Hey Chicago -- This weekend is the 33rd Printers Row Lit Fest -- here's the link to all the info. … [Read more...]
Donne, Wright, Calls for submissions
Howdy. I saw a tornado of cottonwood on my deck today. It’s that time of year. The lawn is edged in white. The news of the world and my country’s official take on those news events have left me without adequate words. Fortunately a Facebook friend named Bob Dixon-Kolar made a couple posts that caught my attention this week. One is this passage by John Donne, which is taken from Meditation 17, from Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions. Donne wrote it in prose in 1624, but … [Read more...]
Fair season
It’s that time of year when books are celebrated. Here are three upcoming bookfairs. Currently underway is the Evanston Literary Festival, which started May 4 and goes through May 14. Upcoming events include Zoe Zolbrod tonight at Evanston Public Library to launch the tour for her new book The Telling, just out from Curbside Splendor. There are also readings by Laura Kasischke (May 11)and Alexander Chee (May 12) and a program called “Writing the Next Chapter” on Friday, … [Read more...]
Chicago is “lit”
This is one of Chicago’s big literary weekends with Printers Row Lit Fest on June 7-8. It’s the the 30th anniversary of this celebration of the written word and this year’s featured authors include James Patterson, Marlo Thomas, Walter Mosley and many, many more. NewCity announced its list of 50 Chicagoans who really book. Are you on the list? Maybe not, but it will give you some ideas for new books to read. The Guild Literary Complex threw a 25th birthday bash; one … [Read more...]
Authors’ Showcase at Printers Row Lit Fest
Weighed Words was interviewed at Printers Row Lit Fest. I was the fourth publisher interviewed (and it is pretty apparent that I am new at this). Authors Showcase is a 30-minute cable TV show that promotes new authors and books. It runs Thursday at 8pm on Chicago Cable Channel 25 or watch all the programs online whenever you want. As Authors Showcase explains, "Our goal is to introduce you to as many new books and authors as we can in thirty minutes. We understand this … [Read more...]