Studs Terkel died on October 31 at his home in Chicago. According to the Chicago Tribune, the writer, radio host, and activist was ninety-six years old. “Studs Terkel was part of a great Chicago literary tradition that stretched from Theodore Dreiser to Richard Wright to Nelson Algren to Mike Royko,” the paper quoted Mayor Richard M. Daley as saying. “In his many books, Studs captured the eloquence of the common men and women whose hard work and strong values built the America we enjoy today. He was also an excellent interviewer, and his WFMT radio show was an important part of Chicago’s cultural landscape for more than forty years.” Terkel’s most recent book, P.S. Further Thoughts From a Lifetime of Listening, released posthumously November 3, was at his bedside when he died.