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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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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...

Young Natasha Trethewey with her mother and father. In her new memoir “Memorial Drive,” she writes about her childhood and the tragic loss of her mother.

Memorial for a Mother

October 14, 2020

The Monthly One of the most devastating passages of Natasha Trethewey’s “Memorial Drive” arrives halfway through the memoir, in the chapter “You Know.” After 80 pages describing Trethewey’s...

Tenth annual writers’ festival hosts three prominent authors

May 9, 2017

This week, instead of going to class, students in Northwestern’s creative writing program will spend their time attending readings, discussions and master classes with award-winning writers. The...

Christina Pugh, an Evanston poet, speaks at the University Library to kick off Library Week. The library planned events throughout the week to celebrate its many resources.

University Library celebrates National Library Week

April 15, 2013

University Library will host events throughout the week to raise awareness about its many resources as part of its National Library Week celebration. Events include Poets in Our Corner, a poetry reading...

Marco Nereo Rotelli looks on as visitors write poems on a scroll. His light installations shine in the background and were visible on the exterior of Deering Library.

Deering shines bright with help from world-renowned artist

March 13, 2013

Italian artist Marco Nereo Rotelli put the spotlight on Deering Library on Tuesday, displaying the words of poems in lights on the building’s exterior. The night's events topped off his term as the...

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