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Chicago, Culture

Last Minute Gifts for Chicago Explorering

by Jessica Mlinaric / December 23, 2011January 4, 2017

Gifts for seeing new sides of Chicago.

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Chicago, Culture

Design*Sponge Book Signing in Chicago

by Jessica Mlinaric / October 12, 2011January 4, 2017

The book is a trove of décor information and ideas.

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Chicago

The Newberry Library Book Fair

by Jessica Mlinaric / July 28, 2011January 5, 2017

Exploring 120,000 used volumes on sale at one of Chicago’s best book fairs.

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Readers shopping for books at Printers Row Lit Fest
Chicago, Culture

Book Lover’s Bliss at Printer’s Row Lit Fest

by Jessica Mlinaric / June 20, 2011June 8, 2018

Chicago is shining today, and the crisp white tents lining Printer’s Row point upward as if suspended by strings from the cerulean sky. The South…

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Chicago, Culture

Story Week: Chicago Classics

by Jessica Mlinaric / March 28, 2011January 5, 2017

Around 20 local writers read a selection from the works of their favorite Chicago authors.

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Chicago, Culture

Columbia College Story Week Festival of Writers

by Jessica Mlinaric / March 16, 2011January 5, 2017

This year’s theme centers on class issues’ role in creative works and the changing publishing environment.

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Chicago, Culture

Chicago Humanities Festival

by Jessica Mlinaric / October 22, 2010January 6, 2017

Maybe it’s the humanities-nerd in me, but this year’s selection of events is enthralling.

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Books, Chicago

Prowling Powell’s Bookstore

by Jessica Mlinaric / October 5, 2010January 6, 2017

Did you know that Powell’s originated in Chicago?

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