I am super-duper psyched to be included in a long-awaited and long-overdue anthology of the world’s largest scavenger hunt, edited by my friend and very talented writer Leila Sales:
We Made Uranium! And Other True Stories from the University of Chicago’s Extraordinary Scavenger Hunt
You can order your copy here: https://www.press.uchicago.edu/…/…/chicago/W/bo28482568.html… Read the rest
We Made Uranium, edited by Leila Sales! Read More »
One of the first official Urbantasm events!
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Please join me in CHICAGO on Thursday, December 7th for Indie Lit’s “Live Lit” event at the delightful 57th Street Books in Hyde Park, just two blocks from The University of Chicago.
CHICAGO: Thursday Live Lit with Connor Coyne. Read More »
Six years later, I still remember my last month in Chicago.
I’d gotten tired. The endless circles I’d run between friends’ parties, book readings, free music, neighborhood food fests, and the demands of my one-year-old daughter had — yes — ravaged my body with sleepless and almost sleepless nights.… Read the rest
When I Said Goodbye to Chicago… Read More »
Author Connor Coyne’s second novel, Shattering Glass, was largely inspired by his experiences as a first-year student at the University of Chicago. The novel discloses many little-known secrets about dorm life, midterms, student organizations, and more. Join students Samo, Monty, Ezzie, and Dunya as they study, work, flirt, explore, and battle powers of ancient evil.… Read the rest
When I read Thanksgiving for Werewolves, M.L. Kennedy‘s forthcoming short-story collection, I think of Dashiell Hammett. I mean, when I read about Kennedy’s pro-wrestling heroes, I think of Hammett’s chain-smoking private eyes. I mean… well, they both drink a lot of coffee.… Read the rest
Review: Thanksgiving for Werewolves, by M.L. Kennedy Read More »
If you enter Chicago from the east along I-94 or I-90 you would cross city limits at the Indiana-Illinois border or at the Calumet River. According to this book, however, you would seemingly not enter Chicago until you reached Roosevelt Road after another dozen-or-so miles.… Read the rest
Monday Review: Lonely Planet Chicago City Guide, by Karla Zimmerman Read More »
In Chicago, February has not been warmer than January this year. It feels like it must be at least a dozen degrees colder. What I have noticed is the increase in daylight, with the sun still above the horizon after five, sometimes while I’m getting dinner ready. … Read the rest
Wednesday Phenology: Feb. 9th 2011 Read More »
On Facebook, I’ve posted a public photo album of my reading at Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago.
You can see more photos here.… Read the rest
Hungry Rats @ Quimby’s: Pictures! Read More »
What does an adventurous writer do when the city where he lives is socked by the blizzard of the half-century? He documents the whole thing! I’ve taken some photos and videos of Snowmageddon 2011 on the North Side of Chicago (Edgewater Beach). … Read the rest
Check it! I’m going to be doing a reading from my novel Hungry Rats at the best bookstore in Chicago’s Wicker Park!
Quimby’s Bookstore
1854 W. North Ave
Chicago, IL
Saturday, February 5 · 7:00pm – 8:00pm… Read the rest
Hungry Rats Reading at Quimby’s Books in Chicago Read More »