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It’s been more than 25 years since the last biography of Nelson Algren came out, and Chicago journalist Mary Wisniewski spent about half that time crafting her own book on the famed author. In the evenings, on the weekends and between articles for her day job as a transit reporter for the Chicago …
Monica Russo and Kevin Byron are the married author-photographer duo behind Treecology, the newest children’s book in our Young Naturalists series. Their previous book, Birdology, received positive reviews in Kirkus and Booklist and a feature in the Chicago Tribune. For the past 30 years, Monica a…
In 1840, Americans were largely unhappy and unemployed, fighting their way back from an economic slump and ready for a fresh face in the White House. Along came William Henry Harrison, a former general of great wealth and power who portrayed himself—with the help of his Whig Party colleagues—as …
I say up front that Hey, Liberal! is a work of fiction. However, it is inspired by true events that I experienced. The story is about a white boy, Simon Fleming, who, like me, was sent by his socially activist parents to a predominately African American and Hispanic school in the Lincoln Park neighb…
As a member of Michael Jackson’s inner circle, Shana Mangatal witnessed firsthand his chart-topping hits, groundbreaking albums, and subsequent world tours—as well as his scandals, lawsuits, and addictions. She felt both the pleasure and the pain of being romantically involved with the most fa
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