Photograph by Ian Only-Connect
- Patrick Sommerville is a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize for his book The Cradle.
- Ever wanted some tips about how to be a non-starving artist?
- Shows at UIUC's I Space Gallery and the U of C's Renaissance Society get a good mention in the NYTimes' fall art season wish list.
- Veronica Bond reviews Her Fearful Symmetry, the hotly anticipated new novel by Audrey Niffenegger.
- Dave Eggers has earned the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community from the National Book Foundation.
- Landmarks Illinois released its Chicagoland Watch List this week. Among the featured buildings are Cameron's house from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the Lincoln/Fullerton streetscape, the South Side Masonic Temple and three Frank Lloyd Wright homes. Add these to the statewide list, and there are some big concerns for the Chicago area.
- The National Book Awards remembers two past winners with ties to the University of Chicago.
- In 1971 Pat Arnow got a chance to photograph the Chicago Board of Trade during one phase of its renovation.
- "I think the white paint index is signaling that the manufacturing recovery may be short-lived." That's right paint ingredients are economic indicators. I guess Silver Tower didn't need enough.
- Granta's acting editor, John Freeman, talks to Chicago Public Radio's 848 about the all-Chicago issue of Granta.
- Andrew Huff investigates the the demise and future plans of the Chi-Town Daily News.
- Bad at Sports has 10 reasons you should start collecting art in your early twenties. Of course, if you're older than that, now's the time to start!
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