An Interview with Elizabeth McKenzie on “Dog of the North” – Chicago Review of Books

An Interview with Elizabeth McKenzie on “Dog of the North” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] In Elizabeth McKenzie’s rollicking new novel Dog of the North, a woman named Penny is contacted by a man named Burt Lampey, who claims to be her grandmother Dr. Pincer’s accountant. When Burt asks Penny to help him evacuate her grandmother from her home in Santa Barbara, Penny agrees to— she’s recently suffered a … Read more

An Interview with Elizabeth McCracken on “The Hero of This Story” – Chicago Review of Books

An Interview with Elizabeth McCracken on “The Hero of This Story” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Short story author and novelist Elizabeth McCracken has just published a book, The Hero of This Story, in which the main character is Natalie Jacobson McCracken, educator, writer, and former editor-in-chief of Boston University alumni magazine, Bostonia. Elizabeth herself is the narrator of this novel. And, also, the daughter of Natalie. In the novel. … Read more