Once again, the Printers Row Lit Fest, the midwest’s largest literary festival, takes over Dearborn Street from Congress to Polk. There are books to buy, lectures to listen to, and autographs to obtain. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet, here are some of our suggestions for the weekend’s best bets.
Welcome to the Neighborhood, Saturday 10:30 AM Five writers tell stories about their neighborhoods for Paul Dailing and Rachel Hyman’s continuing itinerant live-lit series.
The Monster Gasped, OMG!, Saturday 2 PM Students at Brentano Math and Science Academy read from their new collection of monster stories, published in collaboration with 826CHI. If you would like to give money to this worthy cause and also meet NPR’s Peter Sagal, you can attend Prologue, 826’s literary cocktail party, on Friday night.
Ruth Reichl in conversation with Bill Daley, Sunday 11:45 AM Reichl’s first memoir, Tender at the Bone, is one of the most charming books ever written about learning to eat. Now she’s got a cookbook out, My Kitchen Year, a collection of the recipes she cooked during the year after she was laid off as editor of Gourmet, and she’s here to demonstrate her kitchen skills with the Tribune‘s Bill Daley.
Printers Row Lit Fest, Sat 6/11-Sun 6/12, 10 AM-6 PM, Dearborn between Congress and Polk, printersrowlitfest.org, fest passes sold out, single events $3.
