…you can see here. The library will provide snacks and a hot chocolate bar to keep you motivated. (JM) L-R: Cynthia Pelayo, courtesy of the author; Taymour Soomro by Jorge…
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Meet rising literary stars at Lions in Winter
Lions in Winter is a literary festival at Eastern Illinois University. Each winter, three authors are invited to campus to share their work and their practices with students and community…
Janice Harrington on paying attention to the world around us
…University of Illinois and an author of poetry and children’s literature. Harrington’s most recent book Rooting for Plants: The Unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black Botanist and Collector is non-fiction children’s…
Get your Culture here: Three ways to pull yourself out of winter hibernation in January 2024
…author events. There are plenty to chose from every month, but a “New Book Friend Mingle” stood out to me because it sounds like a really good time. Rather than…
BEST Food & Drink 2023
…Davis’ book Finding Me, including a chocolate bust in the likeness of the author. The cake’s detail was incredible featuring flowers, a beautifully sculpted face, quotes from Davis’ book, and…
BEST Culture 2023
…our throats. This stupid bird evading authority is a symbol of hope for a better future. We are all the emu. Long live the emu!” (JM) Jessica Hammie, Louise Knight-Gibson,…
BEST Arts 2023
…new, local writers. This year in particular I was especially impressed with the programming at the Literary, which hosted new authors almost monthly (most recently, YA author Jessika Fleck). The…
The winter installation is up at the Champaign Public Library
I have a deep love of the Champaign Public Library. I love their great authors series and their FriendShop bookstore, but one one of my favorite things about CPL are…
Don’t miss this book talk from Eric Calderwood
…and to imagine new possibilities for the future. Book Talk with Eric Calderwood Illini Union Bookstore Author’s Corner, 2nd floor 809 S Wright Street Champaign M Dec 4th, 4 p.m….
Age of Forgiveness weaves a powerful and beautiful tale of loss
…author of the chapbook A Taxonomy of the Space Between Us, and Age of Forgiveness is his first full-length collection. Age of Forgiveness opens with two epigraphs. The second of…