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Testimonials

My job is to focus on creating a therapeutic environment that fosters healing and growth. Your books have been a very important aspect of this by providing our residents with material that they can read, reflect upon, use to assist in self-expression, and in the development of coping skills.
— Why one empowered reader continues to utilize our books in their community
I have given this book away so many times that I finally have not gotten it back... It is a book that I find myself doubling back to all the time when trying to explain the passion I have for working with and teaching my gifted students on the Southside of Chicago.
— Why one enthusiastic educator ordered more free copies of our books
History is so much more than dates and names of events. It is a vibrant, emotional, colorful, and personal account of the past.
— Why one history lover ordered a free copy of I Remember
Sometimes I feel like I won’t be able to live long enough to actually do something positive for our city and that’s my biggest fear... Passing on these books will help me get some peace of mind, knowing at least I took my first steps.
— Why one reader supports the Big shoulders books mission


 

About

THE BSB MISSION

The goal of Big Shoulders Books is to disseminate, free of charge, quality works of writing by and about Chicagoans whose voices might not otherwise be shared. Each year Big Shoulders Books aims to make small but meaningful contributions to discussions of injustice and inequality in Chicago, a practice helped in large part by DePaul University students. Our publishing courses give both English graduate and undergraduate students a chance to gain invaluable hands-on publishing experience, editing texts through a directed sequence of publishing classes as well as electives.


BIG NEWS

AMERICAN GUN: A POEM BY 100 CHICAGOANS

Our latest title is now available!

When politics fails us, poetry tells us we are not alone in our outrage and hope. 100 Chicago poets came together to create a communal poem which addresses gun violence in Chicago and across America.

Print and digital copies of American Gun can be ordered here.


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