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Rachel León

An Interview with Etaf Rum – Chicago Review of Books

An Interview with Etaf Rum – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsSeptember 12, 2023 by Rachel León
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I’d promised myself I would take a break from contributing for a few months, but broke that promise when I saw Etaf Rum’s Evil Eye … Read More

“The People Who Report More Stress” – Chicago Review of Books

“The People Who Report More Stress” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsApril 21, 2023 by Rachel León
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When I’m excited about a book I skip the back cover blurb and jump right in. Why would I need to read a description of … Read More

A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing” – Chicago Review of Books

A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsApril 13, 2023 by Rachel León
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Research has shown there’s a hereditary component to trauma—its effects can be passed down in utero, etched into our DNA. When I first came across … Read More

An Excerpt from Charif Shanahan’s Latest Collection, “Trace Evidence” – Chicago Review of Books

An Excerpt from Charif Shanahan’s Latest Collection, “Trace Evidence” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMarch 29, 2023 by Rachel León
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Poet Charif Shanahan’s work has garnered an impressive list of accolades. His first collection, Into Each Room We Enter Without Knowing, was selected by Allison … Read More

The Space Between Certainties in “The Sense of Wonder” – Chicago Review of Books

The Space Between Certainties in “The Sense of Wonder” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJanuary 19, 2023 by Rachel León
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No book has influenced how I approach book reviews more than Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses. The book challenges the lens many … Read More

Don’t Miss These Incredible 2022 Debuts – Chicago Review of Books

Don’t Miss These Incredible 2022 Debuts – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsDecember 15, 2022 by Rachel León
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Let’s be real: end of the year book lists are incredibly subjective. They end up being a roundup of books that whoever the person putting … Read More

10 Story Collections from 2022 You Don’t Want to Miss – Chicago Review of Books

10 Story Collections from 2022 You Don’t Want to Miss – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsDecember 13, 2022 by Rachel León
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Short stories demand more of the reader (and writer) than a novel, which is why I’ve long preferred the latter. Novels are more forgiving, their … Read More

Exploring Utopian Possibility in “The Mandorla Letters” – Chicago Review of Books

Exploring Utopian Possibility in “The Mandorla Letters” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsNovember 17, 2022 by Rachel León
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While award-winning creative flutist, composer, and bandleader Nicole Mitchell Gantt is no longer based in Chicago, she has certainly left a legacy. She was the … Read More

An Interview with Coco Picard about “The Healing Circle” – Chicago Review of Books

An Interview with Coco Picard about “The Healing Circle” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsAugust 17, 2022 by Rachel León
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I’ve long been fascinated by the composition of our lives—how pains and traumas, tiny joys, and mundane moments collide with others’ experiences and are set … Read More

The Disconnect Between Private and Public in ‘Sleeping Alone’ – Chicago Review of Books

The Disconnect Between Private and Public in ‘Sleeping Alone’ – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 7, 2022 by Rachel León
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One of my favorite things about reading fiction is that it allows us to study contradictions within people: How we appear to someone who doesn’t … Read More

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