Granta to Publish Chicago-Themed Issue

ohn Freeman, the new american editor of Granta, Cambridge University-based literary magazine, recently announced in an interview that their next issue will be covering the Windy City.  Since Granta is known for publishing famous authors, you’re probably wondering who’s in it.  Freeman dropped a few names:  Aleksandar Hemon, well-known Chicago author who was recently seen at the Cultural Center’s dialogue with Jacob Weisburg on the future of the novel; Don DeLillo, and Hisham Matar (celebrated, but no Chicago authors).  You can look for the issue to hit newstands in the Fall of 2009.