Local artist and writer Dominique Hairston, known by her pen name Dominique Pierre, has released a deeply personal new book ...

Chicago poet Taylor Byas left home on a path of discovery. She met colorful characters along the way, encountered danger and beauty, and learned that what she sought was inside her all along. This ...

McCLOUD — Inmate Mary Hodges wrote “Not Being True to Self” in about 10 minutes, hunched over loose-leaf notebook paper a few inches from other prisoners in a cramped room. It had been an emotionally ...

Childhood is a magical time, a period of wonder and innocence. It's a time when we explore the world with curious eyes and ...

Taylor Byas won the 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award for “I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times.” It’s the latest selection of the FYI Book Club. Courtesy Taylor Byas Chicago poet Taylor Byas left home on a ...