illinois authors

Rock author: AC/DC better with Bon Scott

Dan Klefstad — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:00:01 +0000

AC/DC was better with Bon Scott? For many AC/DC fans, those are fightin' words.

Author OK with Midwestern label, for now

Dan Klefstad — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:01:00 +0000

Molly McNett doesn't write exclusively about the Midwest, but rural Illinois is a big part of her identity and her writing. "I'm not going to write about hipsters in Brooklyn," she says, "because I just don't know a lot about that."

NIU poet publishes, alter ego still waits for "Editor" to reply

Dan Klefstad — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:16:02 +0000

Amy Newman has published more than 200 poems. She is also a Presidential Research Professor at Northern Illinois University. Her alter ego, "Amy Newman," is less successful but clings to the hope that an editor will publish her work.

Rockford-area author explores the idea of infidelity

Dan Klefstad — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:02:44 +0000

Dan Libman has accomplished what most writers dream of. He won the Pushcart Prize for fiction, he's been published in the Paris Review, and lives with a wife -- Molly McNett -- who shares his passion for writing. We'll meet her later in our Summer Book Series.

1st Listen Button: Libman reads his short story "Just Like Spain."

Belvidere preacher rides a Harley for Jesus

Dan Klefstad — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:12:55 +0000

Robert Kopp wants you to know something: Jesus loves you, and he would've ridden a motorcycle back in the day. The Rev. Dr. Kopp's new book, I Just Wanna Ride (FTW), describes how the biker lifestyle leads to a more authentic faith. It's the first installment of WNIJ's Summer Book Series.