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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 23h

"For whatever reason I’ve always been more drawn to the cautionary stuff. The stories of bad decisions blowing up in people’s faces."

@loriraderday.bsky.social's interview with @jakehinkson.bsky.social on “You Will Never See Me” (Crooked Lane Books) is out now.
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Dirtbag Cosplay: An interview with Jake Hinkson about his novel, “You Will Never See Me” - Chicago Review of Books

The Heart O’ Chicago hotel hasn’t seen this much action, possibly ever. Not in literature, anyway. The 1950s motel along Lincoln Avenue’s “hotel row” is just one of the many if-you-know-you-know locat...

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 23h

In the Loop sits down with a Chicago writer familiar with the horror genre and has now turned to comics.

Chicago novelist goes from horror to superheroes in Marvel comic reboot

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Chicago novelist goes from horror to superheroes in Marvel comic reboot

Marvel Comics just reintroduced a classic superhero with a new face.

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Oakland Review of Books @oaklandreviewofbooks.org · 23h

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University of Minnesota Press @uminnpress.bsky.social · 23h

Three beautiful books out today!
-Leaf Town Forever / @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social @bethrooney.bsky.social, illustrated by Betsy Bowen
-Mainstreaming Palestine / @umayyah.bsky.social
-Now in paperback: The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe, translated by Tiina Nunnally

Book cover of Leaf Town Forever by Kathleen Rooney, Beth Rooney, and Betsy Bowen. Painting of eight children playing among autumn leaf bowers at top; at bottom, three children closer up also playing with leaves. Title in middle.

Book cover of Mainstreaming Palestine: Cinematic Activism and Solidarity Politics in the United States by Umayyah Cable. Silhouette of Palestine blended behind red and green filters and dust specks. Title above, subtitle below in large type. Author name between.

Book cover of The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe, translated by Tiina Nunnally. Painting of an alpine landscape. A person with a walking stick and backpack is seen from behind looking toward a distant sunlit mountaintop.

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James R. Gapinski @jamesrgapinski.bsky.social · 1d

New review from @ansonjtong.com at @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social.

Great timing for this review. My book tour swings through Chicago next week! Oct. 21st at @madstreetbooks.bsky.social

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 5d

Woooohoooo! We love hanging out with you all at Begyle Brewing so much, we just scheduled our next FREE Write-Out. This one happens Monday Oct. 27 and registration is now open.

Come write with us!

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 1d

"Gapinski wields anthropomorphic interlopers and bizarre circumstances in order to craft an intensely human set of stories."

@ansonjtong.com review of “The Museum of Future Mistakes” by James R. Gapinski (@boa-editions.bsky.social) out now.
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James R. Gapinski's "The Museum of Future Mistakes" is Both Familiar and Strange - Chicago Review of Books

An elevator elf that supplies useful daily gifts (“The Elevator Elf”). Literally stealing and returning an ex’s beating heart (“Three-Month Autopsy”). A ghost living in a woman’s fingernails and exace...

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Gigi Little @gigilittle.bsky.social · 3d

So excited to have an interview about my book in the Chicago Review of Books! Writer Elisa Shoenberger called Who Killed One the Gun? a "wonderful new metafictional detective noir." Huge thank you to @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/10/10/w...

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 4d

"[This] was always just sort of in the back of my mind and I always wanted to come back to it.”

Elisa Shoenberger's interview with @gigilittle.bsky.social on her new book “Who Killed One the Gun?” (@forestavenuepress.bsky.social) is out now.
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Metafictional Detective Noir: A Conversation with Gigi Little about "Who Killed One the Gun?" - Chicago Review of Books

An interview with Gigi Little about her new novel, "Who Killed One the Gun?"

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 5d

"A fast-paced-yet-intricate read that I’d recommend to most all readers."

Maddie Schultz's review of “The Salvage” by Anbara Salam (@tinhouse.bsky.social) is out now.
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Shipwrecks, Spectral Beings, and Brutal Winters in "The Salvage" - Chicago Review of Books

Generally speaking, my niche of books I review doesn’t extend to mystery-type stories. I find that they are hard to execute on a “literary” level, by which I mean a story that encapsulates a thoughtfu...

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 6d

"A hauntingly intricate novel, expanding on the concept of the ghost story."

Ashley Thompson's review of “If the Dead Belong Here” by Carson Faust (@vikingbooks.bsky.social) is out now.
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Hauntings and Home Intruders in “If the Dead Belong Here” - Chicago Review of Books

Our review of Carson Faust's new book, "If the Dead Belong Here."

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 7d

ICYMI -- this happened today! 😁

StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 7d

ANNOUNCING: Applications are now open for FIVE Book In A Year programs -- four Novel In A Year and one Short Story Collection In A Year (that's math even we writers can handle!).

Apply for these online programs, all starting in January, by Nov. 14.

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 6d

Tomorrow night (10/9)! Writers on Writing with Sarah Ruhl and @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social happens in-person at the Newberry Library (or livestreamed) -- either way, it's FREE to attend. Grab your spot for this illuminating conversation.

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#writingcommunity

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 7d

HUGE CONGRATS!

This is so well-deserved!

Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 7d

We are absolutely THRILLED to announce the 2025 winner of the Adam Morgan Literary Leadership Award is @samiraahmed.bsky.social!!! As a national leader of Authors Against Book Bans, Samira uses activism to combat censorship, and we are so grateful for the work she does.

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmed.bsky.social · 7d

Honored to be the 2025 recipient of the Adam Morgan Literary Leadership Award! Fighting book bans is a team effort & we all know that the fight against censorship is a fight *for* freedom. The freedom to read, to write, to think.

Thank you @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social for this recognition!

Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 7d

We are absolutely THRILLED to announce the 2025 winner of the Adam Morgan Literary Leadership Award is @samiraahmed.bsky.social!!! As a national leader of Authors Against Book Bans, Samira uses activism to combat censorship, and we are so grateful for the work she does.

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Michael Welch @mbwwelch.bsky.social · 7d

So excited to honor @samiraahmed.bsky.social & the incredible work she does with Authors Against Book Bans at this year’s awards!

Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 7d

We are absolutely THRILLED to announce the 2025 winner of the Adam Morgan Literary Leadership Award is @samiraahmed.bsky.social!!! As a national leader of Authors Against Book Bans, Samira uses activism to combat censorship, and we are so grateful for the work she does.

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 9d

This week is Banned Books Week. One easy thing to do to help fight back is donate to Unite Against Book Bans.

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 7d

Come celebrate Samira (and all our other finalists!) with us at the tenth annual CHIRBYs on December 11—link in below for tickets!
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2025 CHIRBy Ticket - StoryStudio Chicago

Tickets are free but with a suggested donation of $10 (for 10 years of the CHIRBys!) To donate, please put this ticket in your cart then add the donation at checkout. All proceeds benefit The Chicago ...

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 7d

We are absolutely THRILLED to announce the 2025 winner of the Adam Morgan Literary Leadership Award is @samiraahmed.bsky.social!!! As a national leader of Authors Against Book Bans, Samira uses activism to combat censorship, and we are so grateful for the work she does.

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 7d

"Individually, the stories are tightly edited narratives exploring a variety of themes."

@ianmacallen.bsky.social's review of “Near Flesh” by Katherine Dunn (MCD) is out now.
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Stories Through A Career in Katherine Dunn's Posthumous "Near Flesh" - Chicago Review of Books

An author can live on through their writing well beyond their deaths. Publishers releasing new works posthumously has become something of a sport. Joan Didion’s journal, Notes to John was recently pub...

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 8d

Really fascinating conversation -- a must-read if you're a fan of the Neopolitan Quartet.

Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 8d

"There’s a certain level on which you just decide that this is the right word...one of the elements of making the decision is the unconscious.”

Ian Battaglia's interview with Ann Goldstein, Elena Ferrante's translator, is out now.
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The Translator’s Voice — Ann Goldstein on Translating Elena Ferrante’s “Neapolitan Quartet” - Chicago Review of Books

The Translator’s Voice is a monthly column from Ian J. Battaglia here at the Chicago Review of Books, dedicated to global literature and the translators who work tirelessly and too often thanklessly t...

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 7d

"Pynchon delights in verbal acrobatics—from simple turns-of-phrases to full Jazz-age song parodies."

@gregzimmerman.bsky.social's review of “Shadow Ticket” by Thomas Pynchon (@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social) is out now.
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One Last Pynchonian Caper: On "Shadow Ticket" - Chicago Review of Books

Thomas Pynchon would prefer not to be introduced. Which is fine, because by now, on the occasion of the publication of his ninth novel, Shadow Ticket, the 88-year-old famously reclusive writer needs n...

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Chicago mag @chicagomag.com · 8d

The @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social announced its 2025 awards shortlist, which includes Tal Rosenberg's feature on the L in trouble

The L in Crisis

With ridership lagging and a fiscal reckoning looming, the L is in trouble. Here’s why our train is worth saving.

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 8d

"There’s a certain level on which you just decide that this is the right word...one of the elements of making the decision is the unconscious.”

Ian Battaglia's interview with Ann Goldstein, Elena Ferrante's translator, is out now.
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The Translator’s Voice — Ann Goldstein on Translating Elena Ferrante’s “Neapolitan Quartet” - Chicago Review of Books

The Translator’s Voice is a monthly column from Ian J. Battaglia here at the Chicago Review of Books, dedicated to global literature and the translators who work tirelessly and too often thanklessly t...

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 8d

Woohoo @laynefargo.bsky.social in @blockclubchi.bsky.social!!! 🥳🥳🥳
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This Rogers Park Author Combined 'Wuthering Heights' And Ice Dancing Into A Bestseller

Layne Fargo’s novel “The Favorites” was just released in paperback, and it’s in the running for a Chicago Review of Books Award in the fiction category.

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