Beginning with Ourselves: A Conversation with Ben Tanzer on “The Missing”

Beginning with Ourselves: A Conversation with Ben Tanzer on "The Missing"

[ad_1] The much acclaimed—but sadly now shuttered—Andersonville restaurant Passerotto delivered checks to their patrons inside used paperbacks. What a novel idea (forgive me)! While it likely wasn’t their intention, the practice had the potential to introduce diners to new books and new writers. One night my check happened to be delivered in Ben Tanzer’s Lost … Read more

Missing Links in “Where You End” – Chicago Review of Books

Missing Links in “Where You End” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Abbott Kahler’s debut thriller, Where You End, follows the twenty-two-year-old Bird sisters after a car accident leaves Kat with no memories save the name and face of her twin, Jude; remnants of the unique language they have shared since childhood; and an unexplained ability to defend herself. The story is comprised of Kat’s perspective … Read more

Stretching the Boundaries of American Political Reality in “Our Missing Hearts” – Chicago Review of Books

Stretching the Boundaries of American Political Reality in “Our Missing Hearts” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Following her critically acclaimed novels “Everything I Never Told You” and “Little Fires Everywhere” author Celeste Ng explores new territory in her latest novel “Our Missing Hearts” by stretching the boundaries of American political reality. This book, centering twelve year old Bird Gardner and his complex relationship with his absent mother, is set in … Read more