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New event: August 7 in Chicago’s South Loop

07/14/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Solace in So Many Words will be the topic at the adult formation hour at Grace Episcopal Church in downtown Chicago on Sunday, August 7. The event is open to the public. Here's the info: August 7, Sunday, from 11:30 to 12:30 Grace Episcopal Church of Chicago, Grace Place Community Center 637 S Dearborn, Chicago 60605 312-922-1426 Readers will be: J. Scott Smith, Joan Corwin, Kathleene Donahoo, Pamela Miller and Ellen Wade Beals   … [Read more...]

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Pioneer Press: Meditations on the nature of Solace

07/14/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

This week (July 14)  Solace in So Many Words got coverage in the Pioneer Press papers; our story ran in the first page of the Diversions section.  Here is the link from the Glenview Announcements for the article "Meditations on the nature of Solace" by Lilli Kuzma. The Pioneer Press papers (Glenview Announcements, Winnetka Talk, Wilmette Life,  Lake Forester, Evanston Review, and others) are owned by Sun-Times Media.  Here is a highlight of the article: “Solace In So Many … [Read more...]

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WGN Radio 720 podcast with Rick Kogan

07/14/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Here's the podcast link so you can hear our  interview this past Sunday morning with Rick Kogan on The Sunday Papers, which is his show on WGN Radio 720.  Solace in So Many Words was the topic of the first half-hour and Rick was a gracious and interested host who called Solace in So Many Words "a fine, fine book." Appearing on the show with me were contributors J. Scott Smith ("Heartbeat") and Joan Corwin ("Details") and it was apparent that Rick had read their stories and … [Read more...]

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Our most exciting news yet: WGN Radio 720 this Sunday morning!

07/08/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

I have never been so happy to be asked to get up early on a Sunday morning! That's because the invitation is from Rick Kogan of WGN Radio 72o. Solace in So Many Words will be discussed from 6:30 to 7 am on "The Sunday Papers." What an honor to be asked. Named Chicago's Best Reporter in 1999 and  inducted into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame in 2003, Rick Kogan is currently a senior writer and columnist for the Chicago Tribune's Sunday magazine. He began his career at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, Chicago Tribune, Contributors, Ellen Wade Beals, J. Scott Smith, Joan Corwin, Rick Kogan, Solace in So Many Words, The Sunday Papers, Weighed Words, WGN Radio 720

Writers for July 21 event at The BookMarket in Glenview

07/06/2011 By Ellen Beals

I am happy to report that I recently heard from Teresa S. Mathes and Pat Rahmann that they will be able to read at out next event, which is Thursday, July 21, at The BookMarket in Glenview.  Woo-hoo!  And just so you know, the BookMarket is part of the Barbara's Bookstores chain.  Barbara's UIC hosted our May 12 event, and we thank Barbara's for supporting us again. When I met Teresa S. Mathes (Terri), she  lived in Northfield.  Now she resides in San Diego and has … [Read more...]

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