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Reading & Seeing Paula Modersohn-Becker

Why the casket…? (for John Sinclair) by Ben Schot

On The Glorious Lie: An Anti-Guide for Mallarmé Poetics

Dreaming in the Dark: an Interview with Frank Uhle

Wakefield Press, an Appreciation by Tom Bowden

Escape to Moominland

Bookstore Patron Saints: Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier

Anti-racism in picture books

A Book Beat history in photos (part one)

Letter from Herb Boyd

Terry Blackhawk on Emily Dickinson

Punk House: a zine, etc.,

Bill Ayers: Demand the Impossible! Thurs., Feb. 2nd

Reading Selection For January

White House Journalist April Ryan at Baldwin Library, Fri., Jan. 27th!

Carl Weber at Oak Park Library, Wed., Jan,. 18th at 6:30 PM

Holiday newsletter: Staff Favorites 2016

Merry Mitten Holiday Weekends in December at Book Beat