Catching up! A Repeat Chicago Trip and a Move

I'm happy to repost my friend Marianna's account of our recent Chicago weekend. We had to repeat last year's trip to Printers Row Lit Fest, minus my face plant on Michigan Avenue, so we'd replace the unpleasant memories of that earlier trip. We had a marvelous time! Back to Chicago: A Second Chance My friend Lois …

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Intriguing Challenge for Biblioracles

If you like to read, this challenge will intrigue you: write a list of the last five books you’ve read. Then consider what your list might mean to someone else. John Warner figures that out in his weekly Chicago Tribune  column titled The Biblioracle. From the lists emailed to him, he assesses what the person likes to read—for …

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AWP – A Writer’s Dream Vacation

I'm attending the AWP Conference & Bookfair for three days this week. Long days! AWP stands for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. Sessions are 75 minutes long, back-to-back all day. They're held at the Chicago Hilton and the Palmer House Hilton. Shuttles run between these two ornately beautiful hotels As  a nurse, I've …

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