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Q&A: Former African American Studies Prof. Debra Thompson talks new memoir

October 9, 2022

When former African American studies Prof. Debra Thompson first accepted an offer a few years ago to become a political science professor at Montreal’s McGill University, she experienced mixed emotions...

Cinderella runs down palace steps into the carriage that awaits her, which is a gray pumpkin.

Evanston author reveals hidden messages behind beloved fairy tales in latest book

July 20, 2022

In her latest book, “Cinderella Didn’t Live Happily Ever After: The Hidden Messages in Fairy Tales,” Evanston author Anne Beall used data-driven research to reveal patterns across 169 of Grimms’...

A book gallery titled “My America,” featuring a series of immigrant and refugee books.

A look at Northwestern and Chicago’s rich literary culture

May 24, 2022

The American Writers Festival took place at the American Writers Museum and Chicago Cultural Center on May 15. This inaugural event offered free featured discussion panels, book signings and sessions with...

Tara Stringfellow sits at a blue table signing copies of “Memphis” following the reading.

Alum Tara Stringfellow pulls from her roots in debut novel ‘Memphis’

April 19, 2022

Memphis. Writing that one word — the name of her city and now the title of her debut novel — was the moment Tara Stringfellow (Weinberg ’07, School of Professional Studies ’18) said she knew...

An illustration of J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter holding a wand while wearing his Hogwarts robes and round glasses against a maroon background. Behind Harry lies three copies of his shadow, fading in the distance.

A college kid’s definitive ranking of the “Harry Potter” books

February 6, 2022

During Wildcat Wellness, I escaped the constraints of my dorm room and ventured back to the magical world of “Harry Potter” via a free trial of Kindle Unlimited. My journey back into the pages of...

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