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Book Review: "Smoking Cigarettes, Eating Glass" by Annita Perez Sawyer

(CCLaP is dedicated to reviewing as many contemporary books as possible, including self-published volumes; click here to learn how to submit your own book for possible review, although be warned that it needs to have been published within the last 18 months to be considered. For the complete list of all books reviewed here, as well as the next books scheduled to be read, click here.) Smoking Cigarettes, Eating Glass By Annita Perez Sawyer Santa Fe Writers Project Reviewed by Jason Pettus Ann...

Book Review: "The Peripheral" by William Gibson

(CCLaP is dedicated to reviewing as many contemporary books as possible, including self-published volumes; click here to learn how to submit your own book for possible review, although be warned that it needs to have been published within the last 18 months to be considered. For the complete list of all books reviewed here, as well as the next books scheduled to be read, click here.) The Peripheral By William Gibson G.P. Putnam's Sons / Penguin Reviewed by Jason Pettus Although I was a huge...

CCLaP Podcast 125: "The View From Here" at StoryStudio

It's Monday, which means it's time for another episode of the CCLaP Podcast, triumphantly back after a long nine-month hiatus. Today, it's a special half-hour live recording from our recent The View From Here contributor party at StoryStudio, in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood. Featuring performances from Alecia Dantico, Anna Harnetiaux, Traci Failla, Maria Vorhis and Esra Tasdelen, as well as opening remarks by StoryStudio founder and director Jill Pollack. Subscribe via RSS Download...

The CCLaP Weekender for September 18th is here!

It's Friday, which means it's time for the newest issue of the Pushcart-Prize-nominated CCLaP Weekender! This week's issue features a new original piece of fiction by Bruce Douglas Reeves; a photography feature by Daniel Vasquez; and a look at the next seven days of literary events happening all across the city. The PDF is completely free to download, using the links below, or can be viewed online in its "flippable" form at Issuu.com (or just use the embedded version above, if your particul...

Book Review: "The War Against Boredom," by Seth Kaufman

(CCLaP is dedicated to reviewing as many contemporary books as possible, including self-published volumes; click here to learn how to submit your own book for possible review, although be warned that it needs to have been published within the last 18 months to be considered. For the complete list of all books reviewed here, as well as the next books scheduled to be read, click here.) The War Against Boredom: Short Stories, Riffs, and Insanities By Seth Kaufman Sukuma Books Reviewed by Karl...

Book Review: "American Neolithic" by Terence Hawkins

(CCLaP is dedicated to reviewing as many contemporary books as possible, including self-published volumes; click here to learn how to submit your own book for possible review, although be warned that it needs to have been published within the last 18 months to be considered. For the complete list of all books reviewed here, as well as the next books scheduled to be read, click here.) American Neolithic By Terence Hawkins C&R Press Reviewed by Jason Pettus The last book I read by author Teren...

Book Review: "The First Bad Man," by Miranda July

(CCLaP is dedicated to reviewing as many contemporary books as possible, including self-published volumes; click here to learn how to submit your own book for possible review, although be warned that it needs to have been published within the last 12 months to be considered. For the complete list of all books reviewed here, as well as the next books scheduled to be read, click here.) The First Bad Man By Miranda July Scrivner's, 2015 Reviewed by Chris Schahfer Considering I wondered what it...

Book Review: "The Sculptor" by Scott McCloud

(CCLaP is dedicated to reviewing as many contemporary books as possible, including self-published volumes; click here to learn how to submit your own book for possible review, although be warned that it needs to have been published within the last 18 months to be considered. For the complete list of all books reviewed here, as well as the next books scheduled to be read, click here.) The Sculptor By Scott McCloud First Second Reviewed by Jason Pettus It's undeniable that Scott McCloud has be...

CCLaP's newest book is out today!

Well, long time no see, everyone! I'm happy to say that I'm finally finished with the "computer programming bootcamp" that I've been doing all this year, which is both what's been keeping me away from the blog for the most part in 2015 and what's been keeping our publishing schedule pretty quiet for the last four months; and as a great kickoff to this very busy coming autumn and winter around here, I'm happy to announce that our second annual "city all-star" student anthology is now finished...

The CCLaP Weekender for September 11th is here!

It's Friday, which means it's time for the newest issue of the Pushcart-Prize-nominated CCLaP Weekender! This week's issue features a new original piece of fiction by Oliver Zarandi; a photography feature by Yi Sung Tsai; and a look at the next seven days of literary events happening all across the city. The PDF is completely free to download, using the links below, or can be viewed online in its "flippable" form at Issuu.com (or just use the embedded version above, if your particular devic...