We like literary events that bring together a diverse range of writers. We like art in vacant buildings. So we think we would like seeing a prose artist, a novelist, a sci-fi author, a poet and a blogger read work in an empty urban space. Tonight, the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography and The Op Shop are coming together to offer a free literary show in a dilapidated retail space in Hyde Park. The theme is urban decay and urban renewal. Which is fitting, because the location of tonight’s performance will be demolished later this summer. more ›

Author Ben Tanzer more ›