The Eckhartz Book Shelf: 1001 Train Rides in Chicago

 The best thing about being published by Eckhartz Press is that your book will never go out of print. This book, 1001 Train Rides in Chicago by Richard Reeder, came out in 2018.

Nearly a century has passed since Ben Hecht wrote the last of his 1001 Afternoon in Chicago columns for the Chicago Daily News in the early 1920s. Now in 2018, Richard Reeder pays literary homage to Hecht in 1001 Train Rides in Chicago, sixty-four short fiction vignettes of ordinary people who ride the eight rail lines of the CTA. Reeder creatively weaves a written social tapestry of contemporary Chicago depicting its heterogeneous population and diverse neighborhoods. Leonid Osseny’s illustrations add a striking impressionistic dimension to the book.

(Q&A with author Richard Reeder)

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 *Today is Eckhartz Press author Richard Reeder's birthday. Happy birthday to Richard! His great book 1001 Train Rides in Chicago was released in 2018 by Eckhartz Press, and is still available today.

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 *On this day in 2018, Richard Reeder was on Rick Kogan's show on WGN Radio to discuss his book 1001 Train Rides in Chicago.

*On this day in 2021, I was on John Landecker's show on WGN Radio discussing my book EveryCubEver.

*Today is Terry Bradshaw's birthday. Terry gets his own chapter in the Eckhartz Press book Behind the Glass by Randy Merkin.

*On this day in 2016, Eckhartz Press released Out the Door by ML Collins. It was named Book of the Year by the Chicago Writers Association.

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 *Today is Rick Springfield's birthday. Rick is featured in the pages of Bill Paige's Eckhartz Press book Everything I Know I Learned from Rock Stars.

*Kobe Bryant would have celebrated a birthday today. Randy Merkin wrote about Kobe in his Eckhartz Press book Behind the Glass.

*On this day in 2018, Richard Reeder held an event in Skokie (photo below) to promote his book 1001 Train Rides in Chicago.

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 *On this day in 2018, Eckhartz Press author Richard Reeder (1001 Train Rides in Chicago) appeared on WCGO Radio to talk about his book...

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 *On this day in 2018, Eckhartz Press and author Richard Reeder released this promotional video for his book 1001 Train Rides in Chicago...

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 *On this day in 2013, John Landecker appeared at the Beverly Arts Center to talk about his book Records Truly Is My Middle Name. I was brought up on stage to talk about it as well. Today is also the birthday of Jonathon Brandmeier, who contributed a few great stories to the book.

*On this in 2014, Eckhartz Press unveiled this promotional video for Joel Daly's book The Daly News...

 

*On this day in 2018, Richard Reeder staged a launch party for his new book, 1001 Train Rides in Chicago. We were there...

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 *On this day in 2018, Eckhartz Press released Richard Reeder's book 1001 Train Rides in Chicago. Richard sat down for a Q&A that day, and you can read it here.

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*On this day in 2012, Brendan Sullivan and I appeared on WGN-TV to promote our book The Living Wills (Still available here at Eckhartz Press). I wish I still had the video of that appearance, but I don't. I do, however, have a review from my wife who watched us being interviewed by Dina Bair. Despite our witty repartee and Dina's overt endorsement of the book, Bridget's review was this: "You looked a little slouchy."

*On this day in 2019, Eckhartz Press author Richard Reeder appeared on Rabbi Doug's television show in Chicago to promote his book 1001 Train Rides in Chicago. (Still available here at Eckhartz Press) It was like the meeting of two kindred spirits. That video does still exist, and you can watch it below. 

*Today is the birthday of America's first-ever Post Master General, Benjamin Franklin. Vicki Quade's Eckhartz Press Book Close Encounters of a Chicago Kind has an entire chapter about her entertaining encounters at a local Chicago post office. Hilarious, and highly recommended. Her book is still available here.

*Former Chicago Bull Dwayne Wade is celebrating a birthday today. D-Wade gets his own chapter in Randy Merkin's great Eckhartz Press book, Behind the Glass. That book was our top selling book this Christmas season and is still available here.