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Inside The Blanket Fort - Episode 192

Inside the Blanket Fort
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Inside The Blanket Fort - Episode 192 (10/3/24)

Journey back Inside The Blanket Fort as we continue our interviews conducted with SIU Press authors at this year’s Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago. This week, we’re featuring Patrick T. Reardon, author of The Loop: The “L” Tracks that Shaped and Saved Chicago.

Every day, Chicagoans rely on the loop of elevated train tracks to get to their jobs, classrooms, or homes in the city’s downtown. But how much do they know about the single most important structure in the history of the Windy City? This fascinating exploration of how one human-built structure reshaped the social and economic landscape of Chicago is the definitive book on Chicago’s elevated Loop.

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Mandi is the author of six published novels, two short fiction collections, and numerous short stories. She earned her BA and MFA in creative writing from SIU.
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