The Fiction Shortlist for the 2018 Chicago Review of Books Award
Our judges picked the 6 best fiction books by Chicago-based writers in 2018.
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Introducing a New Award for Chicago Writers
Our judges picked the best stories or essays by Chicago writers in 2018.
The Nonfiction Shortlist for the 2018 Chicago Review of Books Award
Our judges picked the 6 best nonfiction books by Chicago writers in 2018.
The Poetry Shortlist for the 2018 Chicago Review of Books Awards
Our judges picked the 6 best Chicago-based poetry books of 2018.
Are These the 7 Best Debut Novels of 2018?
Here’s the Center for Fiction’s shortlist for the 2018 First Novel Prize.
The Best Nature Writing of 2018 So Far
Plants, animals, and ecosystems. Memoir, poetry, and first-hand observations.
The 6 Books Barack Obama Is Reading This Summer
Our former Reader-in-Chief still has great literary taste.
The Untouchable Eliot Ness Is Getting His Own Fest
A new look at the Chicago fed who took down Al Capone. Or did he?
The Activist Legacy of Frederick Douglass
A new exhibition at the American Writers Museum in Chicago.
The Best Books of 2018 So Far
Now that we’ve officially reached the midpoint of 2018, it’s time to celebrate the best books we’ve read so farContinue Reading
