An excerpt from Aviya Kushner's new collection, Wolf Lamb Bomb.| Chicago Review of Books
Although Beth and I have read what feels like a million picture books—both when we were kids and to her kids Rose and Luka—we had never written one before, and the learning curve of Leaf Town Forever has been a fun one. Above all, writing a picture book is an exercise in compression and collaboration.…| Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Devoney Looser's new scholarly work on novelist Jane Austen, "Wild for Austen."| Chicago Review of Books
When awarding the acclaimed Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz [1911-2006] the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988, the Swedish Academy noted how “through works rich in nuance—now clear-sightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous—[Mahfouz] has formed an Arabian narrative art that applies to all mankind.” The brief, magical vignettes in new posthumous book, I Found Myself: The Last…| Chicago Review of Books
Playing the Game as a Planarian in “The Dilemmas of Working Women”| Chicago Review of Books
An interview with poet Bernard O'Donoghue about his latest collection, "Anchorage."| Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Travis Kennedy's debut novel, "The Whyte Python World Tour."| Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Amitava Kumar's new novel, "My Beloved Life."| Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Stephanie Wambugu's new book, "Lonely Crowds."| Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Aanchal Malhotra's debut novel, "The Book of Everlasting Things."| Chicago Review of Books
For lovers of Japanese translated fiction with an element of fable, comparable to The Blanket Cats and We’ll Prescribe You a Cat, this feline free novel adopts the tone of small-town magic built on community caring and store manager Shiba. Fans of The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley will draw similarities between the multigenerational band of residents working through marital qualms, coming of age, or feeling seen by their peers or closest relations.| Chicago Review of Books
Our interview with Sarah Miller about her new YA Nonfiction book about Lorena Hickok, "Hick."| Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Katie Cotugno's new novel, "Meet the Benedettos"| Chicago Review of Books
Elizabeth Held on the Double Standards Female Celebrities Face| Chicago Review of Books