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Edward Hirsch, poet, critic and president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, will speak at a Society of Midland Authors event on Tuesday, April 16, at the Cliff Dwellers Club in Chicago.

Foreign-policy scholar Gregory Harms will discuss his latest book on the Middle East, It’s Not About Religion, in a Society of Midland Authors program Nov.

Chicago author Mahmoud Saeed, a native of Iraq, will discuss his novel The World Through the Eyes of Angels, along with one of his translators, Allen Salter of Chicago.Saeed has written more than 20 novels and short story collections, starting with Port

Chicago author, political historian, and Rolling Stone magazine columnist Rick Perlstein will discuss his upcoming book, The Invisible Bridge: The 1970s and the Rise of Ronald Reagan, in a Society of Midland Authors program at the Cliff Dwellers Club.

Chicago authors Jennifer Stevenson, Sherrill Bodine, and Patricia Rosemoor discuss writing and publishing romance novels in a Society of Midland Authors program on Valentine’s Day at the Cliff Dwellers Club.

Dick Simpson, Don Rose, and Constance A. Mixon discuss Twenty-First Century Chicago. This new book investigates the social, economic, political, and governmental conditions of Chicago in this century.

Join friends and supporters of the Community Media Workshop for a unique panel discussion and reception reviewing Mayor Emanuel's first six months in office.