Oh, Canada. A Review of “The Art of Diplomacy” by Bruce Heyman and Vicki Heyman
What’s an ambassador (to) do?
A Walking Tour of a Breakdown: A Review of “Speaking of Summer” by Kalisha Buckhanon
A story of breakdown and recovery.
The Conversation: Jim DeRogatis discusses “Soulless—The Case Against R. Kelly”
“The world knows the book is out. Now I am able to say, you really need to come to Chicago and start talking to black women and not me.”
Lessons From A Tragic Summer: Authors Eve L. Ewing and Simon Balto take on the Chicago Race Riot of 1919
“[These issues] are not going to revert back to some better and more equitable state, because they did not originate in a better or more equitable state. We must face that, before anything else.”
Lit Top 5: August 2019
Author-related events for the month of August.
Where Hope Breaks: A Review of “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead
A historic, fictionalized reinterpretation of a defunct reform school that was once called The Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida.
The Magic of Mushrooms: A Review of “Burn the Place” by Iliana Regan
Regan’s struggles and eventual triumph make “Burn the Place” a riveting read.
Family Versus Snakes and States: A Review of “Stay and Fight” by Madeline ffitch
A thought-provoking examination of the independence and autonomy of the family unit.
Lit Top 5: July 2019
July readings and events.
A Gentle Midwest Meditation: A review of “Aug 9—Fog” by Kathryn Scanlan
Throughout what increasingly feels like a poetic rendering of small-town life and the changing of the seasons remains this steadfast figure of the Midwestern matriarch.
