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Nettles’ event at Women and Children First featured a book reading and signing, a conversation with Block Club reporter Atavia Reed, and a Q&A with the audience.

Prof. Arionne Nettles’ book talk offers Black Chicagoans history, community

April 23, 2024

Growing up as a Black American, it was easy to feel as though she did not “have a culture,” Medill Prof. Arionne Nettles told an audience Monday at Andersonville bookstore Women & Children First....

At Heirloom Books, Erik Graff sells mostly secondhand volumes at market price, and donates the proceeds to the surrounding community.

Q&A: At Heirloom Books, Erik Graff seeks to keep community alive

April 4, 2024

If you’ve ever visited Heirloom Books, the all-volunteer, not-for-profit bookstore on the edge of Edgewater, you’ve probably spoken with Erik Graff, the 72-year-old store manager. While The Daily...

A pink book sits on a shelf on a gold tray with flowers behind it

Do We Really Need This? Eli Rallo’s new book ‘I Didn’t Know I Needed This’ needs more spunk

January 15, 2024

It feels like every New York-based influencer these days is claiming to be a real-life Carrie Bradshaw. Among them is Eli Rallo, a 24-year-old content creator who got her start posting snack mix videos...

Britney Spears shares vulnerable story behind career and conservatorship battle in her new memoir, “The Woman in Me”

Britney Spears’ ‘The Woman in Me’ speaks louder than headlines

November 20, 2023

For maybe the first time in her life, Britney Spears gets to be the main character in her own story. One of the most influential pop stars of the ‘90s and early 2000s, Britney Spears’ name precedes...

Poet and literary scholar Evie Shockley read selections from her latest poetry collection “suddenly we” at University Hall Thursday.

Northwestern alum Evie Shockley brings ‘suddenly we’ to University Hall

November 19, 2023

Returning to her roots as a poet and literacy scholar, Evie Shockley (Weinberg ‘88), reflected on art and identity at her poetry reading in University Hall Thursday.  Shockley read and discussed...

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