For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] The Exchange Exchange is Todd Van Luling’s new conversation series with authors of recent economics books. Economic inequality has been a primary focus of economics over the last few years in the United States. Democratic candidates made the subject a campaign focus, newsrooms added inequality-focused desks, and multiple books on the topic found spots … Read more
[ad_1] As you may have heard, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a significant dip in advertising for digital publications. The Chicago Review of Books has not been immune to this trend. So the last month we’ve been using our advertising slot to promote ourselves. Or more specifically — we’ve been pushing a two-hour Story Studio … Read more
[ad_1] The nature of the book review cycle means excellent books often disappear once the initial press subsides. Book coverage tends to focus on either what’s new (through interviews, reviews and events) or canonized classics. As such, many books fall into a middle-ground of not being quite new but not being old enough for canon … Read more
[ad_1] The Exchange Exchange is Todd Van Luling’s new conversation series with authors of recent economics books. For the first edition of this economics interview series, I decided to highlight a book about how economists often make mistakes. I’m a novice to the field of economics and have long seen the economy as a sort … Read more