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Invisible Lives in “High as the Waters Rise” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsSeptember 23, 2020 by Amy Brady

[ad_1] Burning Worlds is Amy Brady’s monthly column dedicated to examining how contemporary literature interrogates issues of climate change, in partnership with Yale Climate Connections. Subscribe to her monthly newsletter to get “Burning Worlds” and other writing about art and climate change delivered straight to your inbox. As mainstream media outlets become (slightly) better at covering climate change, their … Read more

Books to Read If You Love What We Do In the Shadows

Book BuzzSeptember 22, 2020 by Rachel Krupitsky

[ad_1] We are living through some dark times, and I’ve found no better distraction than Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s dark comedy What We Do In the Shadows. This farcical documentary-style show follows the lives of four vampires living together in a gothic mansion on Staten Island. There’s Nandor The Relentless, a former warrior of … Read more

Incorrigible Passion in “Furia” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsSeptember 21, 2020 by Jen Cox

[ad_1] In Yamile Saied Méndez new YA novel, Furia, two childhood friends in Rosario, Argentina grow up to fall in love — with each other and with fútbol. But their paths diverge as the game becomes not just an expression of childhood joy, but a symbol of masculinity and its ties to wealth and resources. … Read more

Books to Read if you Love Succession

Book BuzzSeptember 21, 2020 by Grant Griglak

[ad_1] If you’ve ever broken some Gr-eggs to make Tom-elette, then these are the books for you. Succession, in so many ways, is a perfect TV show. It’s full of family drama, high-stakes business dealings, and dark humor. However, the story is literally as old as time (it’s the “Prodigal Son” or “King Lear” told … Read more

Marginalization and Magic in “Master of Poisons” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsSeptember 20, 2020 by Malavika Praseed

[ad_1] Approaching a genre for the first time is like learning a new language. Sifting through the impenetrable for words you understand, learning the conventions and tropes as one would nouns, adjectives, and verbs. And while most start with simple phrases, others take on ambitious, intimidating projects and throw themselves in headfirst. I, a new … Read more

Readers are falling absolutely in love with WATCH OVER ME by Nina LaCour

Book BuzzSeptember 18, 2020 by Reads A Lot Editor

[ad_1] Nina LaCour’s Watch Over Me just hit shelves (and also our feelings.) Readers have been sharing their own reaction and emotions while experiencing Nina’s latest novel, and here are a few of our favorites! About Watch Over Me: What Goodreads is saying Read the full review here See the full review here See the full review here … Read more

Belonging and metaphysical horror in “That Time of Year” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsSeptember 18, 2020 by Kat Solomon

[ad_1] It’s hard to sum up Marie NDiaye’s That Time of Year (Un temps de saison, translated from French by Jordan Stump), a short novel that unfolds with a dreamlike logic. Every year Herman, a math teacher from Paris, spends the month of August with his wife Rose and their son in a small country … Read more

Women Resurrected in Léger’s Triptych – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsSeptember 15, 2020 by Clancey D'Isa

[ad_1] When asked about her triptych, now translated in full from the French and published by Dorothy Project, Nathalie Léger suggested that her intention was to “try to rescue the words of a woman who couldn’t utter them herself.” Indeed, Léger’s three books give voice to many women: The Italian aristocrat Countess of Castiglione in … Read more

Cover & Excerpt Reveal: THE GIRLS I’VE BEEN

Book BuzzSeptember 14, 2020 by Reads A Lot Editor

[ad_1] Today we’re revealing the cover for Tess Sharpe’s The Girls I’ve Been, a slick, twisty YA page-turner about the daughter of a con artist who is taken hostage in a bank heist. Oh, and did we mention it’s already planned to be adapted by Netflix, starring and produced by Millie Bobby Brown?! Scroll down … Read more

Your Reader Personality Based on Your Enneagram Type

Book BuzzSeptember 13, 2020 by Jessica Mizzi

[ad_1] What is your “reading personality?” Drawing from my expertise on the Enneagram and from my book, Self to Lose, Self to Find, I speculate on what kinds of books those who identify with one of the nine personality patterns are most likely to read and enjoy. Type Ones focus on Improvement. They seek insights … Read more