Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni. ✶ Thank you for your readership and contributions. ✶
Margaret Atwood will be reading from her new book, Oryx and Crake, at 7:30 on May 14. The reading is sponsored by Women & Children First, but will take place at Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St. This is a ticketed event -- one ticket free with the purchase of each copy of Oryx and Crake; get one companion ticket by also purchasing any of Atwood's previous books. More info: 773/769-9299.