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5 Questions for the 2023 CHIRBy Awards Finalists, Part II
In anticipation of the 2023 Chicago Review of Books (CHIRBy) Awards ceremony, we asked our finalists a few questions about their books, their inspirations, and their favorite way to spend 2 hours and...
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Congrats to the Winners of the 2023 CHIRBy Awards!
On December 7, 2023, we came together for the 2023 Chicago Review of Books (CHIRBy) Awards, co-presented by StoryStudio Chicago! Now in its eighth year, the CHIRBy Awards honor the best fiction,...
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The Best Books We Read in 2023
Building a “Best Books of the year” list is an impossible task. For every one book we honor, there are hundreds of beautiful and well-deserving titles that go unrecognized. As a writer or reader, it’s...
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Our Favorite Short Story Collections of 2023
Many articles have been written about our culture’s shrinking attention spans, largely blaming the rise of smartphones for our dwindling attentiveness. So one might reason the short story should be...
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Dionna Griffin-Irons on Improv, Truth, and How We’re All Characters
In the latest episode of The Chicago Writers Podcast, Dan Finnen talks with Dionna Griffin-Irons, longtime former Director of Talent Diversity and Inclusion for The Second City, about the art of...
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Our Most Anticipated Books of 2024
The start of the New Year always brings a lot of excitement as well as a familiar question: What books should I be on the lookout for? As avid readers ourselves, we love the moments of spontaneity...
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Exclusive Cover Reveal: A First Look at Cavar’s “Failure to Comply”
The Chicago Review of Books is excited to feature the cover reveal of Cavar’s debut novel, “Failure to Comply.” The blurb, author bio, and quotes that follow are all courtesy of the book’s publicist,...
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Kat Falls on Worldbuilding, POV, Genre, and Awe
In the latest episode of The Chicago Writers Podcast, Dan Finnen talks with YA and middle grade author Kat Falls about worldbuilding, what first person POV can do for your story, and the power of awe....
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“The Divorcées” Author Rowan Beaird on Copyedits, Character Count, and Community
In the latest episode of The Chicago Writers Podcast, Dan Finnen talks with Rowan Beaird, author of The Divorcées, about having two agents at once, revising her debut novel, reducing character count,...
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Chicago Author Cyn Vargas on the Novella, Residencies, and Finding What’s Not...
In the latest episode of The Chicago Writers Podcast, Dan Finnen talks with Cyn Vargas, author of On the Way and the upcoming novella Nothing’s Ever the Same, about the joys of the novella as a form,...
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