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News Tue Nov 20 2007
Recent Stories
I am behind on posting, but here some recent Chicago-lit related stories from around the web:
- Both the Chicago Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle review Paula Kamen's new book, Finding Iris Chang.
- Ray Bradbury is being named a commandeur of France's Order of Arts and Letters.
- Audrey Niffenegger writes a fairy tale for The Guardian. And, speaking of Niffenegger, the Renaissance woman has an exhibition of new work at Printworks Gallery going on now through December 29.
- The Tribune reviews a new biography of Chicago native Shel Silverstein, A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein by Lisa Rogak, and declares that, judging from the book, "Silverstein was a spectacular jerk." Whoops.
- Daniel Clowes talks about his recent guest appearance on The Simpsons.
- The Tribune also reviews a debut thriller called The Last Striptease by local author Michael Wiley.