Following up a Translating the World panel that he moderated at this year’s Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair, Patrick Reardon profiles translation publishing at Illinois presses. “Translators are unofficial ambassadors, negotiating […]
Category: Chicago
Bodies not found, “Alchemy of Bones” not mentioned
The June 29 edition of the The Washington Post included a feature story on murder cases where no body is found and referenced Robert Loerzel’s Alchemy of Bones: Chicago’s Luetgert Murder Case of 1897 without actually naming […]
Remembering Eliot Asinof
The news of Eliot Asinof’s passing earlier this week brought back memories of having spent time with him at a BEA in the late 90s. The show was enjoying its […]
“Red Chicago” profiled on Chicago Public Radio
Randi Storch’s recent book Red Chicago: American Communism at Its Grassroots, 1928-35 will be featured Thursday, June 12, on Chicago Public Radio’s Eight Forty-Eight program, between 9:00am-10:00am. Listen live, or download it from the […]
Rain, rain go away…
The Printers Row Book Fair is a great event. On two days in early June we display our new trade books, plus books with a Chicago focus, and sell directly to the consumer. It’s rare that […]