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A Different Settler Story in “The Exiles” – Chicago Review of Books

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A Different Settler Story in “The Exiles” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] With starred reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus, a TV deal with Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories already inked, and places on a half-dozen lists of the year’s most anticipated books, Christina Baker Kline’s new novel The Exiles is poised to make a splash. It is in some ways a quiet book, focusing on … Read more

The Intergalactic Intersections of “The Space Between Worlds” – Chicago Review of Books

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The Intergalactic Intersections of “The Space Between Worlds” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Sometimes the separation between the lived experiences of neighbors can be just as profound as if they grew up on different planets. Privilege, opportunity, and access can be shifted by the smallest geographic space, a city street, or a country’s border. Few understand this truth better than the protagonist of Micaiah Johnson’s debut novel, … Read more