Multiversal Revelations in “The Tatami Galaxy” – Chicago Review of Books

Multiversal Revelations in “The Tatami Galaxy” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] The highest highs and the lowest lows of life often lead us down the path of memory. The destination? The single decision that set us on the road to our current reality. Sometimes, we are baffled by our own good fortune at forming incredible friendships, dwelling in a town or city where we thrive, … Read more

Submerged Revelations in “Things We Found When the Water Went Down” – Chicago Review of Books

Submerged Revelations in “Things We Found When the Water Went Down” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] In her debut novel, Things We Found When the Water Went Down, Tegan Nia Swanson asks a lot of her readers. The initial pages of the book offer a list of characters and a map, and footnotes accompany the reader throughout, but it is nevertheless easy to become disoriented in this layered, complex story … Read more

Vulnerable Revelations in “What Flies Want” – Chicago Review of Books

Vulnerable Revelations in “What Flies Want” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Emily Pérez’s new book of poetry, What Flies Want, is a stunning look at the peripheries of womanhood and the recipient of the 2021 Iowa Poetry Prize. Her uniquely crafted poems spark fresh ideas about the trials of marriage, being female when every man is a “ticking bomb,” sexual harm, mental health, school violence, … Read more