Author Jeffrey Eugenides is no stranger to lovers of both great fiction and fine cinema. His novel Virgin Suicides was adapted into the 1999 film by Sofia Coppela, and his follow-up novel Middlesex was awarded the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. His work has also been featured in the likes of the New Yorker and the Yale Review, and he has received numerous other awards and recognition for his talents as an American writer …......

We’ve got a couple of great readings this week, so check them out, won’t you please? First off, Make Magazine has their release party this Thursday. They’ll have readings from contributors and performances by Allá, Michael Zerang and Hamid Drake , DJ Tony Sarabia , and a multi-media presentation from Polvo Gallery. $7 includes a copy of the magazine.Thursday, January 25th at 8:00 p.m. at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia You can also see Make......

With the holiday season fast approaching we have noticed our organized and more responsible friends becoming busier and busier. We like to avoid the hubbub and we are guessing you do too. It is time to get out in that weather we love so much. As always, feel free to add more events in the comments section. Update: We originally mentioned Circus Cats at the Mars Gallery, thanks to a tip from one of our......

Chicagoist remembers getting just slightly, ahem, inebriated days before the final deadline for "ENGL 283: Advanced Fiction" and convincing ourselves and our friends that it was a great time to whip up some magical realism. We're pretty sure it would have been awesome, but we ended up getting distracted by a game of sex in a box. The writers sharing their work tonight for "RUI: Reading Under the Influence" are probably a little more focused.......