This morning I drove out to Glencoe, a Chicago suburb not far from where I grew up, to attend an author event held by the Women's Library Club of Glencoe. It's been a while since I've gone to a literary event in Chicago and thought this one sounded like fun. The event was held at … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Lucky
A few weeks ago I saw an ad for a new book about New York Chinatown on a museum website. The author, Henry Chang, was going to have a book event there and while I wasn't going to be in New York for the event, I suddenly felt desperate to read it. The cover totally got … [Read more...]
Brunch in Brooklyn
When I was in college in Baltimore, my parents visited a couple times and always took my friends and me out to eat. I remember mussels in Fells Point and dim sum (there was like one place in the whole city in the late 80s/early 90s). As much as I wanted to build my independence, … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I love these card books I saw at my friend's paperie and studio last week. … [Read more...]
The Notebook
Sometimes the sweetest stories can come about in the most random ways. My friend Bari runs a lovely bookbinding studio and paperie in Chicago. I've known Bari for over a decade, going back to my years working in communications at the University of Chicago.So this week when … [Read more...]
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