A First Look at Rebekah Bergman’s Debut Novel “The Museum of Human History” – Chicago Review of Books

A First Look at Rebekah Bergman’s Debut Novel “The Museum of Human History” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] The following excerpt is from Rebekah Bergman’s debut novel, The Museum of Human History. Combining elements of speculative fiction, fables, and magical realism, the novel follows a wide cast of characters who find themselves drawn to Maeve Wilhelm, a young girl who has fallen into a strange comatose state that halts her aging. Described … Read more

Enchanted Retellings in Kelly Link’s “White Cat, Black Dog” – Chicago Review of Books

Enchanted Retellings in Kelly Link’s “White Cat, Black Dog” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Kelly Link’s fiction always brings to my mind the old-timey phrase “spinning a yarn.” Although I’ve learned this idiom has nautical origins, for me, it evokes spindles, spinning wheels, and the realm of folktales. And while Link tends to reinvent her own style so that no two stories are alike, all of them can … Read more