Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series closed out 2024 with a cozy night of great readings! Veronica Arreola started us off strong with an essay about women's sports. Next, Tanner McSwain shared a slightly surreal meditation. We took an intermission to...  read

Veronica Arreola is a professional feminist, women’s sports evangelist, and writer, her book, J is for Justice: An Activism Alphabet, hopes to inspire young people to identify needs in their communities and work together to dream creative solutions. You can...  read

Tanner McSwain is a writer and bookseller originally from North Carolina. He has owned Uncharted Books, a used and rare bookstore in Chicago, since 2012. Please join Tanner and our other great readers on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 in the...  read

Sara McHenry is a tall sad person who was born in Indiana and moved to Illinois, just like Abraham Lincoln. She’s also a writer, who you may know from her zine, Hard to Love, or from her (uncredited) contributions to...  read

Nestor Gomez was born in Guatemala and traveled to Chicago undocumented in the mid '80s. He told his first story at a Moth Story Slam to get over the stuttering that plagued his childhood; since then he has won more...  read

Kathryn Kruse is the director of Residency on the Farm, an interdisciplinary artists’ residency program. In February her collection of short stories, To Receive My Services You Must Be Dying and Alone, is debuting from Jackleg Press. Her work has...  read

Join us for the final Tuesday Funk of 2024! Chicago's favorite eclectic live lit series will be back upstairs at the Hopleaf on Tuesday, Dec. 3 to enjoy readings by Harm Cox, Nestor Gomez, Kathryn Kruse, Sara McHenry and Jo...  read