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- Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 6, 2021
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Rock critic Jessica Hopper publishes an expanded edition of her first book
Plus: Bryan Away (aka Elliot Korte) drops an album of lush folk-pop, and an animated footwork film joins the projections on the Merchandise Mart.
- Arts & Culture, Books Issue Jul 21, 2020
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25 local books to stock your shelves
Add these new reads by and about Chicagoans to your list.
- Arts & Culture, Fall Theater and Dance Sep 11, 2019
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Live lit keeps the story circles unbroken
As Write Club turns ten, founder Ian Belknap looks at the current state of the art in Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2018
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What we learned at the Chicago Humanities Festival last night
The best way to get over a breakup, according to Abbi Jacobson, is to go on a three-week solo road trip and publish a book about it.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 11, 2017
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Nasty Women attempts to sum up what it's like to be a feminist in Trump’s America
The new essay collection includes contributions from Cheryl Strayed, Samantha Irby, Jessica Valenti, and more.
- Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Jul 26, 2017
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Megan Stielstra interviewing Samantha Irby: The right way to meet in real life
Two rising literary stars talk shop on the occasion of their new books.
- Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Jun 6, 2017
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What to check out at Printers Row 2017
Everything that’s free at the annual fest (except Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Al Franken)
- Arts & Culture, Summer Guide May 17, 2017
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A beach read doesn’t have to be as light and fluffy as the sand
Add some weight to your summer lit list with new books by Chicago-based or Chicago-adjacent authors.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 30, 2016
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FX is developing Samantha Irby’s memoir Meaty
Along with Abbi Jacobson and Jessi Klein, the former Chicagoan is turning her life story into a comedy series.
- Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 3, 2016
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Fall's best lit-related events
The Chicago Humanities Fest, Algren: A Life, and more.
- Arts & Culture, Book Review Dec 15, 2014
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In Bare-Knuckled Lit, Write Club's greatest hits pack a wallop
A new book assembles the punchiest essays from the national live-lit event that was founded in Chicago.
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 25, 2014
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Best nonfiction writer
Samantha Irby
- Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Jun 1, 2014
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Printers Row Lit Fest preview
In its 30th year, the weekend festival brings hundreds of authors and booksellers to the South Loop.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 5, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Sun 1/5: Too Much Light, Here's the Story, and Sam Prekop
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Sunday, January 5
- Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Sep 23, 2013
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Bitches gotta write
As the author of the hyperpopular blog Bitches Gotta Eat, Samantha Irby uses humor—harshly, grossly, exquisitely—to get at serious issues: race, gender, loneliness. Her next volley? A new book.
- Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 12, 2013
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A peek into Chicago's thriving live-lit scene
"It's the concentration on trying to achieve a universal truth that I find most appealing about this form."
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 20, 2013
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Best Nonfiction Writer
Samantha Irby
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 20, 2013
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Best New Nonfiction Book by a Chicagoan
Meaty by Samantha Irby
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 1, 2012
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The Reader's Agenda: Wed 8/1
What's on the Agenda for Wednesday, August 1, 2012
- Arts & Culture, Culture Vultures Jun 12, 2012
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This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
A fish story, Grown Folks Stories, and Prometheus
