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Should you read that book you’ve had your eye on? Will it totally rock or sink like a stone? Check out these book reviews from book lovers like you to help you find your next great read!

Life Among the Born and the Made in “The Employees” – Chicago Review of Books

Life Among the Born and the Made in “The Employees” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsFebruary 8, 2023 by Gianni Washington
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The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century by Olga Ravn, translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken, is a meditation on living, conveyed … Read More

The Ghosts of Our Mothers in “Drawing Breath” – Chicago Review of Books

The Ghosts of Our Mothers in “Drawing Breath” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsFebruary 7, 2023 by Elizabeth McNeill
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While Gayle Brandeis was writing her best-known book, The Art of Misdiagnosis, she attended a retreat at St. Mary’s Art Center in Virginia City, Nevada. … Read More

An Interview with Gayle Brandeis about “Drawing Breath” – Chicago Review of Books

An Interview with Gayle Brandeis about “Drawing Breath” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsFebruary 6, 2023 by Diane Gottlieb
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How many of us appreciate the miracle that is our breath? Appreciate our bodies—our whole bodies, including our curves, our folds, our very flesh? What … Read More

Giving Voice to Iranian Women in “When Your Sky Runs Into Mine” – Chicago Review of Books

Giving Voice to Iranian Women in “When Your Sky Runs Into Mine” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsFebruary 3, 2023 by Thea Swanson
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In September 2022 in Iran, Jina Mahsa Amini was arrested for wearing her hijab incorrectly; that is, the fabric did not cover her head completely. … Read More

Out of Time in “Was It for This” – Chicago Review of Books

Out of Time in “Was It for This” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsFebruary 2, 2023 by Meredith Boe
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When disaster strikes, we’re confronted with our own mortality, however close we are to the loss. The pandemic, for one, uprooted and interrogated our sense … Read More

12 Must-Read Books of February 2023 – Chicago Review of Books

12 Must-Read Books of February 2023 – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsFebruary 1, 2023 by Michael Welch
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February is here, which means love is in the air and a whole host of new books are on the horizon! There’s so much to … Read More

Volumes Bookscafe’s Rebecca George on Backlists, Sales, and Why Authors Shouldn’t Call a Bookstore on a Weekend – Chicago Review of Books

Volumes Bookscafe’s Rebecca George on Backlists, Sales, and Why Authors Shouldn’t Call a Bookstore on a Weekend – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJanuary 31, 2023 by Editorial Staff
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We’re excited to introduce The Chicago Writers Podcast, a Stories Matter Foundation podcast series about the latest Chicago literary news, releases, and recommendations! Check back … Read More

Lives Lost and Re-found in “The Faraway World” – Chicago Review of Books

Lives Lost and Re-found in “The Faraway World” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJanuary 31, 2023 by Ryan Asmussen
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The tale of separation of true self from true home, the tragic story of the immigrant divided not only in terms of geography and culture … Read More

a Conversation with Lisa Cupolo – Chicago Review of Books

a Conversation with Lisa Cupolo – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJanuary 30, 2023 by Tryphena Yeboah
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Lisa Cupolo’s debut book, Have Mercy on Us, won the W.S. Porter Prize for short story collections. The ten stories are a rich exploration of … Read More

Cultivating the Arts of Life in “The Guest Lecture” – Chicago Review of Books

Cultivating the Arts of Life in “The Guest Lecture” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJanuary 27, 2023 by Dan Kubis
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When 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

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