![]() I began writing as soon as I learned to read, at age four, but I never wanted to “be a writer.” Simply put, I didn’t think that was a job someone could grow up to do. Q: How old were you when you first realized that you wanted to be a writer? I am delighted and honored that Karen Abbott accepted my request for an interview. I read Sin in the Second City as part of my research for It Happened in Chicago and thoroughly enjoyed it. ![]() ![]() It's a trip well worth taking, and Abbott is a phenomenal tour guide. The book takes us back to early 20th century Chicago, where we meet the famous and the infamous, the prosperous and the poor, the scandalous and the straight-laced. Sin in the Second City provides a meticulously researched yet highly entertaining portrait of the most famous brothel in American history: the Everleigh (pronounced ever-lay) Club. ![]() Today's guest is Karen Abbott, author of the New York Times bestseller, Sin in the Second City, described by the Chicago Tribune as "the most engaging, thoroughly researched work to be published on its subject… a rousingly racy yarn.” ![]()
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