Chris Green worked with 99 other Chicago poets to write one collaborative poem addressing gun violence, speaking to its victims and their loved ones. Watch the full book trailer here. Listen to Chris on Fox32Chicago, WBEZ’s Reset, WGN, and WBBM Newsradio. Read more about the poem’s pantoum form in this interview with Hypertext Magazine, and Green’s own post on Lithub about the collection. More reviews: Chicago Tribune, The Booklist Reader, Green Linden Press
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In her article for The Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB), Rooney discusses the question in Alice Duer Miller’s book Are Women People?, a title that became a suffragist catchphrase. Read the article here.
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Hear our very own Kathleen Rooney talk about her new novel with Rick Kogan at WGN Radio here. Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey was published in August 2020.
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Professor Miles Harvey will be discussing his new book, The King of Confidence, on June 3rd at 7 p.m. alongside authors Donovan Hohn and Eileen Pollack as part of the At Home with Literati Series with Literati Bookstore. Find more info about the At Home Literati series and the Zoom event here.
The English Department is looking for students interested in interviewing a faculty member on their recent accomplishments for inclusion in the English Department newsletter. If interested, please contact the Department Assistant, Marc Schell at mschell2@depaul.edu. Please note: Newsletter contribution is voluntary. We are not currently offering compensation for interviews.
Congratulations to our very own Kathleen Rooney, who has received a Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Grant from the City of Chicago! The grant will support Kathleen’s visit to the Margaret Herrick Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library in Los Angeles to research a novel when it is safe to travel again. Kudos!
One of our very own, Kathleen Rooney, was published in the Chicago Tribune this past week. If you’re looking to order books and support local businesses, you can find the article here.
Goodreads is currently hosting a giveaway of 50 copies of DePaul English professor Miles Harvey’s forthcoming book, THE KING OF CONFIDENCE. Enter for a chance to win a copy of your own!
Congrats to DePaul English Professor Miles Harvey on his new and upcoming book, THE KING OF CONFIDENCE, which will be published May 12 by Little, Brown & Company! THE KING OF CONFIDENCE has been receiving a wonderful early response. National Book Award-winner Nathaniel Philbrick calls it a “masterpiece”; Pulitzer Prize-finalist Dave Eggers describes it as a “ludicrously enjoyable, unputdownable read”; bestselling author Jonathan Eig labels it “one of the best books of the year”; Publishers Weekly (in a starred review) says it will “astonish and delight fans of American history”; Kirkus calls it “perfect for fans of Devil in the White City”; and Book Riot has named… Read Article →
Congrats to DePaul English professor Sarah Fay! Longreads just published her very timely essay, “On Solitude (and Isolation and Loneliness [and Brackets]).” Click on the essay title to read Dr. Fay’s reflection on four years spent in solitude (and isolation [and loneliness]), viewing it through the lens of punctuation.