Posts Tagged ‘author’
Another Bookstore On Board
This is how you get your book placed in the front window of a bookstore: I was meeting former colleagues at JM Seafood in Chicago’s Bridgeport community Friday for dinner. I texted one of the former colleagues that I had arrived and she told me she was a couple of buildings down at Tangible Books,…
Read MoreLet’s Go Buffalo, Do It For Levy
Being born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, I root exclusively for teams from my city except on rare occasions. I was a New York Knicks fan last year, and not as a bandwagon jumper, as they went all the way. I lived in Washington Heights in Manhattan, a short walk to the basketball Mecca…
Read MoreUpcoming Book Events For Yours Truly
Attention Chicago Public Schools teachers and administrators, those who work in other school districts, people who want to know what it’s like to teach in challenging environments all over the globe in today’s world and people who like to read about travel and searching for belonging: I’ll be doing two book events in Chicago at…
Read MoreLit Fest ’27: Dare I Dream
I concluded my presentation and did a Q&A with the audience, wowing them with my quick wit. I put the lit in Lit Fest, Chicago’s free, annual, outdoor literary festival. I walked off the stage to a rousing standing ovation and pumped hands with the HarperCollins rep, who breathlessly told me my book remained atop…
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