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@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social"A thorough analysis on the human relationship with the unknown, and a romantic defense for those who believe despite it all." Hannah Korbel reviews “There's A Monster in the Lake” by Lauren Fernandez, translated by Alexis Almeida (@graywolfpress.bsky.social).
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@chicagorevbooks.bsky.socialWe're publishing one every month for our 10th anniversary—link below to read this one and the others!
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@chicagorevbooks.bsky.socialOur ninth installment in the Chicago Renaissance series is an essay about Dawn Turner's “Three Girls from Bronzeville” (2021, @simonandschuster.bsky.social) by Alex Kotlowitz.
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@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social"After 41 years, Printers Row isn’t just about preserving literary history. It’s proof that a city’s book culture survives not only through nostalgia but through participation." Read Jason Collins on Chicago's Printers Row Lit Fest, 41 years in the making.
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@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social"To be trans, especially in Carrying, is to transcend, evolve, and surpass societal/traditional norms."
@brockkingsley.bsky.social's review of “Carrying” by Samantha Josephs (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) is out now.
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@tuckerleg.bsky.socialReposted by @chicagorevbooks.bsky.socialThis is one of my fav episodes yet. Check it out!
@chicagorevbooks.bsky.socialListen to the latest episode of Book Stuff with @tuckerleg.bsky.social This time he's speaking to Words of Mouth’s @smithmeade.bsky.social on the pain of looking for work.
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@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social"A serviceable thriller with a fun conceit fresh enough for the world of novels."
Philip Janowski's review of “Winterset Hollow” by Jonathan Edward Durham (Union Square & Co.) is out now.
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@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social"Feels immediate and responsive to the current moment in the United States."
Ronnie K. Stephens's review of “We” by Layli Long Soldier
(@graywolfpress.bsky.social) is out now.
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@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social"Fans of science fiction and Niffenegger’s previous novels are sure to enjoy the return of her incredibly vast and unconventional world-building."
Angie Raney's review of “Life Out of Order” by Audrey Niffenegger (@hanoversquarepress.bsky.social) is out now.
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@storystudiochicago.bsky.socialReposted by @chicagorevbooks.bsky.socialJust over a week left to claim your spot in our fall open enrollment Zoom class, The Sentence Alive: Four Lessons on Memoir Through Sound, Body, and Form with Paul Lisicky.
Begins 10/14. Don't miss it! buff.ly/Tr5uvbV
@ancaszilagyi.bsky.socialReposted by @chicagorevbooks.bsky.socialSeats are going fast for my in-person *free* @storystudiochicago.bsky.social class at the Rogers Park branch of @chipublib.bsky.social! Learn more & sign up here: chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/6abc1...
@catapultbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social“RED ANTS does not disappoint… The collection brims with athletic language—and I don’t mean acrobatic, because Blaeser’s sentences aren’t just for show. They pull us into the worlds and psyches they depict.” — @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social
@chicagorevbooks.bsky.socialWe're so excited to reveal the cover of COLLATERAL WIFE by Anne Stark Gallagher, out with Atmosphere Press on November 11. Link below for more details about the book—we hope you put it on your TBR!
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@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social"At their best, these stories find a balance within Blaeser’s multifaceted approach to language."
Steven Wingate's review of “Red Ants” by Kimberly Blaeser (Counterpoint) is out now.
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@katieprout.bsky.socialReposted by @chicagorevbooks.bsky.socialThank you! It’s an honor to be in this company.
@chicago.suntimes.comReposted by @chicagorevbooks.bsky.socialThe awards in four categories — fiction, nonfiction, poetry and essays/narrative journalism — honor writers who live in the Chicago area and/or have written work with a strong Chicago connection.
@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social"Moves ever closer to hope, to a stillness that moves beyond persistence to calm, however brief."
Ronnie Stephens's review of “Staying Still” by Hieu Minh Nguyen (@tinhouse.bsky.social) is out now.
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@kathleenmrooney.bsky.socialReposted by @chicagorevbooks.bsky.socialIt's been a brilliant year for books by Chicago authors, & I am honored to be in stellar company on the Fiction Shortlist for the @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social CHIRBy Awards!
@chicagorevbooks.bsky.socialIt’s officially spooky season, which can only mean one thing: It’s time to find your next pulse-pounding book, our EIC @mbwwelch.bsky.social writes. Check out his 12 must-reads for October below!
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