Chicago Books to Women in Prison. We distribute books free to women in prisons nationwide. See how you can help. Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating 15 years of providing the lifeline of books to women in prison! Wednesday, November 15. Writer, scholar and artist Eve Ewing. Read from her widely acclaimed.

10 March The Withering of the State. Will be held on W.

How I came to Write Reliance, Illinois. How I Came to Write Crown of Dust. Reliance, Illinois- Now Out in Paperback! There are subliminal echoes of L. But Volmer keeps whimsy in check with a terse present-tense voice that invests her pioneers with piquant inner lives and a poker-faced lyricism. Mdash;Karen Joy Fowler, author of.

After this American Presidential election, many of us find ourselves asking what we can do. Perhaps some of us can start by broadening our understanding of politics in the first place as action. Montesquieu, Hegel, Marx, and the End of Tradition. In The Promise of P.

How I Got My Reading Habit Back. Books have always been my savior. They propel me through the best of times and the worst of times. Despite not having much time at all for reading, I had hundreds of books. In 2014, when my mom was packing up our house and donating unneeded items, she took photos of my bookshelves so I could sort which to keep and which to donate. I had nearly 200 books to sort. Meanwhile, at my apartment in Lincoln, I also had nearly 200 books. My passion for reading had returned.