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Reading #165

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Tuesday Funk Cohost Erin Watson delivering a toast

Debriefings Reading #165

December 2025 Debrief

The upstairs lounge at Hopleaf was filled with good cheer on Tuesday, Dec. 2, as Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series they soon would hear. A full house turned out for the 165th edition of Tuesday Funk, and though we were short a reader — Edward Moses fell ill and

Participants Reading #165

Meet the Readers: Daniel Kraus

Daniel Kraus is a New York Times bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. His latest novel, Angel Down, was a USA Today bestseller and New York Times Notable Book of 2025. His novel Whalefall received a front-cover rave review in the New York Times Book Review, won the Alex

Gucciardi Ben Participants

Meet the Readers: Ben Gucciardi

Ben Gucciardi teaches writing, print and video journalism at Whitney Young where he also coached the school’s state champion Academic Decathlon team from 2019 to 2025. Before teaching, he was a member of the Wisconsin-based indie rock band Sat. Nite Duets, whose work has been featured in GQ, Stereogum,

Participants Reading #165

Meet the Readers: Michal Eskayo

Michal Eskayo, or Mick, is on faculty in the World Languages and ELL Department at Harold Washington College. She has been teaching writing, speech and news literacy to English Language Learners and some native speakers of English for a freaking long time. Getting this job was like winning the lottery,

Sophie Lucido Johnson

Sophie Lucido Johnson Participants

Meet the Readers: Sophie Lucido Johnson

Sophie Lucido Johnson is an award-winning cartoonist and writer in Chicago. She is the author of, most recently, KIN: The Future of Family, and three other books. She is a cartoonist for The New Yorker, and has been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, and elsewhere. She has

Tuesday Funk #165 Dec. 2, 2025, featuring Michal Eskayo, Sophie Lucido Johnson, Ben Gucciardi, Daniel Kraus, and Edward Moses

Readings Reading #165

Tuesday Funk #165: December 2, 2025

The holidays are here again, but Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series takes no winter breaks! Join us in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Dec. 2 for readings by Michal Eskayo, Sophie Lucido Johnson, Ben Gucciardi, Daniel Kraus, and Edward Moses! Admission to Tuesday Funk is always