In the new book Fire and Clay, Brick of Chicago's Will Quam tracks the history of architecture through the endlessly varied brick.
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A New Book Outlines Chicago's Evolution from a Meat-and-Potatoes Town to a Dining Capital of the World
Daniel HautzingerThe Chicago Way by James Beard Award-winning reporter Michael Gebert brings readers into the kitchens of the restaurants that made Chicago an acclaimed dining city.
A New Book Celebrates Chicago's Residential Architecture
Daniel HautzingerChicago is known for its influential skyscrapers, but a new book full of illustrations argues that its homes are equally worth noticing and celebrating.
Decorated Chicago Chef Curtis Duffy Runs a Quiet Kitchen. His Childhood Was Anything But, As He Recounts in a New Memoir.
Daniel HautzingerThe chef of two Michelin-starred Ever, which appears in The Bear, has written a memoir as a way to exorcise his traumatic past.
A New Adaptation of 'The Forsyte Saga' is Coming
Daniel HautzingerFrom the team behind Poldark, a new adaptation of Nobel Prize winner John Galsworthy's The Forsyte Saga, which follows a new money British family in the early twentieth century.
Keeley Hawes Will Play Jane Austen's Sister in a New Miniseries
Daniel HautzingerThe British star will play Cassandra Austen, who burned much of her correspondence with her sister Jane after Jane's death, in an adaptation of Gill Hornby's novel Miss Austen.
A Q&A with the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of 'Poverty, By America'
Daniel HautzingerMatthew Desmond won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. His newest book tries to answer the questions, "Why is there so much poverty in the United States, and how can we finally end it?”
The Co-Editor of a New Encyclopedia of Indian Cuisine Explores Her Neighborhood, Along Devon Avenue
Daniel HautzingerColleen Taylor Sen has lived in West Ridge near the South Asian mecca of Devon Avenue for fifty years, before there even were South Asian restaurants and shops. She has written numerous books about Indian food, although she came to writing them later in life.
From the Archive: Chicago Author and Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow
Daniel Hautzinger"I am an American, Chicago born," Saul Bellow's The Adventures of Augie March famously begins. Watch Bellow discuss winning the Nobel Prize and the sudden overwhelming media attention it brought in a segment from a 1977 WTTW show.
The Major Differences Between 'Magpie Murders' the TV Show and Book
Daniel HautzingerThe author Anthony Horowitz adapted his own novel, Magpie Murders, for television, so the two versions share the same vision. But there are differences based on the differing mediums—we explain a few of them here.
A Recipe for a Vegan Sri Lankan Curry from Oak Park Writer Mary Anne Mohanraj
Daniel HautzingerKaliya curry is a traditional curry eaten by Sri Lankan Muslims that features fried eggplant, plantain, and potato. The Oak Park writer Mary Anne Mohanraj, who has a vegan Sri Lankan cookbook coming out this fall, shares her recipe.
How the Oak Park Author Mary Anne Mohanraj Filled "A Hole in Her Heart" By Writing a Sri Lankan Cookbook
Daniel HautzingerMary Anne Mohanraj primarily writes science fiction, but a desire to connect to the cuisine of her birthplace of Sri Lanka led her to write a cookbook celebrating the diverse cuisine of the island; she's now publishing a vegan sequel.
A Novel About Jane Austen Is Being Made into a Miniseries for PBS
Daniel HautzingerJane Austen is once again being adapted for the screen, but this time it's her life, not her books, that is the subject. Gill Hornby's novel Miss Austen, which tells the story of Jane and her sister Cassandra, is becoming a series that will air on WTTW and PBS stations via Masterpiece.
Why There's Food in Nearly Every Scene of Chicago Native Mia P. Manansala's New Mystery
Daniel HautzingerChicago native Mia P. Manansala's Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery Series is packed full of lovingly described food—as well as engrossing mystery. Manansala believes a character's approach to food reveals a lot about them, and wants to expose people to Filipino culture.
An Adaptation of "The Mother of All Rom-coms" Is Coming to PBS
Daniel Hautzinger“Tom Jones is the mother of all rom-coms and isn’t that just what we all need after the last couple of years of misery?" says the writer of an upcoming adaptation of Henry Fielding's classic work, considered one of the first novels.
