Chicago Review of Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik LarsonChicago Review of BooksICYMI: “Broken Icarus,” “The Devil in the White City,” and the World’s Fair Nonfiction Novel https://t.co/dzNjwtobxu
Paperback, 2004
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Trespasses
Louise KennedyChicago Review of BooksAn illicit affair set to the backdrop of Northern Ireland during the Troubles? Sign us up. Louise Kennedy’s Trespasses is a devastating novel filled with love and passion amid a brutal and desperate time.
Paperback, 2023
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Hysterical: A Memoir
Elissa BassistChicago Review of BooksICYMI: Guilty of Consenting in Elissa Bassist's memoir, “Hysterical” (@HachetteUS) review by @LABacchione https://t.co/WT7zFJ8KTW
Hardcover, 2022
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A Map for the Missing
Belinda Huijuan TangChicago Review of BooksBelinda Huijuan Tang, author of the debut novel "A Map for the Missing" (@penguinrandom), talks to @yfbpodcast about her favorite book, Wang Anyi’s 1995 "The Song of Everlasting Sorrow" https://t.co/JxYGlNuLls
Paperback, 2023
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The Girls
Edna FerberChicago Review of Books"The novel is set in Chicago, a gritty city then, beset by mud and train smoke." @MeredithBoe reviews @belt_publishing 's reissue of Edna Ferber's Chicago novel THE GIRLS, originally published in 1921, with a new introduction by @KathleenMRooney https://t.co/YJx29wvhtL
Hardcover, 2023
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A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine HansberryChicago Review of BooksREVIEW: Context and Contradiction in “Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind a Raisin in the Sun," a new biography by Charles J. Shields (@MacmillanUSA) by @HannahsBooks1 https://chireviewofbooks.com/2022/01/18/lorraine-hansberry/
Paperback, Mass Market, 2004
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The In-Betweens: A Lyrical Memoir
Davon LoebChicago Review of BooksEach vignette moves with power in every word, offering passing glimpses of a child learning about the world he finds himself in, a teenager searching for his way, and a man... Utterly captivating and resonant, The In-Betweens deserves a top spot on your bookshelf.
Paperback, 2023
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I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself
Marisa CraneChicago Review of Books"I like to give characters histories that aren’t so palatable. And have that history be at odds with how they are received by others in the present tense." @AMrjoian575 speaks to @mcrane_12 ab their novel "I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself" @CatapultStory https://t.co/I8VVEFwVXP
Paperback, 2024
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally RooneyChicago Review of BooksREVIEW: Searching for real life in Sally Rooney's BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU (@fsgbooks), by #DanielLopilato https://chireviewofbooks.com/2021/09/15/beautiful-world-where-are-you/
Paperback, 2022
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Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club
Celeste NgChicago Review of BooksIn an era in which books are being banned and our most foundational civil liberties are under threat, Ng’s work is a critical tale on the power of art in the fight for autonomy.
Paperback, 2023
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