What’s this? We have the new David Sedaris book in stock? And it’s called “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls”? That’s awesome!
7 PM Tonight: Literary Night @ Revolution Brewing
JANUARY 15TH 7:00pm Tuesday @
REVOLUTION BREWING
2323 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Kathryn Born
Drugs and drug culture are a big factor as this mind-bender of a novel unfolds and the narrator Alison finds herself to be female collateral, a chain in the link to the next drug deal. A cosmic blend of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and William S. Burroughs’ The Soft Machine, first novelist Born creates what Booklist calls “a strikingly atmospheric, suspenseful, imaginative, and compassionate novel.”
Joseph G. Peterson
“Written entirely in verse, Peterson’s second book (after Beautiful Piece) follows Irishman Jim O’Connor, an aspiring poet and successful alcoholic, as he moves disastrously through life in modern Chicago. In addition to Peterson’s narrative, plenty of Jim’s ‘actual’ poems appear throughout, facilitating an effortless shifting between third and first person accounts of the drunken bard’s exploits. “
—-Publisher’s Weekly
Raymond Richard
Raymond Richard has been to the big-house, lived in poverty on the streets of Chicago, and took to crime and drugs to survive. His poetry is electrifying, terrifying, and awe-inspiring. It literally crackles off the page. He has put his life back together against almost insurmountable odds. He’s back to tell his story in poems that are honest, heartbreaking and tender.
Our fireplace is up and running! Brint it on, Winter. (View from Oh-so-comy chair.)
The 10 Best Books of 2012 from The New York Times Book Review, including our own Andrew Solomon’s powerful, groundbreaking FAR FROM THE TREE: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity. Congratulations, Andrew!
Read an excerpt of Far from the Tree or watch the trailer here.
Don’t miss tonight’s reading of “Upload” with local author Mark McClelland 6:30 tonight at City Lit Books!
Book Description: His criminal past catching up with him, a troubled young man seeks escape into digital utopia by uploading his consciousness into a computer—just as first love casts his life in a new light. In this thrilling near-future science-fiction novel, Mark McClelland explores the immense potential of computer-based consciousness and the philisophical perils of simulated society.
Tickets NOW ON SALE for Damien Echols “Life After Death”
Wed. Nov. 14, 7 pm, Logan Square Auditorium
Tickets are $5, which can be applied to the price of the book in the store or at the event. If you can’t make it and you’d like a signed copy reserved for you, please contact City Lit Books to pre-order. Click on link below to purchase your ticket or visit us at the store: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/288841
“Life After Death” deals with Echols experience of being sentenced to death at age 18 after being wrongfully convicted along with Jason Baldwin and Jesse Misskelley, Jr. for the murder of three eight year-olds in what was dubbed the “Robin Hood Hills Murders.” Over the next two decades “West Memphis Three” became a symbol of the wrongly convicted. Two documentaries have been made about the case (“Paradise Lost” by HBO and “West of Memphis” by Peter Jackson) and bands and artists like Henry Rollins and Pearl Jam collaborated with Echols or donated album proceeds to their legal defense fund. In addition, Johnny Depp’s production company has optioned the film rights to Echols’s memoir. In a shocking turn of events, all three men were released in August 2011 in an agreement with the state of Arkansas known as the Alford plea. Echols has been traveling around the country sharing his story and this will be his first visit to Chicago.
Wed. Nov. 14, 7 pm, Logan Square Auditorium
Tickets are $5, which can be applied to the price of the book in the store or at the event. If you can’t make it and you’d like a signed copy reserved for you, please contact City Lit Books to pre-order. Click on link below to purchase your ticket or visit us at the store: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/288841
“Life After Death” deals with Echols experience of being sentenced to death at age 18 after being wrongfully convicted along with Jason Baldwin and Jesse Misskelley, Jr. for the murder of three eight year-olds in what was dubbed the “Robin Hood Hills Murders.” Over the next two decades “West Memphis Three” became a symbol of the wrongly convicted. Two documentaries have been made about the case (“Paradise Lost” by HBO and “West of Memphis” by Peter Jackson) and bands and artists like Henry Rollins and Pearl Jam collaborated with Echols or donated album proceeds to their legal defense fund. In addition, Johnny Depp’s production company has optioned the film rights to Echols’s memoir. In a shocking turn of events, all three men were released in August 2011 in an agreement with the state of Arkansas known as the Alford plea. Echols has been traveling around the country sharing his story and this will be his first visit to Chicago.
For our early birds and little ones out there, come by the store Saturday October 6th at 10:00 AM for our first children’s music story time! ♥
Check out the list of events for our Grand Opening Weekend: Oct. 5-7. Hope to see you there!
Thanks TimeOut Chicago
For the stellar article!
Owning a bookstore is often romantically portrayed—stimulating conversation, endless reading material—yet the grim realities of retail mean long hours, low margins and nonstop bills. Still, on a recent visit to Logan Square’s new independent bookstore, City Lit Books, I notice owner Teresa Kirschbraun has a certain glow. We’re sitting in comfortable leather chairs near an unlit fireplace (which will soon glow, as the weather cools), and while we talk, Kirschbraun emits the exuberance of a new business owner whose dreams are taking shape.
Please join us Saturday, September 29th at 4pm for our first author event! Tal McThenia and Margaret Dunbar Cutright are stopping by to discuss their book, A CASE FOR SOLOMON: Bobby Dunbar and the Kidnapping that Haunted a Nation. The authors will be discussing and signing copies of their book which describes the incredible story of the kidnapping of Margaret Dunbar’s grandfather in 1912.
The Book: A Case for Solomon
In 1912, 4 year-old Bobby Dunbar, the son of an upper middle-class Louisiana family, went missing in the swamps. Eight months later, he was found in the company of a wandering piano-tuner, William Walters, who was arrested and tried for kidnapping. When a destitute single mother came forward to claim Bobby Dunbar as her son, the case exploded! For two years, courts probed and newspapers sensationalized every aspect of the story. It took nearly a full century for the real identity of the child to be known. Now, as the 100th anniversary of the famous case approaches, Dunbar’s granddaughter, Margeret Dunbar Cutright, along with This American Life producer, Tal McThenia, uncover the hidden truths in this fascinating new book.
The Authors
Margaret Dunbar Cutright
Margeret Dunbar Cutright is the granddaughter of Bobby Dunbar, the victim of the kidnapping and the subject of this book. She grew up hearing the family legend of her grandfather’s kidnapping and arduous return to his biological family. Her research included comprehensive investigating and analysis of newspapers, family correspondence and legal documents. Along with her research, Cutright also developed through the course of the book a relationship with the descendants of her grandfather’s alleged kidnapper.
Tal McThenia
Tal reported and wrote “The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar,” for NPR’s This American Life, which aired in March 2008 and served as the main focus for A Case for Solomon. He has worked as an Associate Producer for HBO and PBS productions.
