For anyone who has ever wanted to step into the world of a favorite book, Wendy McClure's new book The Wilder Life is a pioneer pilgrimage, a tribute to Laura Ingalls Wilder, and a hilarious account of butter-churning obsession. You can meet the author at Magers & Quinn Booksellers--7:30pm, Wednesday, April 20."Anyone who loved the … Continue reading Go Wild(er)

While writing about economics in Ecuador for a nonprofit think tank straight out of undergrad, Mountford noticed his title was “Senior Associate” for a hedge fund he’d never heard of. It turned out the think tank was running the hedge fund out of its back office--and Mountford found the inspiration for his first novel. Mountfrod … Continue reading Confessions of a Very Literary Economic Hitman

"McClure owns seven sunbonnets, two butter churns, a Laura-themed charm bracelet, a corncob doll, many Little House-themed magnets, a bottle of Laura Ingalls Wilder wine (red), a Little House on the Prairie shot glass and a Laura bobblehead, to name only part of her collection." So begins the Chicago Tribune's review of Wendy McClure's new … Continue reading Whoa, Nellie