Burst Into Books is hosting a Book Release Event with Eve L. Ewing on July 16th, 5:00 – 7:00 PM CDT in celebration of her new book “Maya and the Robot.” Register here and attendees will receive a free signed copy of the book and be entered to win a gift card to a bookstore. Also, you will get to decorate your own bookmarks! Learn more about the book on her website here.
A DePaul MAWP alum wrote a book! And it comes out this month! Wow, we are so thrilled to celebrate Zhanna Slor and her debut novel, At the End of the World, Turn Left. Read the full review here.
In Professor Selinger’s newest release, scholars dive into the genre of romance fiction to collaborate on an extensive companion like never before. Check out the book here.
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
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.
In Faculty News, congratulations to Prof. Christine Sneed. This week marked the release of Sneed’s debut novel, Little Known Facts. From the official press release: The people who orbit around Renn Ivins, an actor of Harrison Ford-like stature—his girlfriends, his children, his ex-wives, his colleagues in the film industry—long to experience the glow of his flame. Anna and Will are Renn’s grown children, struggling to be authentic versions of themselves in a world where they are seen as less-important extensions of their father. They are both drawn to and repelled by the man who overshadows… Read Article →
Don’t forget, today is the deadline to submit your work to Threshold! Email it in by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT for your chance at having your work published in DePaul’s annual student-run literary arts magazine! *** In Faculty News (and on-campus readings!): Congratulations to DePaul English professor Francesca Royster on the release of her new book, Sounding Like a No-No: Queer Sounds and Eccentric Acts in the Post-Soul Era. Please join the English Department, the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, and the Department of African and Black Diaspora Studies in celebrating Dr. Royster’s new book on… Read Article →
Christine Sneed will have a release party for her recent story collection, Portraits of a Few of the People I’ve Made Cry (University of Massachusetts Press 2009). This collection has been well received, and it won AWP’s 2009 Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction. Read below for details on the release party, which everyone in the English Department at DePaul is encouraged to attend: When: 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 17 Where: Women and Children First, 5233 N. Clark St in Andersonville. An independent bookstore and Chicago literary fixture. Refreshments will be served. Below is the review from… Read Article →