Trying to Outrun Pandemic Anxiety in Shetterly’s “Pete and Alice in Maine” – Chicago Review of Books

Trying to Outrun Pandemic Anxiety in Shetterly’s “Pete and Alice in Maine” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Every month there seems to be another book steeped in the pandemic’s effect. All that time in lockdown must have gone to good use writing pandemic novels and now they’re all getting published, or at least ending up on my desk to review.  Caitlin Shetterly’s debut novel, Pete and Alice in Maine, confronts the … Read more

Conspiracy Theories and Millennial Anxiety in “MONARCH”  – Chicago Review of Books

Conspiracy Theories and Millennial Anxiety in “MONARCH”  – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] “There is no way to tell the story of a great violence,” writes Candice Wuehle in the succinct introduction to her kaleidoscopic debut novel, MONARCH. The story that follows suggests the opposite is true: there are perhaps too many ways to tell the story of a great violence.  As eerie revelations about the “blank … Read more

Books About Self-Care and Mental Health to Ease Your Anxiety

Books About Self-Care and Mental Health to Ease Your Anxiety

[ad_1] With the beginning of spring, warmer weather, and longer days, we’re looking forward to spending more time outside and really focusing on our mental health. These books already helped get us through the long winter, and now we can’t wait to read, journal, and color somewhere other than our couches. If you’re also looking … Read more