(Chicago). On Friday, March 2, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Editor Kathie Bergquist joins contributors David Trinidad, Achy Obejas, E. Patrick Johnson, Karen Lee Osborne, J. Adams Oaks, and Deb R. Lewis for a reading and reception celebrating the groundbreaking new literary anthology Windy City Queer: LGBTQ Dispatches from the Third Coast (University of Wisconsin Press). This event will… read more

The breadth of this collection is undoubtedly its biggest strength and we have Bergquist to thank. From the queer theoretical treatise on Chicago gentrification by Yasmin Nair to the gorgeous impressionistic poetry of Carina Gia Ferraro, this volume delivers top-notch pieces across the board. … read more

Windy City Queer: LGBTQ Dispatches from the Third Coast, a recently released literary anthology, highlights contributions by the gay and lesbian literary community in Chicago. Residents and visitors can meet editor Kathie Bergquist over at Women & Children First Bookstore (5233 N. Clark St., Chicago, 773-769-9299) on Thursday, November 3 , 2011 at 7:00 p.m. for… read more