Book Reviews

Satire and Sorrow in Lars Iyers’ “My Weil” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsAugust 31, 2023 by Ellie Eberlee

Ontological evil; the madness of evil or the evil of madness. This is the topic around which Johnny has centered his doctoral degree in Disaster … Read More

Publishing Your Novel Won’t Save You – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsAugust 30, 2023 by Austin Ross

Once you see how the publishing sausage is made—how few books make it all the way through the gauntlet, and that at times it seems … Read More

On “Quiet Street” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsAugust 29, 2023 by Michael Knapp

There’s a certain serenity implicit on a “quiet street.” A quiet street is calm, peaceful; perhaps even a bit dull in its lack of activity. … Read More

A Manifesto for Progressive Bookselling in “The Art of Libromancy” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsAugust 28, 2023 by Dana Hansen

Bookseller, co-owner, and self-proclaimed libromancer at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Josh Cook offers us a backstage view of some of the inner workings … Read More

From Saving the Planet to Impossible Meat in Alicia Kennedy’s “No Meat Required” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsAugust 25, 2023 by Ian MacAllen

Plant-based diets have in recent years shifted from fringe movements to mass market consumerism. The widespread market penetration of products like oat milk lattes has … Read More

Navigating Form and Structure in “I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsAugust 24, 2023 by Mandana Chaffa

Chicago is home to an always generative arts and culture scene and is an exceptionally rich poetry town, inspiring and supporting a noteworthy group of … Read More

Make Your Visit Short at the Dream Hotel – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsAugust 24, 2023 by Liv Albright

In the Lobby of the Dream Hotel is like a Lifetime movie run amok. Author Genevieve Plunkett’s anti-heroine Portia is a thirtysomething aspiring guitarist who … Read More

Avoiding Boredom in “Toy Fights” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsAugust 23, 2023 by Dan Kubis

Don Paterson is one of the most decorated and influential poets writing in the UK today. He is also an accomplished guitarist who founded and … Read More

An Interview with Nick Fuller Googins – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsAugust 22, 2023 by Joanna Pearson

I tore through Nick Fuller Googins’s debut novel, The Great Transition, over spring break, which my family spent in Wilmington, NC, a beautiful coastal town … Read More

A First Look at Armen Davoudian’s “The Palace of Forty Pillars” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsAugust 21, 2023 by Editorial Staff

Chicago Review of Books is excited to feature the cover reveal of Armen Davoudian’s debut poetry collection, The Palace of Forty Pillars, out on March 19, … Read More

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