Gretchen Lida is an essayist and an equestrian. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Brevity, The Rumpus, The Washington Independent Review of Books, and many others. She teaches composition in Illinois, lives in Wisconsin, sometimes lives on Nantucket Island and is still a Colorado Native.
Heads up: This post contains spoilers. The week after it came out, my friend Jera and I went to see ...
One reader takes a trip through their neighborhood of East Rogers Park in Chicago and explores the Little Free Libraries.
Like its terrain, Colorado's history is ragged and complicated. Get to know the U.S. state through these 2019 books.
A reader looks back at a tough year in reading, the books left unfinished, and a title that turned out to be the right book at the right time.
These short story collections are irresistible.
Family, healing, and finding your voices are among the biggest lessons one reader found in thirty memoirs this year.
Give your fall TBR a boost of inspiration with these powerful nonfiction books covering everything from disability to cultural criticism and more.
A reader of Irish heritage gets acquainted with the country through two books set against farms in Ireland.
These animal memoirs are perfect for readers who cannot get enough animal love in their life.
What if we used our time on the towel to grapple with hard truths?
A reader discusses the dark days that surround their GAME OF THRONES reading experience and that keep them from watching the show.
Maria Popova’s new book called Figuring is a whopping 592 pages or 21 hours on audiobook. It is one of ...
Early in February I finally got to go the American Writers Museum here in Chicago. I saw that Ross Gay ...
The shape of the American family has taken a drastic shift in this last generation. The reality is that this ...
During January’s visit of the polar vortex, my obsession with the Great Lakes sunk further in and ached just like ...
