture Vultures, Dec 4, 2012
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This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Inside Out Art Studio, Heroines, and We Three Lizas
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 2, 2012
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Revisiting James Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son
A reissued edition of Baldwin's first nonfiction work on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his death
- You Are Here, Show us your [____], Nov 28, 2012
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Show us your . . . sock animals
A look at Therese Burton's wild and crazy footwear
- Performing Arts, Culture Vultures, Nov 26, 2012
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This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
How Was Your Week?, the Puppet Bike, and Spirit Family Reunion
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 25, 2012
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Harold Washington, Chicago politics, and the roots of the Obama presidency
A new edition of Gary Rivlin's chronicle of the Harold Washington years, Fire on the Prairie
- Performing Arts, Culture Vultures, Nov 19, 2012
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This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Dead Man Rising, Everything You Need to Know About Indians, and "Awash in Color"
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 18, 2012
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The romance of books: the Newberry Library at 125
A special exhibit displays some of the exquisite items in the Newberry's vast collection, on the occasion of the library's 125th anniversary
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 11, 2012
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Weird things customers say in bookstores, another blog-based book, and Seminary Co-op on the move
Two new books on books, both based on blogs, and the Seminary Co-op gets a new home
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 4, 2012
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When was the last time you sent a postcard?
Picturing Illinois (and Chicago) in old-time postcards
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 28, 2012
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Best readings for Halloween week: Dame Darcy, Simon Winchester, and the Naked Girls
A handbook for hot witches, a book on skulls, and the ever popular Naked Girls
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 21, 2012
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Book review: Zombie, Illinois
Chicago gets overrun by the undead in Scott Kenemore's latest zombie novel
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 7, 2012
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Chris Ware's Building Stories: a visual tour
A new graphic work, in pictures
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 7, 2012
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Julia Child: "I just love pussies"
A new biography of Julia Child focuses on her love of felines
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 30, 2012
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Irvine Welsh on Skagboys, Trainspotting, and . . . Miami
The Scottish writer talks about his latest novel, a new theatrical adaption of Trainspotting, and life in the Sunshine State.
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 27, 2012
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Call for submissions to the 13th annual Pure Fiction issue
Hello, Chicago writers. Send in your best short stories for a chance to be published in our next Pure Fiction issue
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 26, 2012
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Have the NFL and referees finally come to an agreement?
Ted Cox predicted "potential disaster" with the replacement refs
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