Exploring Where the Novel Ends and the Person Begins in “A Splendid Intelligence” – Chicago Review of Books

Exploring Where the Novel Ends and the Person Begins in “A Splendid Intelligence” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Cathy Curtis’s subject in A Splendid Intelligence: the Life of Elizabeth Hardwick is mighty. A writer whose career spanned decades—a ‘literary lion’. It is a chronological account of the writer’s life. The first couple of chapters trace Hardwick’s origins. It draws a portrait of a young Elizabeth whose “bookish tastes made her an anomaly … Read more

Humility, Humanity, and Deep Dish Blasphemy in “It Never Ends” – Chicago Review of Books

Humility, Humanity, and Deep Dish Blasphemy in “It Never Ends” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Before creating his world-beating radio program The Best Show, Tom Scharpling wrote punk zines, covered the NBA, produced the TV show Monk, and auditioned (unsuccessfully) for The New Monkees. Every indie musician’s favorite comic, Tom writes and performs with Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster and has directed videos for artists including Kurt Vile, Aimee Mann, … Read more