In partnership with the History Department, The English Department Visiting Writers Series is hosting a remote event for the release of Professor Kathleen Rooney and Professor Miles Harvey’s books beginning at 6:00 pm on September 30: Historical Research in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: Readings and Conversation with Kathleen Rooney and Miles Harvey. The conversation will be moderated by…Continue reading The Visiting Writers Series: Upcoming Event
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Kathleen Rooney’s recent article about Alice Duer Miller
In her article for The Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB), Rooney discusses the question in Alice Duer Miller’s book Are Women People?, a title that became a suffragist catchphrase. Read the article here.
Kathleen Rooney: How Fiction Allows Us to Inhabit Animal Consciousness
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Kathleen Rooney discusses her novel “Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey”
Hear our very own Kathleen Rooney talk about her new novel with Rick Kogan at WGN Radio here. Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey was published in August 2020.
DePaul in the News: “Lit 50 2015: Who Really Books in Chicago”
Newcity Lit (June 4, 2015) “Lit 50 2015: Who Really Books in Chicago” Newcity Lit, a Web site about Chicago’s culture of writing, just released this year’s Lit 50 list. The list of Chicago’s literary luminaries features DePaul associate professor and MAWP director Michele Morano (#28) and visiting assistant professor Kathleen Rooney (#37). Congratulations!
DePaul English Faculty to Lead Workshops at Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference
DePaul associate professor Miles Harvey and visiting assistant professor Kathleen Rooney will be leading writing workshops at the 2015 Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference, which will take place July 30–August 1. Writers can register here.
DePaul Faculty Member Kathleen Rooney Named a Society of Midland Authors 2015 Finalist
Congratulations to DePaul visiting assistant professor Kathleen Rooney, whose novel O Democracy! is a finalist in the Adult Fiction category of The Society of Midland Authors 2015 Awards.
Chicago Book Expo on Saturday, December 6
The third annual Chicago Book Expo is taking place this Saturday, December 6, at Columbia College Chicago (1104 South Wabash Avenue). The event is free and open to the public. The exposition runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check out the schedule here. See below for a sampling of DePaul connections to the event. Chicago and the Novel (11:30…Continue reading Chicago Book Expo on Saturday, December 6
Faculty News & Newcity’s Summer Guide
In Faculty News: Please join the English Department in congratulating Kathleen Rooney for being named 2013 winner of the Eric Hoffer Award for Poetry for her novel-in-poems Robinson Alone (Gold Wake Press, 2012). A review in Booklist noted the following of Robinson Alone: “Rooney’s syncopated wordplay, supple musicality, and cinematic descriptions subtly embody… Robinson’s sardonic…Continue reading Faculty News & Newcity’s Summer Guide
Student News, a Student Reading, an Essay Contest, & More
Today in Student News: Congratulations to MAWP student Bethanie Hestermann, who just signed her first book contract with Chicago Review Press! Bethanie will be co-authoring a children’s book (ages 9+) tentatively called Zoology for Kids, along with her husband, Josh Hestermann. Their book will be part of Chicago Review Press’ fall 2014 list. As Bethanie…Continue reading Student News, a Student Reading, an Essay Contest, & More
Celebrate James Baldwin’s Legacy, Kathleen Rooney’s Book Release, & More!
The DePaul English Department is cosponsoring an event with the LGBTQ Studies Program, “James Arthur Baldwin: Legacy.” This roundtable discussion on the impact of the thought, writing, and activism of James Baldwin is occasioned by the 50th anniversary of the publication of Another Country and “Down at the Cross,” 25 years after his passing. Please…Continue reading Celebrate James Baldwin’s Legacy, Kathleen Rooney’s Book Release, & More!
Career Panel for English Students
Reminder: TONIGHT, May 10th, is the Threshold Awards Judges Reading at 6 p.m. in the Richardson Library. See this post for details. *** CAREER PANEL FOR ENGLISH STUDENTS TUESDAY, MAY 15, 6:30-7:30 ARTS & LETTERS HALL #211 Graduate students in both programs are invited to attend a Career Panel for English Students next Tuesday, May…Continue reading Career Panel for English Students