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DePaul’s own Mark Turcotte and Tara Betts will be part of the all-star reading lineup—alongside New York Times Bestselling Author Erika L. Sánchez, National Book Award winner Daniel Borzutzky, National Book Award finalist Robyn Schiff, and many others. english-exlibris.com/2025/11/25/poe…

Despite being published 30 years ago, "I Who Have Never Known Men" by Jacqueline Harpman is having a moment this year on BookTok. DePaul screenwriting student Maria Babusci examines why the book is still relevant today in her latest review: depaulunderground.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/boo…

Join us on Nov. 5 for our Visiting Author Series with Kathleen Rooney and Beth Rooney to discuss their new children's book "Leaf Town Forever" 🍁🍂

Book Review Friday! Lily King’s ‘Heart the Lover’ is a tender, reflective novel that proves love stories can still surprise us when written with honesty and care. depaulunderground.wordpress.com/2025/10/16/boo…

Alumna Spotlight with Caroline Macon Fleischer (MFA '20) 🎭 We chatted with Caroline ahead of the release of her new book, "A Play About A Curse," out Oct. 21 via @CLASHBooks english-exlibris.com/2025/10/14/alu…

THIS SATURDAY! The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture is hosting a free poetry reading + open mic, with Poet Laureate of Illinois Mark Turcotte as the honored guest. english-exlibris.com/2025/10/07/ind…

Book Club Alert! Join the LatinX book club in reading + discussing "Olga Dies Dreaming" by Xóchitl González. The first 15 people who sign up will receive a free copy of the book. Plus, González will join us on campus on Nov. 19! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

FREE EVENT: Join us on campus Tuesday, Oct. 7 for a conversation with author Andrew W. Kahrl about his book "The Black Tax." Plus, graduate can stick around after for a graduate student social hour! Register here: eventbrite.com/e/a-conversati…

It's Friday! What are you reading this weekend?

FREE EVENT! This Wednesday, Prof @MicheleMorano will be in conversation with author @Lafayettewrite about her new book "The Perils of Girlhood: A Memoir in Essays" at Women and Children First bookstore. We hope to see you there! Sign up for free here: eventbrite.com/e/the-perils-o…

Tomorrow (April 22), join us for "The Dead Zoo: Natural History and Poetry in a Time of Crisis" with Profs. Chris Solís Green and Liam Heneghan! This Earth Day event will include a film and discussion in McGowan South (2325 N. Clifton Ave.), Rm. 103, and will start at 6:30 PM.

For our next visiting author, we’re excited to welcome Eric Puchner! His book Dream State was recently chosen as Oprah’s Book Club’s Book of the Month, among many other accolades. The reading will be held this Thursday, April 10 at 6:00 PM in Rm. 100 of the Levan Center.

Calling freshmen and sophomores: submit to DePaul’s Library Research Prize! Submissions are due April 14. For full details, and to access the submission form, please visit the DePaul library website or the English Department's website for undergraduates, depaulunderground.wordpress.com.

If an academic advisor has made a difference in your progress toward your educational goals, please nominate them for the Gerald Paetsch Academic Advising Award! English staff and faculty advisors are eligible. Nominations close March 25, 2025. Scan the QR code for more info!

We’ve just added 2 more (RES-qualifying) classes, taught in Eng. (on Mon. & Wed. from 4:20–5:50 PM), to our SQ2025 course list! Kafka and the Kafkaesque (ENG 250) will be taught by Prof. Anna Souchuk. Decolonial French Narratives (ENG 351) will be taught by Prof. Maggie O’Brien.

We’re very excited to announce that we are now accepting submissions to the English department’s very own ~Spring English Conference~! Click through the pics for full details on how to submit, what events the Conference & Celebration will feature, and why you should participate!

We’d like to highlight this opportunity for all our undergrads who may be thinking of pursuing an English grad degree at DePaul. Our BA + MA Combined Degree options save students time and money. Click through the pics for details on each of our combined degree options!

“James Baldwin At 100” will be held at DePaul’s Theatre School (2350 North Racine Ave.) from 5–7PM next Thursday, February 27. Tickets are free, though reservations are encouraged. See the flyer for full details on this special celebration of James Baldwin and his work!

We’ve just added another course to our list of Spring Quarter course offerings! Topics in Medieval Literature: Dante’s Inferno (ENG 323, cross-listed with Italian 307E) will be taught next quarter, in English, by Prof. Gary Cestaro, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:20–5:50 PM.

Another new class has been added to the Spring Quarter course list! If you’d like to take this course, please email cameshof@depaul.edu to schedule an interview and be approved for enrollment. Read the flyer for full details!