AN OCTOBER SORT OF CITY:
Chicago Authors Talk Chicago
Thursday, Oct. 22, 7:00 p.m.
The Heartland Cafe
7000 N Glenwood Ave
Chicago, IL 60626

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“Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring.” — Nelson Algren, from Chicago: City on the Make

STOP SMILING and Chicago Public Radio present a showcase featuring four Chicago authors rhapsodizng about the city that shaped their lives and work. Authors Joe Meno, Deb Olin Unferth, Cristina Henríquez and Eula Biss will take the stage to weave a single narrative out of selected readings and personal anecdotes, revealing the many aspects of Chicago’s literary tapestry.

Chicago Public Radio producers have staged the readings to give them a level of theatricality that distinguishes them from a standard literary event. Alison Cuddy, co-host of Eight-Forty-Eight, will moderate a Q&A afterward.

Each attendee will recevie a gift bag with an autographed book from one of the four authors (while supplies last), plus assorted STOP SMILING and Chicago Public Radio goods, as well as beer from Goose Island. The kitchen at the Heartland Cafe, a Rogers Park landmark, will be open for business.

Excerpts of the authors’ work on Stop Smiling Online:

From Joe Meno’s short story collection Tender as Hellfire (Akashic Books)
From Deb Olin Unferth’s novel, Vacation (McSweeney’s)
From Cristina Henríquez’s novel, The World in Half (Riverhead)
From Eula Biss’ book of essays, Notes From No Man’s Land (Graywolf Press)

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