Later this month, the Chicago Book Expo will take place at St. Augustine College, aka Charlie Chaplin’s former Essanay Studios, at 1345 West Argyle in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Save the date! Sunday, November 24th from 11 am to 5 pm. Rose Metal Press will have a table at the Book Fair, and Poems While You Wait will be creating commissioned poetry on demand from 11 am to 2 pm. Check out the rest of the exhibitor list here.

Now, Issue 8 of Split Lip Magazine is live and it’s full of wonderful pieces by all kinds of writers, including these three by Elisa Gabbert and me. You can check out the entire issue here.