Literary Sofa Book of 2016
Over at Literary Sofa, novelist Isabel Costello has named Noon in Paris, Eight in Chicago her "Book of 2016." My novel joins an eclectic list of books chosen by Isabel,…
Flying the W: Returning to Chicago for the World Series
Somesuch Stories has published an essay I wrote about traveling to Chicago for the 2016 World Series, which was something I promised my grandmother I would do with some money…
ArchWay With Words Festival
On Sunday 16 October I'll be discussing writing fiction about real writers with Jill Dawson, author of The Crime Writer, at the ArchWay With Words Festival in North…
Nelson Algren Week
The week of 12 September is, for me at any rate, Nelson Algren Week, with two great events featuring the documentary, Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, The Road Is…