In “Green Frog,” Gina Chung Makes a Stunningly-Good Case for Writing Wholly Recognizable and Unrecognizable Characters

Andrew Leland on "The Country of the Blind" and the Spectrum of Blindness

[ad_1] The Chicago Review of Books is proud to partner with The Chills at Will Podcast to share new audio interviews with today’s brightest literary stars, including Jonathan Escoffery, Morgan Talty, Deesha Philyaw, Luis Alberto Urrea, and more. Hosted by Peter Riehl, The Chills at Will Podcast is a celebration of the visceral beauty of literature and … Read more

Andrew Leland on “The Country of the Blind” and the Spectrum of Blindness

Andrew Leland on "The Country of the Blind" and the Spectrum of Blindness

[ad_1] The Chicago Review of Books is proud to partner with The Chills at Will Podcast to share new audio interviews with today’s brightest literary stars, including Jonathan Escoffery, Morgan Talty, Deesha Philyaw, Luis Alberto Urrea, and more. Hosted by Peter Riehl, The Chills at Will Podcast is a celebration of the visceral beauty of literature and … Read more

Aniefiok “Neef” Ekpoudom on the Seemingly-Meteoric Rise of UK Rap and Grime – Chicago Review of Books

Aniefiok “Neef” Ekpoudom on the Seemingly-Meteoric Rise of UK Rap and Grime – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] The Chicago Review of Books is proud to partner with The Chills at Will Podcast to share new audio interviews with today’s brightest literary stars, including Jonathan Escoffery, Morgan Talty, Deesha Philyaw, Luis Alberto Urrea, and more. Hosted by Peter Riehl, The Chills at Will Podcast is a celebration of the visceral beauty of … Read more

Sowmya Krishnamurthy on “Fashion Killa” – Chicago Review of Books

Sowmya Krishnamurthy on “Fashion Killa” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Building on her years of innovative and thorough reporting for publications like XXL, Time, Complex, and NPR, Sowmya Krishnamurthy’s Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion deftly traces 50+ years of innovation in hip hop with regard to creativity and fashion. Through interviews with key players and pictures worth thousands of words, Krishnamurthy traces … Read more

Stephen Buoro Brings to Life “HXVX,” a Loveable Teen Protagonist, and Modern Nigeria in All its Beauty, Contradictions, and Permutations

Stephen Buoro Brings to Life “HXVX,” a Loveable Teen Protagonist, and Modern Nigeria in All its Beauty, Contradictions, and Permutations

[ad_1] Stephen Buoro’s debut novel The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa announces the arrival of an exciting new verbal craftsman with a fresh voice, or perhaps multiple voices. There’s the Stephen Buoro who creates a memorable and sympathetic character in the book’s titular Andy Africa, there’s the Stephen Buoro whose satirical language is hilarious … Read more