Michael Mann sets a new manhunt novel which will also kick off a literary franchise

Michael Mann and author Meg Gardiner will collaborate on an original novel with franchise appeal about a global manhunt. Michael Mann and Edgar-winning author Meg Gardiner are at it again, folks! Mann announced today that the duo will collaborate on a new original story that fans of Mann’s signature style will lose their heads for. … Read more

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