BOOK REVIEWS
Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books 2018
“A stunning debut memoir. . . . A rich remembrance of a captivating transformative era in American History.”
The Evanston RoundTable’ August 25, 2023
“Book and audiobook review: Linda Gartz’s memoir “Redlined” by Maria Carrig”
Foreword Clarion Review, 5 stars:
“. . . an exceptionally rich and readable memoir of family, change, and coming of age in the tumultuous 1960s.”
Readers’ Favorite, 5 stars:
“I didn’t just love reading this memoir, I appreciated it. . . . Redlined is a beacon of enlightenment in our current American society.”
Online Book Club, 4 out of 4 stars:
“You will be blown away by this book.”
Midwest Book Review, Reviewer’s Choice:
“Redlined is absolutely riveting from cover to cover, all but impossible to put down.”
The Evanston RoundTable
“Evanston Author Linda Gartz Discusses Her Memoir, ‘Redlined'” by Wendi Kromash
The Chicago Reader, April 10, 2018
“Redlined tells the story of one of the Chicago last white families in West Garfield Park” By Tanner Howard
The Chicago Ambassador, April 2018
“Redlined – A fascinating first-person memoir of how a racist government policy affected West Garfield Park,” review by Bob Chiarito
“Most books about redlining . . . are academic in nature, filled with stats and charts . . . and never get to the toll it took on those who lived through it. Until now.”
Chicago Magazine, March 28, 2018
“Q&A: Linda Gartz on Growing Up in West Garfield Park in the Era of Redlining” by Bob Chiarito
South Side Weekly, June 5, 2018
“Redlining Remembered: A new memoir wrestles with a familial history of racism and redlining” by Tammy Xu
“. . . a compelling chronicle of both a neighborhood’s journey and a personal one.”
Windy City Reviews, March 13, 2018
by Roger Prosise, Chicago Writers Association
“. . . A luminously written memoir.”
INTERVIEWS
WGNRadio 720AM, The John Williams Show, Chicago, IL – Radio Interview w/ John Williams
WBEZ (NPR Station) 91.5 FM, Morning Shift, Chicago, IL – Radio Interview w/ Jenn White
Conversations LIVE! with Cyrus Webb, Blog Talk Radio, Brandon, MS – Radio Interview w/ Cyrus Webb
Chicago Sun-Times Media Productions, Zebra Sisters, Chicago, IL – Interview w/ Mary Mitchell and Leslie Baldacci
WGNRadio 720AM, After Hours, Chicago, IL – Radio Interview w/ Rick Kogan
Dairy Arts Center Interview
The Arlington Heights Memorial Library Interview
His & Her Money – Interview w/ Talaat and Tai McNeely
His & Her Money – Interview w/ Talaat and Tai McNeely
WGN-TV, Chicago, IL – Interview w/ Steve Sanders
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL – Facebook Live w/ Heidi Stevens
Blog Talk Radio, The Amy Beth Arkawy Show – Radio Interview w/ Amy Beth Arkawy
KCBX, FM 90, IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today’s Voices, San Luis Obispo, CA – Radio Interview w/ Guy Rathbun
KZYX, Wildoak Living, Philo, CA – Radio Interview w/ Joanna Wildoak
Listen to the interview here! (Type “Wildoak Living” into the search bar, click Play on “Thursday, January 3, 2019 11:00 am,” and drag the blue bar to ~31:50 into the show for the start of Linda’s interview.)
Townsquare Media, 107.7 WGNA-FM, Q103 @103.5 and 103.9, Hot 99.1, ALT 105.7 and 104.5 WTMM, Speaking of Writers, Albany, NY – Radio Interview w/ Steve Richards
WORT 88.9 FM, 8 O’Clock Buzz, Madison, WI – Radio Interview w/ Jan Miyasaki
WOMM-LP 105.9 FM, Write the Book, Burlington, VT – Radio Interview w/ Shelagh Connor Shapiro
WSCA Radio, 106.MHz FM, Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen, Portsmouth, NH – Radio Interview w/ Burt Cohen
WHMP 101.5 & 107.5FM/1240 & 1400 AM, The Bill Newman Show, Northampton, MA – Radio Interview w/ Bill Newman
WPKZ FM105.3/AM1280, K-ZONE Lunchbox, Fitchburg, MA – Radio Interview w/ Sherman Whitman
Listen to the interview here! (Interview with Linda starts at 9:30)
1590 WCGO, Playtime with Bill Turk and Kerri Kendall, Evanston, IL – Second Radio Interview w/ Bill Turk and Kerry Kendall
Listen to the interview here! (Interview with Linda starts at 29:19)
Northwestern Intersections: A Northwestern Network Podcast, Evanston, IL
The Frankie Boyer Show, BizTalk Radio, Boston, MA – Radio Interview w/ Frankie Boyer
Listen to the interview here! (Interview with Linda starts at 30:20)
WIP AM, Conversations with Peter Solomon, Philadelphia, PA – Radio Interview w/ Peter Solomon
Listen to the interview here! (Interview with Linda starts at 44:40.)
WFOV 92.1 FM, Tom Sumner Program, Flint, MI – Radio Interview w/ Tom Sumner
WVON Radio, 1690AM, The Perri Small Show, Chicago, IL – Radio Interview w/ Perri Small
Interview with Linda & Hermene Hartman, publisher of N’Digo Magapaper and author, N’Digo Legacy. (No online access yet)
Meet the Author – Linda Gartz speaks about Redlined at the Newberry
1590 WCGO, Playtime with Bill Turck and Kerri Kendall, Evanston, IL – First Radio Interview w/ Bill Turck and Kerry Kendall
Listen to the interview here! Click 6/3/18 Hour 1 to hear Linda!
KPFA 94.1FM, The Space Between Us, Berkeley, California – Radio Interview w/ Jovelyn Richards
Linda was also interviewed by the following stations, but they don’t archive their interviews.