Andrew DeCanniere

“They Call Us” Magazine – In Conversation with Morgan Kail-Ackerman and Meg Harris

November 6, 2020 Andrew DeCanniere 0

Last month, I had the opportunity to speak with Morgan Kail-Ackerman and Meg Harris of They Call Us, a feminist literary magazine that was founded by students from DePaul University in Chicago — a publication […]

“The Mindfulness Journal” – In Conversation with Anne Marie O’Connor

October 9, 2020 Andrew DeCanniere 0

Of all the books that I’ve recently come across, I think that one of the most relevant is The Mindfulness Journal (Centennial Books, 2020) by Anne Marie O’Connor. Part guide to mindfulness and how you […]

“The Sprawl” – In Conversation with author Jason Diamond

September 4, 2020 Andrew DeCanniere 0

Of all the books that I’ve read this summer, as a long-time resident of the suburbs, one of the most interesting reads had to have been The Sprawl: Reconsidering the Weird American Suburbs by Jason […]

“American Gun: A Poem by 100 Chicagoans” – In Conversation with Chris Green

July 9, 2020 Andrew DeCanniere 0

When an e-mail regarding American Gun: A Poem by 100 Chicagoans (Big Shoulders Books, 2020) — in which the gun violence plaguing the city is addressed — landed in my inbox in early May, I […]

“The 100% Solution: A Plan for Solving Climate Change” – In Conversation with author Solomon Goldstein-Rose

April 25, 2020 Andrew DeCanniere 0

In late January of this year, an e-mail about a new book by Solomon Goldstein-Rose entitled The 100% Solution: A Plan for Solving Climate Change (available now from Melville House) landed in my inbox. Long […]

Spotlight on COVID-19: In Conversation with Rebecca Alexander, LCSW-R, MPH

April 14, 2020 Andrew DeCanniere 0

Almost overnight it seems as though life as we know it has changed… at least for the time being. Almost everyone seems to know — or, at the very least, seems to have heard of […]

Local Spotlight: The 9th Annual One Earth Film Festival

March 3, 2020 Andrew DeCanniere 1

With Earth Month just around the bend, I recently had the opportunity to speak with Cassandra West, One Earth Film Fest Founding Member and Public Relations Lead, about the 9th Annual One Earth Film Festival, […]

“Purgatory Bay” – In Conversation with author Bryan Gruley

February 12, 2020 Andrew DeCanniere 0

Late last month, I had the opportunity to speak with Bryan Gruley, author (most recently) of Purgatory Bay (available now from Thomas & Mercer), which is undoubtedly one of the most spellbinding mysteries I’ve read […]

“The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance and Healing” – In Conversation with author Adam P. Frankel

December 20, 2019 Andrew DeCanniere 0

Last month when an e-mail about The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance and Healing by Adam P. Frankel (Harper Books) landed in my inbox, I was immediately intrigued. The book, which is in part […]

“The Great Pretender” – In Conversation with Susannah Cahalan

November 4, 2019 Andrew DeCanniere 0

If there’s one book that I have been eagerly awaiting this year, it is unquestionably The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan (available Tuesday, November 5, 2019 from Grand Central Publishing). Part exploration of the Rosenhan […]