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5 Books to Bring You Joy
It doesn't happen often, but every once in a while a reader will come into the bookstore and ask for an unusual recommendation: I need a happy book.
Nov 18
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Greg Zimmerman
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October 2024
20 Books to Help Distract You from Your Election Anxiety
The New Dork Review of Books would like to take this opportunity to officially endorse Kamala Harris for president.
Oct 28
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Greg Zimmerman
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Rejection, by Tony Tulathimutte: Gives DFW Vibes
When Tony Tulathimutte found out his new novel-in-stories Rejectionhad been longlisted for the National Book Award, he tweeted, simply and succinctly…
Oct 24
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Greg Zimmerman
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September 2024
Entitlement, by Rumaan Alam: What Do We Actually Deserve?
Advertisers love to tell us how much we "deserve" things: A break, to treat ourselves, to own their product!
Sep 23
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Greg Zimmerman
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August 2024
The Rich People Have Gone Away, by Regina Porter: Escape Is a Privilege
Please note: What follows is the first two paragraphs of a review I wrote of Regina Porter's new novel The Rich People Have Gone Away for the Chicago…
Aug 12
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Greg Zimmerman
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July 2024
3 More Books About Appalachia to Read Instead of Hillbilly Elegy
My friends at Book Riot went viral again (re-viral?) this week for a December 2020 post enumerating 15 books you should read about Appalachia instead of…
Jul 17
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Greg Zimmerman
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Top 10 Most Anticipated Books of 2024 (Second Half)
If you've already perused LitHub's massive list of 2024 most anticipated books for the second half, let me offer you (better late than never) my own…
Jul 15
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Greg Zimmerman
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Best Books of 2024...So Far
Here's a weird coincidence -- or maybe it's not a coincidence at all.
Jul 3
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Greg Zimmerman
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June 2024
Margo's Got Money Troubles, by Rufi Thorpe: On Authenticity and Power and OnlyFans
The title and cover art ofMargo's Got Money Troubles, by Rufi Thorpe, make it seem like one of those breezy reads about a quirky, cool Zillennial in…
Jun 30
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Greg Zimmerman
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The Material, by Camille Bordas: Yes, Jerry, Comedians Can Still Be Funny
The Material by Camille Bordas is a novel about a fictional MFA program in stand-up comedy.
Jun 24
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Greg Zimmerman
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Subverting the Suburbs: My Interview with Claire Lombardo
Please note: What follows is the first two paragraph of the introduction to an interview I did with Claire Lombardo for the Chicago Review of Books.
Jun 19
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Greg Zimmerman
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Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil, by Ananda Lima: Wow. Just Wow.
Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil(out today!) is unlike anything I've ever read.
Jun 18
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Greg Zimmerman
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