Meditation, ego death, and the humor of being alive in “Bad Thoughts”: An interview with Nada Alic – Chicago Review of Books

Meditation, ego death, and the humor of being alive in “Bad Thoughts”: An interview with Nada Alic – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] If you want to get to know the debut author Nada Alic, you should read her new collection Bad Thoughts. And once you read it, you will realize, yes: you already know her, and maybe, in fact, you are her. The protagonists of her stories are all different sides of the same person, different … Read more

Pain and Isolation at the Edge of the World in “Nobody Gets Out Alive” – Chicago Review of Books

Pain and Isolation at the Edge of the World in “Nobody Gets Out Alive” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Alaska is a place of extremes: geography, isolation, weather—even daylight. These extremes sit at the center of Leigh Newman’s new story collection Nobody Gets Out Alive, as the collection probes the limitations and impact of the unique environment. Alaska serves as a common thread linking the narratives and defines the collection. Newman’s 2013 memoir … Read more

Becoming Alive in Death, as Examined in “Life of the Party” and “Dreaming of You” – Chicago Review of Books

Becoming Alive in Death, as Examined in “Life of the Party” and “Dreaming of You” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] In the acknowledgments of the novel Dreaming of You, author Melissa Lozada-Oliva includes the following credit: “Thank you Olivia Gatwood, for being so obsessed with dead girls & dying with me.” At this point in her career, such an expression of gratitude is no surprise; poets Lozada-Oliva and Gatwood’s work have been integrally intertwined … Read more