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From Saving the Planet to Impossible Meat in Alicia Kennedy’s “No Meat Required” – Chicago Review of Books

From Saving the Planet to Impossible Meat in Alicia Kennedy’s “No Meat Required” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsAugust 25, 2023 by Ian MacAllen
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Plant-based diets have in recent years shifted from fringe movements to mass market consumerism. The widespread market penetration of products like oat milk lattes has … Read More

Trying to Outrun Pandemic Anxiety in Shetterly’s “Pete and Alice in Maine” – Chicago Review of Books

Trying to Outrun Pandemic Anxiety in Shetterly’s “Pete and Alice in Maine” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJuly 10, 2023 by Ian MacAllen
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Every month there seems to be another book steeped in the pandemic’s effect. All that time in lockdown must have gone to good use writing … Read More

Humor in the Mundane in “Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge” – Chicago Review of Books

Humor in the Mundane in “Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 22, 2023 by Ian MacAllen
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Helen Ellis has built a literary career around charming humor, if charming is a euphemism for polite TMI. She presents as a sweet southern lady, … Read More

From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks – A Cool History of a Hot Commodity” – Chicago Review of Books

From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks – A Cool History of a Hot Commodity” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 6, 2023 by Ian MacAllen
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I first met Dr. Amy Brady in real life at a literary reading in Brooklyn. We knew each other through the Chicago Review of Books, … Read More

A Hope-Starved World in “Not Alone” – Chicago Review of Books

A Hope-Starved World in “Not Alone” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMay 11, 2023 by Ian MacAllen
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Climate change has been the focal point of environmental concerns with the threat of rising seas, flooding, droughts, and food shortages attributed to it. Apocalyptic … Read More

The Inward Gaze in “Games and Rituals” – Chicago Review of Books

The Inward Gaze in “Games and Rituals” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsApril 27, 2023 by Ian MacAllen
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The pandemic changed many things. There’s no going back, no return to normal, because the normal we left behind doesn’t exist. We all see the … Read More

Examining the Creative Process in “American Mermaid” – Chicago Review of Books

Examining the Creative Process in “American Mermaid” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMarch 21, 2023 by Ian MacAllen
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A decade ago, the success of wizard books and vampire franchises had caused something of a stir in literary New York. Culture writers Lindsay Weber … Read More

An Identity for Herself in “My Last Innocent Year” – Chicago Review of Books

An Identity for Herself in “My Last Innocent Year” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsFebruary 16, 2023 by Ian MacAllen
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The mid-1990s seems like a pretty good era in retrospect. America was in the middle of the longest period of economic growth in history. Global … Read More

A Modern Noir in Big Tech in “Please Report Your Bug Here” – Chicago Review of Books

A Modern Noir in Big Tech in “Please Report Your Bug Here” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJanuary 18, 2023 by Ian MacAllen
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The threat posed by technocratic fascism has played out in real time on the timelines of social media users in recent months. Whether we’re sharing … Read More

Greed and Other Monsters in “Cursed Bunny” – Chicago Review of Books

Greed and Other Monsters in “Cursed Bunny” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsDecember 9, 2022 by Ian MacAllen
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Grotesque monsters often serve as villains in children’s fairy tales. The monsters in Bora Chung’s story collection, Cursed Bunny, translated by Anton Hur, are sometimes … Read More

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