Accessing the Strangeness: An Interview with Clare Beams about “The Garden”

Accessing the Strangeness: An Interview with Clare Beams about "The Garden"

[ad_1] Clare Beams is a writer’s writer. Whenever I talk with fellow writers about work we admire, the fact of Clare’s genius is one on which we all seem to agree. From the moment her remarkable and wholly original debut story collection, We Show What We Have Learned, appeared, I fell in love with Clare’s … Read more

The Strangeness of Life vs. Fiction in “Be Here to Love Me at the End of the World” – Chicago Review of Books

The Strangeness of Life vs. Fiction in “Be Here to Love Me at the End of the World” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Sasha Fletcher is a poet who has catapulted himself onto the fiction scene with his first novel, Be Here to Love Me at the End of the World. An unpolished description of the text could be the following: an absurdist, historical fiction love story set in the near future. Sam and Eleanor are an … Read more

The Subsurface Strangeness of Realism in “The Blade Between” – Chicago Review of Books

The Subsurface Strangeness of Realism in “The Blade Between” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Sam J. Miller’s new book The Blade Between is not a laid-back read for a languid afternoon. No, this is a sit-up-straight book. Full of jarring juxtapositions, this book is as engrossing as it is challenging. While it requires your attention, The Blade Between rewards you with a heady, addictive mix of realism and … Read more