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Elizabeth Aloni
The Chicago-based celebrity dating coach penned her first book, "The Mating Manual."
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Book Clubs Uncovered
Find the best book club bets for every literary taste.
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Comic Books are Cool
Don't be ashamed of your love for comics. Head to these shops and surround yourself with like-minded geeks.
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Todd Dills
DIY lit mag The2ndHand is still going strong after eight years.
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Pre-primary Reading
Before you vote next Tuesday, pick up a book and learn something about the candidates.
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Michael Harvey
The Wrigleyville resident's crime novel, The Chicago Way, showcases the city.
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Give the Gift of Lit
Our top book picks for the gift bin.
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Cris Mazza
Her latest book takes readers on a journey through one character's struggle to understand her past.
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Stephanie Gentry-Fernandez
Local Latina lesbian poet writes about her unusual Chicago childhood.
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Karen Abbott
Uncovering a forgotten period of Chicago's underground history in Sin in the Second City.
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Natalie Y. Moore
Readers get the low-down on men and women of the hip-hop generation in Moore's collaborative work, Deconstructing Tyrone.
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Keeping the Lit Ball Rolling
Fred Sasaki and Sarah Dodson bring together Chicago's lit lovers at Printer's Ball.
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Avant Chicago
Renaissance blogger Brent Kado keeps Chicagoans posted on local life and culture that deserves some extra limelight.
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826CHI
Boosting local youths' writing cred one mustache at a time.
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No Touching After Dark
A lit mag and a reading series equals a good time for telling the truth.
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Strumpette
Amanda Chapel serves up the naked truth about the PR industry for anyone interested in reading.
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Art or Idiocy?
Erik Wenzel helps to fill the art criticism gap in Chicago "and beyond."
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Globiblio
A book club that dictates who gets the Nobel Prize...or at least reads without borders.
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Video Didn't Kill All Radio Stars
Move over David Sedaris, Jill Summers is Chicago's new inventive storyteller.
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AMillionMonkeys
The most contentious news fit to print: politics and Justin Timberlake.
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Where To Write
Let's face it: Fitzgerald would have gotten nowhere if the strongest thing he was sipping was a frappuccino.
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Life Aboard Mazurka
The ordinary and extraordinary tales of living on a boat in Lake Michigan.
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Naeem Murr
Talking with the author of The Perfect Man.
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Julie Shapiro
The art, fiction and truth in radio documentaries.
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Bella Rossa
Notes and anecdotes from one funny writer.
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Dress A Day
Erin McKean blogs about the secret lives of dresses, the culture of craft and technology.
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Copy, Right?
Liza Pavelich digs up the good, the bad and the ugly of cover songs.
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Series A
An explosion of literary experimentation on Chicago's South Side.
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Linda Bubon
The Women & Children First co-owner sounds off on the independent book scene and what you should be reading
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Jargon Chicago
Chicagoans who tell it like it is.
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Touring Chicago, Literati-Style
Want to be a writer? Dedicated reader? Walk a mile in these shoes.
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Joe Meno
Hairstyles of the Damned author returns to the themes of love and loneliness with a new twist.
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Byron Flitsch
The voice of our generation: overeducated and looking for work and meaning in everyday life.
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All This Writing Glory
A conversation with Elizabeth Crane.
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Chicago Carless
This native New Yorker preaches the gospel of downtown Chicago living.
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2nd Story
Storytelling series blends wine, music and reading to the delight of diehard fans.
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Ayun Halliday
Talking with the author of Dirty Sugar Cookies.
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Apartment Therapy
Heather Blaha scouts out the most delicious designs in the city and on the Web.
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Genre Bookstores
When you've got a specific literary craving, book it to one of these specialty shops.
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Skillet Doux
The spot for learning about minced garlic and Schwa (but not about the South Beach Diet).
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Novels and Noshes
Five independent bookstores that have you skipping the big-box chains without giving up your latte.
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Everything in Moderation, Including Moderation
A well-balanced diet of pop culture, politics and personal life stories.
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John McNally
Talking with the author of "America's Report Card."
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Megan Stielstra
Stories worth reading from one busy writer.
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Eat Chicago
Michael Morowitz eats his way through Chicago, one empty restaurant at a time.
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Schadenfreude
One funny man's take on the day's local news.
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Overheard in Chicago
Eavesdropping has never sounded so sweet.
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Bookslut
Jessa Crispin is a literary lass extraordinaire, and her Bookslut readings are icing on the cake.
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Sunday Salon
Straight from NYC, Chicago's latest reading series takes off.
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One Good Thing
A healthy mix of porn and parenting.
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Poundy
Local writer Wendy McClure's blog weighs in on body image, boredom and beyond.
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Zulkey
Interviews, essays, diatribes and diary entries documenting the days in the life of Claire Zulkey.
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Off the Couch and Into the Coffee Shop
Five spots to enjoy freshly ground brew with your book.
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Big Happy Funhouse
Ron Slattery's funhouse is home to found photography, free pie and happy thoughts.
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Reading Under the Influence
Getting lit in Lakeview.
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How To Write The Great American Novel
A venue-centric approach to becoming the next Steinbeck.
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Chicago Poetry Project
Delivering poetic truths from the quiet folks in the corner.
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The Dollar Store
All the laughs you can stomach…for a buck.
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Danny's Reading Series
You should know about the Danny's Reading Series by now.
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