Humor in the Mundane in “Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge” – Chicago Review of Books

Humor in the Mundane in “Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Helen Ellis has built a literary career around charming humor, if charming is a euphemism for polite TMI. She presents as a sweet southern lady, but, bless your heart, she also talks about sex, kink, and all the things genteel housewives might find taboo. Her latest collection, Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge, doesn’t … Read more

Portraying the Mundane in “Flight” – Chicago Review of Books

Portraying the Mundane in “Flight” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Want author Lynn Steger Strong stretches her scope from the nuclear to the extended family in Flight, a story of adult siblings and their partners and children gathering for Christmas for the first time since their mother’s death. Helen, the recently deceased and seemingly universally beloved matriarch, has passed away just eight months prior, … Read more