Plymouth Court Stage
Sunday, Sept. 8th at 4pm

Ben Austen is the author of Correction: Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change, which was named one of the best books of 2023 by the Washington Post. His book High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing was named one of the best books of 2018 by Booklist and Mother Jones. Ben teaches in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Chicago. He is the writer and host of the upcoming Audible Originals podcasts The Last Days of Cabrini-Green and The Parole Room, and he is the co-host of the podcast Some of My Best Friends Are….