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PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOM NEIMAN/STOCK MONTAGE/GETTY IMAGES (FORT DEARBORN) GUIDE acquire the write stuff CURL UP WITH ONE OF THESE CHICAGO- CENTRIC PAGE-TURNERS. BY MEG MATHIS Building Stories A Chicago's epic origins. ward-winning Oak Park cartoonist Chris Ware's boxed set of 14 printed works focuses on four Chicagoans who are linked by living in the same building—but whose connections can't be simply reduced to their shared address. Though the stories center on the mundane, Ware's nonlinear visual storytelling is extraordinary. $50, Pantheon Books; pantheon.knopfdoubleday.com Chicago's 1893 World's Fair C hicago created a stir when it aced out New York City, St. Louis, and DC to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage to the New World. Authors Joseph M. Di Cola and David Stone capture the thrill of the World's Columbian Exposition, when the Ferris Wheel debuted and admission was just 50 cents. $22, Arcadia Publishing; arcadiapublishing.com False Impressions I in 1977 when she became the first woman to trade financial futures in the pits of The Chicago Board of Trade, names names and inspires readers with the ultimate tell-all. $17, iUniverse; iuniverse.com The Meatloaf Bakery Cookbook S $30, University of Chicago Press; press.uchicago.edu The Things That Matter O ince opening in 2008, The Meatloaf Bakery's crave-able and creative savory cupcakes—meatloaf base and mashed potato "frost- ing"—have been tiny but mighty staples for Lincoln Park's on-the-go set. Owner Cynthia Kallile shares her secrets, with classic recipes such as The Mother Loaf and creations like The Falafel-ly Good Loaf. $20, Ivy Press; ivypress.co.uk Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography T bjects may not define us, but down-to-earth Chicago designer Nate Berkus believes in celebrat- ing the things that connect us. The local design hero shares more than a few of his favorites to show the importance of personal touches in home storytelling. $35, Spiegel & Grau; randomhouse.com/spiegelandgrau Whispers from the Void C hicago author Sherrill Bodine n Laura Caldwell's sixth and final installment of the action-packed Izzy to protect Madeline Saga, a Michigan Avenue gallery owner whose life is threatened when she's accused of selling forged paintings. $8, Mira; mirabooks.co.uk Joyce, Queen of the Mountain J oyce Selander, who made history 142 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM he new revised edition of the long out-of-print biography has fascinat- ing new professional and personal insight into the legendary Chicago architect, including a transcript unearthed by co-author Edward Windhorst that details the saga of the Farnsworth House court case. $45, University of Chicago Press; press.uchicago.edu tor takes on the Windy City art world Rising Up from McNeil series, the private investiga- Indian Country N departs from her trademark bodice rippers in this collaborative comic conceived by Charles Moisant, which Bodine developed and wrote with Laurie DeMarino, Rosemary Paulas, and Patricia Rosemoor. In the female-driven series, a ghost, a vampire, a flesh construct, and a mad scientist join forces to challenge the seven deadly sins. $4, Silver Phoenix Entertainment; Silverphoenix.net You Were Never in Chicago I oted historian Ann Durkin Keating honors the bicentennial of the Battle of Fort Dearborn by highlighting key figures like Captain Nathan Heald and John Kinzie and recounting American, French, and Native American viewpoints to commemorate nspired by A.J. Liebling's 1952 New Yorker essay that first used the phrase "the Second City," Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg's seventh book draws on his more than 30 years as a Chicago transplant. Of his book, he says: "This isn't the best Chicago or the true Chicago, but it's my Chicago." $25, University of Chicago Press; press.uchicago.edu MA Besides your own, what's your favorite Chicago- themed book? Chicago: City on the Make by Nelson Algren. Loving Chicago is "like loving a woman with a broken nose." It's very poignant and poetic. Where is your favorite spot in the city? There's something about the corner of Michigan and Wacker. It's the site of Fort Dearborn; it's the heart of Chicago and has been for 200 years. What book do you wish you had written? The Fiddler in the Subway by Gene Weingarten. Defense, depicting the Fort Dearborn massacre of 1812. OUTSIDE IN Neil Steinberg muses over his adopted hometown.