4/30 After Hours with L’Esprit Literary Review
After Hours with L’Esprit Literary Review: Th. 4/30 6:30
Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago
L’Esprit was founded in February 2022, the centenary month of the publication of Ulysses. The journal was thus born in celebration of the literary revolution of consciousness represented by High Modernism, and seeks to publish work in that spirit.
For After Hours L’Esprit has curated a stacked roster of Chicago writers:
Joyce Goldenstern is the author of the novel IN THEIR RUIN (Black Heron Press 2024)
Allison Elizabeth is a Chicago based writer, actress, and caffeine addict. You can check out her work in Milwaukee Avenue Messenger’s Winter 2026 issue, and JELLizine vol. 3: Articulate. Allison is a prose reader for L’Esprit Literary Review, and a blog writer for the JELLiblog.
Devyn Andrews is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago Program for Writers. Her work has been published in Chicago Review of Books, Cutthroat, Memezine, and elsewhere. Previously, she lived in Boston and Sacramento.
Rachel León is a writer, editor, and social worker, who serves as Managing Director for Chicago Review of Books. Her debut novel, How We See the Gray, is forthcoming in May from Curbstone Books.
After Hours is a production of Taylor Thornburg in Partnership with Quimby’s!
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Your generous donation directly supports artist honorariums and ensures the continuation of this program. We are so grateful for your support of local authors, publishers, creators, Quimby’s Bookstore, and DIY culture—we truly couldn’t do it without you!
