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A talk with programmer/projectionist/wearer-of-many-hats Rebecca Lyon about the work she does with Chicago Film Society and how she got into the movies, with occasional commentary from her colleague, Tavi Veraldi.

A talk with writer/indexer/editor June Skinner Sawyers about her many interests in the literary racket.

A talk with writer Alexander Sorondo about his epic William T. Vollmann profile, the even longer new Mark Danielewski one, Substack, Miami, and more.

A talk with Krystle Ratticus about zines, art, writing, Chicago, and the rest of it.

A talk with Chicago/New York writer Ben Tanzer about his After Hours book and a lot more.

A talk between publisher Mallory Smart and designer Dmitry Samarov on the occasion of the release of a new illustrated edition of Herman Melville's classic by Maudlin House. The event took place at Tangible Books in Chicago on May 10th, 2025.

I read the title poem from a 1994 Denis Johnson collection.

A talk with writer Nathan Knapp. Read my review of Daybook and listen to me read its first few pages and, most importantly, buy yourself a copy!

I read the first few pages of Nathan Knapp's Daybook.

Read my review.

A talk with writer Avner Landes about his forthcoming novel, The Delegation, and other matters.

Order the new book and read my review of his first one.