Kankakee Public Library Podcasts

In April of 2004 Stuart Dybek’s The Coast of Chicago was named by Mayor Richard J. Daley as his selection for the citywide book club, “One Book, One Chicago.” His first book was a collection of poetry, Brass Knuckles (1979). A collection of short stories, Childhood and Other Neighborhoods, followed in 1980, and then came The Coast of Chicago (1990). I Sailed with Magellan (2003) portrays the Chicago escapades of Perry Katzek in 11 stories. It has been adapted for the stage by Claudia Allen, and its World Premiere will be June 18, 2007 at the new Victory Gardens Theater now located at the restored Biograph Theater. His most recent publication is a collection of poems, Streets in Their Own Ink (2004). Mr. Dybek’s characters are the product of his love for the expression of ethnicity, and many of them appear in more than one book or story. He is currently serving as a visiting professor at Northwestern University the first semester of this academic year and will return to Western Michigan University for spring s