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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.
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Tuesday, February 11 2014
Global Voices Author Night @ U Chicago International House
The International House at University of Chicago, 1414 E. 59th St., hosts Global Voices Author Night tonight at 6pm. The panel will include Bernadine Dohrn, professor emerita of law at Northwestern, Danny Postel, associate director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver and co-editor of The Syria Dilemma, and Afra Jalabi, a Syrian activist and contributor to The Syria Dilemma. Orit Bashkin, professor of Middle Eastern History at UofC, moderates.
Indie Publishers' Panel @ The Cliff Dwellers Club
The Society of Midland Authors brings representatives of four indie publishers to the Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan, for a discussion of their work. A reception with snacks and a cash bar starts at 6pm, with the discussion itself at 7pm; admission's free.
This Much Is True @ Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
This Much Is True is back this month at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro (3905 N. Lincoln) with an outstanding lineup of returning favorites and new faces. Listen to stories from Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow, Stephanie Douglass, Molly Each, Joe Janes, Larry Kerns, Syd Lieberman and Scott Whitehair. Show starts at 7:30pm, and is free. For more info visit This Much is True or Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro.
