Nonfiction

A collection of works by Charles Joseph Smith a.k.a. "The Linden." Poems, plays, songs, dances, dreams, lists, future plans.

Voices of women whose lives have been deeply affected by the experience of cancer speak of pain and solace, isolation and community, fear and power. This anthology explores how cancer affects women individually and collectively.

Selections from literature meant to foster conversation in the Shared Inquiry format about Latino identity.

"This is the insider's guide for anyone looking to make it in the Windy City arts scene. Whether your field is art, poetry, dance, comedy, film, theater, literature, opera, jazz, or rock n' roll, this hitchhiker's guide to Chicago's arts galaxy tells you where to go, who to talk to, and how to get gigs, showings, auditions, productions, openings and more." Also contains interviews.

Features on: Mass media's attacks on feminism; journalism ethics scandals; the Sony/Loews Cineplex Odeon lockout of union projectionists; an interview with professor of African-American Studies and Labor Party organizer Adolph Reed Jr.; new meat industry regulation expose by Gail Eisnitz; corporate sponsorship at the Museum of Science and Industry and its effects on exhibits on energy, AIDS, oil, food, and the environment. Published by students at the University of Chicago.

Reflections on the lives of ordinary people by writers from a network of adult education centers all over the city

Book examining the the cycles of individuals as those cycles play into and intertwine in the cycles of relationships. Guides the reader to experience growth and health in relationships.

A quarterly magazine devoted to home agriculture, art, and ecology

A series of humorous essays and interviews

When French explorers Jolliet and Marquette used the Chicago portage to access the Mississippi River system, the Chicago River was but a humble, even sluggish, stream in the right place at the right time. That's the story of the making of Chicago. This is the other story; the story of the making and perpetual re-making of a river by everything from pre-glacial forces to the interventions of an emerging and mighty city. Author Libby Hill brings together years of original research and the contributions of dozens of experts to tell the Chicago River's epic tale from its conception in prehistoric bedrock to the glorious rejuvenation it's undergoing today, and every exciting episode in between.