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I Am Kylian by Kylian Mbappe and Faro - ADVISABLE
I Am Kylian by Kylian Mbappe, illustrated by Faro, 218 pages. BIOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC NOVEL Rodale Kids (Random House), 2026. $15 Language: PG (3...
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Sisters Alone by Shifa Saltagi Safadi - ADVISABLE
Sisters Alone by Shifa Saltagi Safadi, 336 pages. NOVEL IN VERSE Penguin, 2026. $19. Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violen...
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Daily Finds: Monday, October 19th
Daily Finds: Monday, October 19th
Oct 19
Written By Tattie
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The Bloody Honesty of Motherhood in “Don’t Leave Her Alone”
Our review of Lizzie Davis's new translation of Desirée de Fez's "Don't Leave Her Alone."
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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (OCTOBER 19, 2026)
••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where you can find my review of LICORICE by Kara LaReau.
••Natalie Aguirre at Literary Rambles has an interview...
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The Head Collector (2026) by Mark Griffin
Oswald Bennet is a forensic psychologist with a deep understanding of psychopaths – after all, his parents are both in prison for life for t...
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Hand-Me-Down by Damian Alexander - ADVISABLE
Hand-Me-Down by Damian Alexander, 220 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL First Second (Macmillan), 2026 $16 Language: PG (3 swears, 0 f) Mature Content: P...
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The State of Women-Centered Literary Adaptations
There have been three major literary adaptations released in the last two weeks, all of which are based on books written by women, for women...
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Daily Finds: Friday, October 16th
Daily Finds: Friday, October 16th
Oct 16
Written By Tattie
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Stumbling Toward Our Dreams in “Objects of Desire”
Our review of Adam O'Fallon Price's new short story collection, "Objects of Desire"
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Daily Finds: Thursday, October 15th
Daily Finds: Thursday, October 15th
Oct 15
Written By Tattie
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Strange Loves in Esther Yi’s “To God”
Our review of Esther Yi's new book, "To God."
The post Strange Loves in Esther Yi’s “To God” appeared first on Chicago Review of Books.
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Before Hopelessness, There’s Hope: A Conversation with Yiyun Li about “Music Against the Night”
An interview with Yiyun Li about her novel, "Music Against the Night" (the first book in the Nocturne Trilogy).
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Daily Finds: Wednesday, October 14th
Daily Finds: Wednesday, October 14th
Oct 14
Written By Tattie
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“Move on from a politics of bullying:” Bonnie Jo Campbell on her Latest Novel “The Spirits”
National Book Award finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell’s fourth novel, The Spirits, invites readers to one of the most tense, haunted, and impactfu...
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Activism Literature as Fiction: A Review of Sonora Jha’s “Foreign”
Our review of Sonora Jha's novel, "Foreign."
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Five Books With J S Savage
And it’s the return of the feature that all the cool authors are taking part in – HINT! – namely the Five Books interview. Victoria Dowd kic...
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Rootbound by Margaret Owen - ADVISABLE
Rootbound: A Tangled Novel by Margaret Owen, 316 pages. Random House, 2026. $19 Language: G (0 swears, though a couple of slant swears are...
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Daily Finds: Tuesday, October 13th
Daily Finds: Tuesday, October 13th
Oct 13
Written By Tattie
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True Love Is Recognizing A Place’s Flaws: Our Conversation with Amber Blaeser-Wardzala
One of my favorite experiences as a reader is that moment when the world of the story comes to life before my eyes. Whether it’s a particula...
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