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Cleo and Jimmy: A Note on James T. Farrell

This article is part of a long series on Chicago writers, most of which David Starkey and I put into our anthology of Chicago writing titled Smokestacks and Skyscrapers.  The complete list of writers can be found Here.  Also, go … Continue reading

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Carolyn Rodgers inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

This past Friday, the last day of November 2012, Carolyn Rodgers (1945-2010) was inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame.  With her in this third class of inductees: James T. Farrell, Langston Hughes, Jane Addams, Sherwood Anderson, and Ernest Hemingway.  … Continue reading

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