work – Reads A Lot

The Delusion of Work Loving You Back in “The Work Wife” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsJuly 21, 2022 by Erika Dirk

[ad_1] Alison B. Hart’s incisive debut novel, The Work Wife, captures one day in the lives of esteemed Hollywood director Ted Stabler’s three wives—his ex-wife, his current wife, and his work wife. Each of these women struggles, with varying levels of success, to balance her relationships and creative goals with work and its attendant power … Read more

Permission, Encouragement, and Proof in “Body Work” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsMarch 17, 2022 by Jeannine Burgdorf

[ad_1] The four essays in Body Work, the new book by Melissa Febos, pull at several underlying power struggles that are inherent in acts of creative writing: vulnerability risks judgment, writing your side of the story privileges your memories and perspective over others in the story, presenting a perspective at odds with hegemonic forces invites … Read more