Where Is My Sister, written by Shannon Gibney and illustrated by Huy Voun Lee, is a heartbreakingly real way to approach the loss of a sibling. Infant death is an […]
While author Giano Cromley currently lives on the Southside of Chicago and teaches as an English professor at Kennedy-King College, he was born in Montana and is a certified wildlife […]
The American Writers Museum (AWM)’s exhibit American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture will look “through the pages of American history to explore the influence of religion and spirituality on writers […]
My afternoon at Illinois Tech’s Hermann Hall started off with a hearty welcome by speaker Kate McKinnon to young readers. She was sure to bring them into the realms of […]
On Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10, Roscoe Village’s The Last Chapter Book Shop is celebrating Bookstore Romance Day. Amanda Anderson, the store’s owner and dedicated proponent for romance […]
Elikki just broke a man’s wrist and she doesn’t regret it. What? He was being a creep and not backing down so the normally bubbly and lovely elf Elikki summoned […]
Book Smarts is a semi-regular feature in which Third Coast Review writers share their favorite Chicago-area bookstores. This month, Holly Smith explores Hyde Park’s 57th Street Books. Down the Stairs […]
Many adult readers remember, with a good dose of nostalgia, the excitement and awe they felt at the annual Scholastic Book Fair. Books were trundled into the school and displayed, […]