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“Whalefall” Tries to Dive Deep But Falls Short
Book Stuff: Writer Natasha Lennard on how to create new political realities
The State of Women-Centered Literary Adaptations
Imagination as Liberation in “There’s a Monster in the Lake”
What Printers Row Reveals About Chicago’s Literary Infrastructure, 41 Years Later
The New Chicago Renaissance: Alex Kotlowitz on Dawn Turner’s “Three Girls from Bronzeville”
Book Stuff: The pain of looking for work with Words of Mouth’s Rachel Meade Smith
Exclusive Cover Reveal: A First Look at Anne Stark Gallagher’s “Collateral Wife”
The Bloody Brilliance of Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil”
Announcing the 2026 Chicago Review of Books Awards Shortlist