Searching for Our Future in “The Last Catastrophe” – Chicago Review of Books

Searching for Our Future in “The Last Catastrophe” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] For all the ominousness of the title, The Last Catastrophe, Allegra Hyde’s sophomore short story collection, is remarkably hopeful. Not hopeful as to the eventual collapse of ecosystems, or the extinction of species, or technology addiction, or pollution, or the state of American politics (though Hyde’s satire on this front is biting enough to … Read more

The Delusion of Work Loving You Back in “The Work Wife” – Chicago Review of Books

The Delusion of Work Loving You Back in “The Work Wife” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Alison B. Hart’s incisive debut novel, The Work Wife, captures one day in the lives of esteemed Hollywood director Ted Stabler’s three wives—his ex-wife, his current wife, and his work wife. Each of these women struggles, with varying levels of success, to balance her relationships and creative goals with work and its attendant power … Read more