Latest Posts
Unwashed, festering, and still poignant poetry in “Ground Zero”
A review of Marc Kelly Smith’s new Poetry Collection, “Ground Zero.”
Too Long in Cold-Sleep: A Return to the Outworlds in “This Virtual Night”
A review of C.S. Friedman’s new book, “This Virtual Night.”
Canonical Queerness and Gothic Horror in “Plain Bad Heroines”
An interview with emily m. danforth about her new novel, “Plain Bad Heroines.”
Poetic Fables and Guarded Secrets in “The Lost Shtetl”
Our review of Max Gross’s novel, “The Lost Shtetl.”
Paranoia, Betrayal, and the Discomforts of “The Land.”
A review of Thomas Maltman’s new novel, “The Land.”
Copies and Originals in “A Lover’s Discourse”
A review of Xiaolu Guo’s latest novel, “A Lover’s Discourse.”
Announcing the 2020 CHIRBy Awards Shortlist
Congratulations to these Chicago writers!
The Anxiety of the Unknown in “Leave the World Behind”
A review of Rumaan Alam’s new book, “Leave the World Behind.”
Immortality and Remembrance in “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue”
Our Review of “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue”
Joy Harjo on the Power of Poetry, and on Building a Comprehensive Canon of Indigenous Poems
An interview with Joy Harjo, a poet and editor of the new anthology, “When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through”.
