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Summer 2005 Reading Series

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	The Logic of a Rose Billy Lombardo—Author Richard Steele—Special Contributor Chicago's south-side Bridgeport neighborhood has a checkered reputation. Writer Billy Lombardo grew up there and recalls its softer side in his short story collection, The Logic of a Rose. Book Information The Logic of a Rose: Chicago Stories (BkMk Press, 2005) Music Button: James Brown, “Evil,” Soul Pride: The Instrumentals (1960–69) (Polydor, 1993)
	Poet Orlando Ricardo Menes August 9, 2005 Threads of faith, food, family, and memory are woven deeply into Orlando Ricardo Menes's Furia. The intensely personal collection of poems draws from his Peruvian, Cuban, Chinese, and American heritage. In this segment, Menes reads from his poem, “Cuca.” Book Information Furia: Poems (Milkweed Editions, 2005) Music Button: Rubén González, "Mandinga," Introducing...Rubén González (Elektra/Asylum, 1997)
	Self/Pity August 2, 2005 Susan Hahn—Poet Judy Valente—Contributor Human physiology, nursery rhymes, and the poet's own psyche are just some of the inspirations for Susan Hahn's sixth collection, Self/Pity. This segment includes Hahn reading an excerpt from “Oh Baby Oh.” Susan Hahn is editor of Northwestern University's TriQuarterly Magazine. Contributor Judy Valente is a veteran correspondent for NPR® and PBS. Book Information Self/Pity (Northwestern University Press, August 2005) Music Button: Six Parts Seven, “Silence Magnifies Sound,” Silence Magnifies Sound (Troubleman Unlimited, 2000)
	Sri Lankan Stories July 26, 2005 Mary Anne Mohanraj—Author Lakshmi Rengarajan—Contributor Hailed as an honest portrayal of Sri Lankan immigrant life, Mary Anne Mohanraj's debut collection, Bodies in Motion, follows two Sri Lankan families over the course of fifty years. Mohanraj is a visiting professor at Roosevelt University in Chicago. She reads from her book on Thursday, July 28, 2005, at 7:30 pm at Women and Children First—5233 North Clark Street in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. Book Information Bodies in Motion: Stories (HarperCollins, 2005) Music Button: Anoushka Shankar, “Kirwani,” Anoushka (Angel Records, 1998)
	My Friend Leonard July 19, 2005 James Frey—Author Jim Carrane—Contributor The author's relationship with a West Coast mobster is at the center of former Chicagoan James Frey's novel, My Friend Leonard. Book Information My Friend Leonard (Riverhead Hardcover, 2005)
	Summer Reading Essay July 19, 2005 Contributor Sam Weller kicks off our summer reading series by remembering how a great story changed his life. Weller is author of The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury. Music Button: Suba, “Cannibals,” São Paolo Confessions (Six Degrees, 2000)