CCLap Publishing
Name of press: CCLaP Publishing, an imprint of the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography In what year was your press founded? 2007 What is the biggest challenge for a...
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Artifice Magazine
Name of press: Artifice Magazine In what year was your press founded? 2009 How many people are on your staff? Three. James Tadd Adcox, Editor-in-Chief, Rebekah Silverman, Managing Editor and...
Lake Street Press
Name of press: Lake Street Press In what year was your press founded? 2009 How many people are on your staff? Publisher: Mary Osborne, Managing Editor: Hazel Dawkins, Events Coordinator:...
Allium Press of Chicago
Name of press: Allium Press of Chicago In what year was your press founded: 2009 How many people are on your staff: Just me: Emily Clark Victorson, Publisher Tell us...
Books to make Chicago seem balmy
Brr! Think Chicago is cold? This list of weather-driven stories will make this chilly city seem downright balmy. (Still, best to read these warmly indoors.) "Nine Below Zero" (2000) By...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day reading for kids
"The Story of Martin Luther King Jr." (2002) By Johnny Ray Moore, illustrated by Amy Wummer Ideals, 21 pages, $6.95 Ages: 1-4 The life and work of Martin Luther King,...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day reading list
"A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr." (1990) By Martin Luther King and James M. Washington HarperOne, 736 pages, $23.99 A collection of...
7 unusual thesauri to celebrate Roget
Thesaurus day, observed on Jan. 18, commemorates the birthday of Peter Roget, who first published his celebrated collection of synonyms in 1852. In observance of Thesaurus Day, here is a...
Newbery, Caldecott Medals awarded
The American Library Association announced winners and finalists of their Youth Media awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, at a ceremony Monday . The Newbery Medal honors a distinguished...
Epithets edited out of ‘Tom Sawyer,’ ‘Finn’
In the new edition that combines Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," two words will be changed. The classic novels, being rereleased next month...