10 a.m. 10 a.m. – Near South Planning Board presents Young Authors Ceremony featuring Evan Roberts 10 a.m – TallGrass Writers Guild 10 a.m. – The Religious Left, featuring

Deborah Jian Lee, “Rescuing Jesus,” in conversation with the Rev. Amity Carrubba, rector of Grace Episcopal Church/Grace Place

10 a.m – Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Trailblazer in conversation with Jenn White

10:30 a.m.

11 a.m.11 a.m. – Young Adult Fiction: Who Am I Anyway?

Jessie Ann Foley, Stephanie Kate Strohm and Caleb Roehrig in conversation with Stacy St. Clair

11 a.m. – Colin Asher, Never A Lovely So Real and Mary Ann Cain, South Side Venus

in conversation with Rick Kogan

11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. – The Sky Is A Curious Place: DJ Corchin, STAR

12 p.m.12:15 p.m. – Chris Jones, Rise Up! in conversation

with Hamilton Chicago Company’s Miguel Cervantes (Alexander Hamilton) and Jeremy McCarter

12:15 p.m. — Kim Brooks, Sophie Lucido Johnson, and Barrie Jean Borich in conversation

with Patrick Jehle

12 p.m. – Eve L. Ewing, 1919 in conversation with Carey Cranston; Program presented by

American Writers Museum

12:30 p.m.

1 p.m. 1:15 p.m. — Poets with Class Poetry Slam & Open Mic

1 p.m. – The Human Toll of Gun Violence: An American Summer with Alex Kotlowitz in conversation

with Shannon Heffernan, WBEZ Chicago

1:30 p.m.1:30 p.m. – Steppenwolf Theatre — Excerpts from

the stage adaptation of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daugther, author Erika Sánchez,

playwright Isaac Gomez and Ensemble Members Sandra Marquez and Karen Rodriguez,

moderated by Hallie Gordon

1:30 p.m. – Valerie Jarrett, author of Finding My Voice in conversation with Marilyn Katz

1:30 p.m. – Young and Restless: Samira Ahmed, Internment and Jasmine Warga, Other Words for

Home in conversation with Rachel Strolle

2 p.m.2 p.m. – History of Comics in Chicago:

Chris Ware, Anya Davidson and Tim Jackson moderated by Jessica Campbell

2 p.m. – Workshop: “Everything You Need to Know About Story Structure You can Learn from Where

the Wild Things Are.” Led by Janet Burroway

2 p.m. – Josh Levin, The Queen in conversation with Elizabeth Taylor

2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. – Poesía in the Midwest presented by contratiempo

3 p.m. 3 p.m. – “Sing-A-Little, Talk-A-Little”: Goodman Theatre’s The Music Man

Music Director Jermaine Hill and Ensemble members in conversation with Hedy Weiss

3:15 p.m. — Poetry Reading: Ross Gay, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude

3 p.m. – A staged reading of the theatrical adaptation of “Lived Through This” by Anne K. Ream

3 p.m. – Elizabeth Todd-Breland, A Political Education and William Ayers, About Becoming

a Teacher in conversation with Jennifer Johnson

3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. – Biography: Telling Their Stories: Ron Rapoport, A. Brad Schwartz, Yuval Taylor

and Sanford Horwitt moderated by Mary Wisniewski; Program presented by

American Writers Museum

3:30 p.m. – Paula Saunders, The Distance Home in conversation with Jennifer Day

3:30 p.m. – In conversation: Susanna Calkins, Murder Knocks Twice

and Renee Rosen, Park Avenue Summer

4 p.m.4 p.m. – Cabrini Green Echoes of History:

Lookingglass Ensemble Member J. Nicole Brooks and Ben Austen, High-Risers

4 p.m. – Power Lines: Remembering The Guild Literary Complex’s Anthology, 20 Years Later

4 p.m. – Howard Reich, The Art of Inventing Hope in conversation with Daniel Greene

4:30 p.m.

5 p.m.5 p.m. – Charlene Carruthers, Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

in conversation with Karen Hawkins

The Near South Planning Board Printers Row Lit Fest will be held

from 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. It will

be in the Historic Printers Row neighborhood on Dearborn and Polk

streets and surrounding blocks.

The programming schedule is subject to change and will be updated daily

at www.printersrowlitfest.org.

All programming is free! No pre-reservations are required.

All programs are handicapped-accessible.

Lost and found items will be collected at the

information booth in Tent DD.

The closest CTA rail stops are the Red Line at Harrison/Polk, Blue Line at LaSalle, Loop trains at Harold Washington Library Center,

and Orange and Green lines at Roosevelt Road.

Major bus routes include Nos. 22 and 24 (Clark Street)

and 146 (State Street).

More information at www.transitchicago.com.

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10 a.m.10 a.m. – Inspiring stories from

the #pilotina, Jacqueline Camacho-Ruiz, The Amazing World of Aviation

10 a.m. – Poetry Reading: avery r. young, neckbone

10 a.m. – Welcome by Library Commissioner Andrea Telli, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald Sophia King

(4th Ward), Bonnie Sanchez-Carlson, NSPB, sponsors David Hiller of Robert R. McCormick Foundation and Matt Doubleday of Wintrust

Program to follow with Alex Kotlowitz, An American Summer in conversation

with Liz Dozier; Introduced by Creative Director Elizabeth Taylor

10 a.m. – Essays: Living Our Best Lives Jenny Boully and Ross Gay

in conversation with Walton Muyumba

10 a.m. – Andy Parker, For Alison in conversation with David Heinzmann

10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. – Children’s Storybook Parade10:30 a.m. – “So, You Want to Write a Children’s Book?” Tips from 6 Debut Children’s Book Creators + 1 Future

Children’s Book Creator led by Esther Hershenhorn

11 a.m. 11 a.m. – Dean Robbins, The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon

11 a.m. – Coya Paz Brownrigg and Chloe Johnston, Ensemble-Made Chicago: A Guide to Devised

Theater in conversation with Benna Wilde

11 a.m. – Rebecca Makkai, The Great Believers and Rosellen Brown, The Lake on Fire in conversation with Donna Seaman

11 a.m. – Chicago by the Book: Writing that Defines a City with contributors Nina Barrett,

Neil Harris and Tim Lacy

11 a.m. – Bridgett Davis, The World According to Fannie Davis in conversation with Lolly Bowean;

Program presented by American Writers Museum

11:30 a.m. 11:45 am – “Interrupting” Summer Slide: Presented by the Children’s Literacy Initiative

11:30 a.m. – The Best Chicago Writer Whose Name You Don’t Know: Miles Harvey, Carolyn Alessio

and Emily Olson-Torch

12 p.m. 12 p.m. – Poetry Reading: Grady Chambers, North American Stadiums

12 p.m. – Raina Telgemeier, Share Your Smile in conversation with Heidi Stevens

12 p.m. – Carlo Rotella, The World Is Always Coming to an End in conversation with Deborah Harrington,

Ava St. Claire and Natalie Moore

12:30 p.m.12:30 p.m. – ‘5 Ways to Be Witty’ with James Geary,

author of Wit’s End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It

12:45 p.m. – EmceeSkool Open Mic hosted by Phenom

12:30 p.m. – Workshop: “Write with the University of Chicago Writer’s Studio” featuring Susan Hubbard,

Natalie Tilghman, Sandi Wisenberg and Gina DiPonio

12:45 p.m. — Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon in conversation with Laura Ruby

1 p.m. 1 p.m. – National Book Critics Circle: Who’s a Critic? Featuring Carlos Lozada,

winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, in conversation with Walton Muyumba

and Elizabeth Taylor

1 p.m. – Short & Sweet: Laura Adamczyk, Hardly Children and Jeremy T. Wilson, Adult Teeth

in conversation with Billy Lombardo1 p.m. – Telling the Buried Truths: The Histories of African-Descended People in Early Illinois,

1720-1830 with Anna-Lisa Cox, The Bone and Sinew of the Land and M. Scott Heerman, The Alchemy

of Slavery, Larry Curry and Steven Cole1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – In conversation: Greg Borzo and Doug Sohn, Lost Restaurants of Chicago

1:45 p.m. – “Celebrating The Eloquent Poem” with Elise Paschen, Calvin Forbes, Christina Pugh

and Tony Trigilio1:30 p.m. – Bette Howland, Lost Chicago

Genius, Found: A Celebration of Howland’s First Book in 30+ Years, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage featuring Frank Howland, Booklist’s Donna Seaman,

her editors, Reginald Gibbons and Brigid Hughes2 p.m. 2:15 p.m. – Cooking Demo: Rick Bayless, Mexican Everyday

2 p.m. – This is What it Feels Like to Exist // 826CHI Teen Writers Studio Chapbook Release Party

2 p.m – Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises in conversation with Eve Ensler

2:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. — Poetry Out Loud Showcase2:30 p.m. – Workshop: The Voices and Faces Project

presents “Our Stories Are Our Power” led by Marline Johnson and Caity-Shea Violette

3 p.m. 3 p.m. – Steve Dolinsky, Pizza City USA in conversation with Nick Kindelsperger

3 p.m. – Fiction: Epic Storytelling: Deborah Shapiro, Frances de Pontes Peebles and Abby Geni

in conversation with Thea Goodman

3:15 p.m. — Break Free & Step Into Your Power: Linda Kay Klein, Pure and Jamia Wilson, Step Into

Your Power in conversation with Alisa Roadcup

3 p.m. – Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire in conversation with Deborah Cohen

3:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. — Cooking Demo: Anupy Singla, The Indian Slow Cooker

3:45 p.m. — The BreakBeat Poets featuring Kevin Coval, Britteney Black Rose Kapri, Raych Jackson, Diamond J. Sharp and E’mon Lauren

3:30 p.m. – Eve Ensler, The Apology in conversation with Natalie Moore

3:30 p.m. – T.J. Martinson, The Reign of Kingfisher and Michael Moreci, We Are Mayhem in conversation with Susan Maguire

4 p.m. 4 p.m. – Kathleen Belew, Bringing the War Home in conversation with Carlos Lozada

4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. – Cooking Demo: Todd Richards, Soul 4:45 p.m. – Chicago Quarterly Review

5 p.m. 5 p.m. – Justin Driver, The Schoolhouse Gate in conversation with Noam Scheiber

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