"I would like readers to see our healthcare system through the eyes of someone who dedicated their life to hard medicine."
@rachellayown.bsky.social's interview with Adam Axler on on “American Triage” (@whiskeytit.com) is out now.
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"The speculative aspect is almost deeper in this light, because it challenges an American audience to push beyond the guilt of complicity." Out now: @rachellayown.bsky.social's interview with Radhika Singh on "Earthly Playing Field” (@commonnotions.bsky.social).
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The cited quote and information written in black against a white background segmented by two black lines. In the bottom lefthand corner is the book cover for One, None, and a Hundred Grand.
“...the translation is a joyful read of a mind at work...”
With Both Anxiety & Self-Importance: @rubyprosenthal.bsky.social reviews Sean Wilsey’s translation of Luigi Pirandello’s One, None, and a Hundred Grand.
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HAPPY PUB DAY to our incredible Curriculum Coordinator, Lisa Low. Get your copy of her debut poetry collection, REPLICA, now!
Thank you! <3
I loved this interview that @rachellayown.bsky.social did, especially the last line: "A beautiful reminder that art takes time."
"In an era dominated by short-form videos, rapidly declining attention spans and instant gratification, Brennan’s slow, steady approach to publishing is a welcome anomaly." Read @rachellayown.bsky.social's interview w/ @tortoisebooks.bsky.social's Gerald Brennan!
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Super grateful for the opportunity to highlight your lovely press!
Super grateful to @rachellayown.bsky.social and @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social for this lovely interview! Get a glimpse of the publisher's life...if you dare!
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"If you asked people 'What do you need?' you’d get a variety of answers at first.”
@rachellayown.bsky.social's interview with Melanie Pappadis Faranello on "Everybody Needs Something” (Columbus State University Press) is out now.
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Was really happy to interview @mbwwelch.bsky.social for @michiganquarterly.bsky.social about ON AN INLAND SEA (@beltpublishing.bsky.social), the amazing Great Lakes anthology he edited which everyone should check out!!
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This piece in @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social by @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social (first delivered at an AWP panel) literally gave me chills. I wanted to stand and cheer and high-five every person doing the hard work of thinking about books in the right ways.
#books
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Happy Pub Day to @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social editor-in-chief @mbwwelch.bsky.social. If you're in Chicago, the launch party for ON AN INLAND SEA is tonight at 6:30 pm at @roscoebooks.bsky.social.
The Rockford Anthology was recently officially commended by the Illinois House of Representatives for its “outstanding contribution to Illinois literature and for capturing the enduring spirit of the Rockford community”! So cool to see. Thanks to @rachellayown.bsky.social and the contributors!
Panel 2: I’m in conversation with Gina Chung (Kundiman), Maya Marshall (Haymarket Books), Taylor Lena McTootle (Periplus), and @rachellayown.bsky.social & @mbwwelch.bsky.social (Chicago Review of Books) about “Sustaining & Building Robust Literary Partnerships”—3/6 at 1:45 p.m. in Room 302.
"I didn’t set out to write a likable character."
Rich Text and the Tunnel Vision of Love: @rachellayown.bsky.social interviews Seán Hewitt about Open, Heaven (@aaknopf.bsky.social).
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I love this book so much. Happy book birthday to NO OFFENSE and @jackiedwrites.bsky.social!
I’ve been so excited about this book and love the cover, so be sure to check it out!
This is honestly one of my favorite pieces we’ve ever run on the site 👀
"I measure a full-fledged bookstore by its discoveries, its hand-written recommendation note cards, and the checkouts that turn into runaway conversations about what we’re reading..."
We're so proud to see @mbwwelch.bsky.social is in @literaryhub.bsky.social today!! 🤩
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A tree and a forest spirit rendered in flowing lines, white silhouettes against a simple palette of greens and blues. The background is richly textured, suggestive of tall trees, pitted boulders, and hair unfurling into mist.
📢 LAST CALL 📢 to read our JANUARY ISSUE before it hits the archive!
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Lots of LOVE to our Contributors:
WORDS @esmepromise.bsky.social, Stephanie Meade Gresham, Lia Hagen, Joan Kwon Glass
ART Audrey Holmes
PLUS @rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social
Thanks for talking to me about your work at SFWP!
Pretty freakin stoked to have this interview with the fantastic @rachellayown.bsky.social out at @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social. We got to talk about @sfwp.bsky.social and all the cool folks I work with there. Dig it!
north by north/west: an attention to frequency. Chris Campanioni.
"Here is my point: Campanioni’s book, whose title nods to direction, shows us the boundlessness inherent in letting go of directionality."
@rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social's NORTH BY NORTH/WEST in our JANUARY ISSUE.✨ Don't miss it! buff.ly/5eyaK7H
This @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social piece -- @rachellayown.bsky.social interview SFWP Acquisitions and Developmental Editor, @adamalsirgany.bsky.social -- is a perfect supplement to Pub Crawl!
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Adding this panel to my calendar. Would love to meet you in person!
This is online and FREE. Come hear CHIRB editors talk about how much we love books and the CHIRB and how important good criticism is.
Looking at small presses for your book & have dreamed of having your work read around the world? Check out Santa Fe Writers Project, managing editor @rachellayown.bsky.social writes. Read her interview with SFWP editor, @adamalsirgany.bsky.social below!
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To celebrate our ten years, managing editor @rachellayown.bsky.social writes about her beginnings at CHIRB and shares our first ever review, which was for Abby Geni‘s debut novel, The Lightkeepers (@catapultbooks.bsky.social, 2016).
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We're officially 10 years old today!
It's been quite a decade. Nearly 3,000 published reviews, interviews, essays, book lists, cover reveals, and more. Millions and millions of views. Ten years of CHIRBy awards, readings, and events bringing our literary community together...