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The Delicate Boundaries of Life in “The Dangers of Smoking in Bed” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsJanuary 19, 2021 by Meredith Boe

Lauded Argentine journalist and author of Things We Lost in the Fire, Mariana Enríquez again delivers intrigue and brutality in her latest story collection, The … Read More

Erosion, Tension, and Outrage in “Summerwater” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsJanuary 19, 2021 by Dana Hansen

Sarah Moss’s seventh novel, Summerwater, follows her acclaimed Ghost Wall (2018), and takes its cue from 19th century English poet Sir William Watson’s “The Ballad … Read More

American Racism, American Reckoning in “White Freedom” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsJanuary 19, 2021 by Brock Kingsley

Editor’s Note: This book and this review were written before the insurrection against the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021 1. Two events in … Read More

The Complicated Nature of Justice and Power in “Remote Control” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsJanuary 18, 2021 by Megan Otto

Sankofa is the adopted daughter of Death. With a glowing green light that comes from within her, she can take the lives of those around … Read More

Connection in the Face of Cataclysm in “The Effort” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsJanuary 16, 2021 by Ian MacAllen

Our civilization has always had a precarious grasp on existence, although between the pandemic and the climate-induced natural disasters of the past year, collapse feels … Read More

“Life Among the Terranauts” Reinforces Caitlin Horrocks’s Status as a Maestro of Short Fiction – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsJanuary 12, 2021 by Aram Mrjoian

Caitlin Horrocks’s second collection, Life Among the Terranauts, is compiled of humorous and tenacious stories that serve as a reminder that the flyover states are … Read More

12 Must-Read Books of January – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsJanuary 9, 2021 by Editorial Staff

The beginning of a new year is usually a time for reflection, to think back on what we’ve accomplished and what we hope to improve … Read More

Quiet Grief and Great, Wild Places in “Unsolaced” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsJanuary 9, 2021 by Megin Jimenez

“Home has no walls, no ceiling, nor is its purpose to protect.” So declares Gretel Ehrlich about the moment she identified Wyoming as home in … Read More

A New Old West in “Outlawed” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsJanuary 9, 2021 by Devi Bhaduri

“In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw,” begins the scrappy young heroine of Outlawed, an epic new Western by Anna North. … Read More

Exploring the Future of Humanity in “Persephone Station” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsJanuary 6, 2021 by Jonathan Dale

In Persephone Station, Stina Leicht negotiates the conflict between humanity and technology in a future universe. While many science fiction novels grapple with this central … Read More

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