JFK’s Assassin Roams Free in Lou Berney’s ‘November Road’
I managed to insult Lou Berney in the course of this interview by fact-checking that he wasn’t old enough toContinue Reading
Category: Interviews
Abby Geni Tackles Eco-Terrorism in ‘The Wildlands’
Abby Geni’s extraordinary debut novel, The Lightkeepers, was one of the first books we covered at the Chicago Review ofContinue Reading
Revisiting the Crime of the Century
‘The Leopold and Loeb Files’ explores the dark side of the American dream.
The Perfect Place for a Closed-Door Mystery? A ‘Dark Sky’ Park.
Chicago author Lori Rader-Day talks about ‘Under a Dark Sky.’
In ‘Severance,’ Ling Ma Destroys New York City
A conversation with the Chicago author of a sudden apocalypse.
‘A Theory of Love’ Is a Kaleidoscopic Look at Place
Margaret Bradham Thornton chats with Bethanne Patrick about the former’s new novel.
Catherine Lacey Lives for the Sucker-Punch Sentence
A conversation about her first short story collection, ‘Certain American States.’
R.O. Kwon Doesn’t Trust Garamond, And Neither Should You
R.O. Kwon’s The Incendiaries is the rare debut novel that excels on every level. The writing is superb, the storyContinue Reading
Tyler Barton on Minnesota and Writing Fiction Across Differences
A conversation with the winner of the Fall 2017 Arcturus Award for Fiction.
Sarah Warren on Poetry and the Racialization of Women’s Bodies
Every year, our sister site, the online literary magazine Arcturus, hosts a poetry contest. This year the contest was judged byContinue Reading
