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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!

A Queer Moon In The Heavens in “Uranians” – Chicago Review of Books

A Queer Moon In The Heavens in “Uranians” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 5, 2023 by Jake Casella Brookins
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Theodore McCombs’s debut collection, Uranians, is a remarkable achievement, a polished and varied set of stories: speculative, queer, and cerebral. The entire set shines on … Read More

On Love, Trauma, and Music in “Notes on Her Color” – Chicago Review of Books

On Love, Trauma, and Music in “Notes on Her Color” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 2, 2023 by Aaron Coats
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Notes on Her Color is not only a debut novel by Jennifer Neal, but also a musical composition. Each word is a note carefully considered … Read More

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

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

Categories Book ReviewsJune 1, 2023 by Michael Welch
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It’s hard to believe, but we’re already halfway through the year! 2023 has been year for book lovers, and here at the Chicago Review of … Read More

An Interview with Lesley Harrison on “Kitchen Music” – Chicago Review of Books

An Interview with Lesley Harrison on “Kitchen Music” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMay 31, 2023 by Connor Harrison
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“My house holds sound / like the sea inside a shell,” writes Lesley Harrison in the poem “Convergence.” And this is the sense one has … Read More

10 Books That Depict Mental Health and Mental Illness – Chicago Review of Books

10 Books That Depict Mental Health and Mental Illness – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMay 31, 2023 by Editorial Staff
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This Mental Health Awareness Month, our team sat down to think about some of our favorite books that depict mental health and mental illness in … Read More

A Conversation with Annelyse Gelman about “Vexations” – Chicago Review of Books

A Conversation with Annelyse Gelman about “Vexations” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMay 30, 2023 by Mandana Chaffa
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Annelyse Gelman’s curiosity and passion for language, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and experimentation imbue all her projects. Two of them—her new full-length poem, Vexations, and website Midst—also … Read More

Impression and Expression in “The Lost Journals of Sacajewea” – Chicago Review of Books

Impression and Expression in “The Lost Journals of Sacajewea” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMay 30, 2023 by Greer Macallister
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Of all the people who ever lived, only a tiny proportion have their names remembered by history. And even when someone’s name is remembered, celebrated, … Read More

The Dignity of Life in “The Late Americans” – Chicago Review of Books

The Dignity of Life in “The Late Americans” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMay 26, 2023 by Ben Lewellyn-Taylor
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Brandon Taylor’s new novel, The Late Americans, begins with a character you wouldn’t want to be stuck with in your MFA workshop. Seamus is the … Read More

From Surviving to Thriving in “Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City” – Chicago Review of Books

From Surviving to Thriving in “Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMay 25, 2023 by Anson Tong
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When you get to know someone, you aren’t presented with their life story in a linear narrative with well-timed beats. Instead, anecdotes and feelings bubble … Read More

An Arc of Forgiveness in “Women We Buried, Women We Burned” – Chicago Review of Books

An Arc of Forgiveness in “Women We Buried, Women We Burned” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMay 25, 2023 by Brianna Avenia-Tapper
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Rachel Louise Snyder’s propulsive new memoir Women We Buried, Women We Burned begins with the death of her mother. Her father then marries another woman, … Read More

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