To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Chicago Review of Books is running a series titled The New Chicago Renaissance . Here's how edito...

Apparently, it's the Summer of Dostoyevsky! So, happy Hot Fyodor Summer, to all who celebrate. I don't claim to understand weird boo...

Bold move by Mr. Whitehead to title this last novel in the Harlem Trilogy after HIMSELF. 😎 I kid, of course. “Cool machine” is a reference ...

Woohooo! One of my favorite novels of the year is out today! Rowan Beaird's sophomore effort  Tenderness is a terrific summer read -- a...

In Haruki Murakami's novel Norwegian Wood, a character explains to another why he doesn't read contemporary fiction. Instead, he onl...