Avoiding Boredom in “Toy Fights” – Chicago Review of Books Categories Book ReviewsAugust 23, 2023 by Dan Kubis Like Facebook TwitterDon Paterson is one of the most decorated and influential poets writing in the UK today. He is also an accomplished guitarist who founded and … Read More
Proximity to the Natural World and Loving What is Broken in “Shy” – Chicago Review of Books Categories Book ReviewsMay 15, 2023 by Dan Kubis Like Facebook TwitterWhen I was in middle school, I was haunted by the Boomtown Rats’ song “I Don’t Like Mondays.” A local radio station in Atlanta played … Read More
Cultivating the Arts of Life in “The Guest Lecture” – Chicago Review of Books Categories Book ReviewsJanuary 27, 2023 by Dan Kubis Like Facebook TwitterWhen Martin Riker’s novel The Guest Lecture opens, its main character, Abby, is lying awake in a hotel bed, trying not to wake her husband … Read More