Rick Kogan

Tony Fitzpatrick had recently published a new book, “The Sun at the End of the Road,” filled with his distinctive art, poetry and prose. Some consider it a memoir.

When Greg Cahill formed this band 50 years ago, there were few other bluegrass bands from Chicago. The road has taken some turns.

“The Sun at the End of the Road” is a new collection of artwork, poetry and essays, published this month. The author has to celebrate, for now, at the Rush University Medical Center.

The documentary was six years in the making and premieres Oct. 7 in movie theaters all over the Chicago area.

“The Uptown: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace” captures the building’s amazing history, but also serves as a call to action, an argument for salvation.

I have attended every one of these summer tributes to the written word. I’ll be back at this 40th anniversary edition with a few author presentations.

It’s understandable if you know Bill Kurtis only as an anchorman. Read his new autobiography for more, in bookstores in September.

The mass murder in suburban Palatine in 1993 continues to affect lives today. Author Patrick Wohl looks back at that horror and how its story was told.

Tom Lehrer died on July 26 at 97, living in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Alyssa Allgood started singing when she was in the sixth grade and she is singing still, as she was last weekend at Jazz Showcase, that South Loop treasure.