Behind the Smile: A Story of Carol Moseley Braun’s Historic Senate Campaign
By Jeannie Morris
Agate Midway (September)
Morris, a local sports journalist, vividly recounts Braun’s game-changing 1992 U.S. Senate run.
The Education of a Poker Player
By James McManus
BOA Editions (October)
The best-selling author (Positively Fifth Street) channels 1950s and ’60s Catholic Chicago in these tales of an Irish-American altar boy.
Marvel and a Wonder
By Joe Meno Akashic Books (September)
In this ambitious epic, a man and his grandson embark on a cross-country journey to find a missing horse.
The Voiceover Artist
By Dave Reidy
Curbside Splendor (November)
A man attempts to overcome a paralyzing stutter through voice-over acting in this well-rendered account of the travails of show business.
Wild Hundreds
By Nate Marshall
University of Pittsburgh Press (September)
This slim, eloquent collection by newcomer Marshall illuminates growing up on the Far South Side.