Chicago Literary Hall of Fame to Induct Nella Larsen, Bette Howland and Finley Peter Dunne | Festivals & Awards
A MacArthur Fellowship recipient, Bette Howland’s relatively small output, like Larsen’s, made a vital, lasting impact. Her early effort, the 1974 memoir “W-3,” details her experiences as a patient in a Chicago hospital’s psychiatric wing. Finley Peter Dunne, a celebrated Chicago newspaper columnist, won over legions of fans with his creation Martin Dooley, a South … Read more