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Elizabeth Crane's Optimism is Infectious

Chicago Newcity | February 6, 2008

The author's optimism, she says, comes partly from teaching at "fine schools" (including the University of Chicago and Northwestern) from her recent successes as a writer, and from the solid relationship she has with her husband.

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Tags: Elizabeth Crane, You Must Be This Happy To Enter

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Venn and the Art of Internet Bloggingnew

Jessica Hagy gets her work Indexed.

Chicago Newcity | Laura Castellano | 03-12-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

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Sense Of Intimacy Prevailsnew

A unique sense of intimacy prevails in Pauline Chen’s first book, Final Exam: A Surgeon’s Reflections on Mortality. In this engrossing memoir, full of surgical detail, Chen, recipient of the George Longstreth Humanness Award at Yale, meditates on her experiences as a student and physician

Chicago Newcity | Laura Castellano | 01-30-2008 | Nonfiction

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David Sedaris Has a Midlife Crisisnew

As we transition from talking about friends' houses where you could get high until four in the morning to the pitfalls of fatal elderly falls, it's evident that Sedaris' beloved sense of humor leaves him, and us, with many more years of good storytelling.

Chicago Newcity | Selena Fragassi | 10-08-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

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Brian Azzarello's '100 Bullets' Comic Coming to an Endnew

The awe-inspiring creation will end its decade-long run after just seven more issues. Since its inception, the stars have aligned to enable Azzarello's labyrinthine revenge/noir series to evolve into one of the most memorable comics in recent years.

Chicago Newcity | Michael Moreci | 08-27-2008 | Books

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Stephanie Kuehnert on Her Debut Novel, 'I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone'new

Everyone wants to be a rock star. Kuehnert’s protagonist and narrator, Emily Black, is no different. Living in a tiny town in Wisconsin, left alone with her father as an infant when her mother hit the road following her own rock-star dreams, Emily's now your favorite teenager, much cooler than you were when you were there, the dark hair, the red lipstick and the witty asides and retorts all part of the angst-ridden fireball.

Chicago Newcity | Tom Lynch | 07-02-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: punk rock, Fiction Reviews, I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone, MTV Books, Stephanie Kuehnert