Performance – Reads A Lot

Seduction is Performance in “Acts of Service” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsMay 13, 2022 by Joe Stanek

[ad_1] There are good reasons why love triangles appear so often in literary plots. Triangles are inherently unstable. They force characters to make choices through constant negotiation and compromise. As far as triangles go, the one in Lillian Fishman’s debut novel Acts of Service is a perfectly messy inquiry into the nature of power and … Read more

“A Little Devil in America” Celebrates the Power of Black Performance – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsMarch 31, 2021 by Mandana Chaffa

[ad_1] A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance, features Hanif Abdurraqib’s considerable talents as a poet, essayist and thoughtful social commentator. Reading this book reminded me of listening to the late-night DJs of my youth—I especially remember Alison Steele, the Nightbird—who used songs as the starting point to improvise a jazz … Read more