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October 20

Author Talk: 10/22/2020

Sonali Dev Recipe for Persuasion

November 20

Natalie Moore

The South Side

April 21

4/22/2021

Rebecca Makkai

The Great Believers

May 21

5/27/2021

Fatimah Asghar If They Come for Us

Dr. Eve L. Ewing is a sociologist of education and a writer from Chicago. She is the awardwinning author of the poetry collections Electric Arches and 1919 and the nonfiction work Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side. She is the co-author (with Nate Marshall) of the play No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks She also currently writes the Champions series for Marvel Comics and previously wrote the acclaimed Ironheart series, as well as other projects. Ewing is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and many other venues. Her first book for young readers, Maya and the Robot, is forthcoming in July 2021.

Maudlyne Ihejirika is an award-winning Chicago SunTimes urban affairs columnist with 30 years of experience in journalism, public relations, and government.

11/19/2020

Riva Lehrer Golem Girl

December 20

12/17/2020

Emil Ferris My Favorite Thing Is Monsters

June 21

6/24/2021

Kayla Ancrum

Darling

July 21

7/22/2021

Jessica Hopper (TBD)

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January 21

1/28/2021

Eve Ewing 1919

February 21

2/25/2021

Ihejirika Moderator

Building on a B.A. in journalism from the University of Iowa and an M.S.J. from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Ihejirika’s work in state government and media has resulted in countless achievements, including serving as president for both the National Association of Black Journalists Chicago Chapter and the Chicago Journalists Association; ranking one of “The 25 Most Powerful Women In Chicago Journalism” in 2019; publishing her book Escape From Nigeria: A Memoir of Faith, Love and War; and launching Ihejirika Media & Communications Group to manage media for members of U.S. Congress, Illinois Legislature, and City Council. Her awards include the Studs Terkel Award, national and local awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and National Association of Black Journalists, and several civic awards, including the Chicago Defender Woman of Excellence and African Festival of the Arts Community Servant Award. Ihejirika is a frequent guest contributor on PBS-TV’s “Chicago Tonight: Week In Review” and FOX-32’s “Good Day Chicago,” and she has appeared as a political analyst on CNN, TV One, ABC, CBS, NPR, WBEZ, WVON, and V103.

She currently pens the Sun-Times “Chicago Chronicles,” long-form columns offering diverse narratives and untold stories of inspiring people, places, organizations, and issues in Black and Brown communities. Follow her at @maudlynei on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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3/25/2021

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August 21

8/26/2021

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September 21

9/23/2021

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