From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks – A Cool History of a Hot Commodity” – Chicago Review of Books

From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks – A Cool History of a Hot Commodity” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] I first met Dr. Amy Brady in real life at a literary reading in Brooklyn. We knew each other through the Chicago Review of Books, where she served as Editor-in-Chief and I wrote book reviews. Since then, she has moved to New Haven and now works as the Executive Director of Orion Magazine and … Read more

Hot Takes and Splintered Identities in “Fake Accounts” – Chicago Review of Books

Hot Takes and Splintered Identities in “Fake Accounts” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Lauren Oyler’s Fake Accounts is one of the most buzzed-about debuts of this year. The premise is intriguing: On the eve of Trump’s inauguration, a blogger finds out that her boyfriend is secretly a conspiracy theorist. She decides to dump him rather than confront him right away. The secret knowledge that Felix, her boyfriend, … Read more