SELECTED REVIEWS
Chicago Magazine
Against hustle culture: Q&A with social psychologist Devon Price
Chicago Tribune
LA native Eve Babitz recalls sunbaked stories in ‘Slow Days, Fast Company’
In Edwidge Danticat’s meditative new work, dying is an art
‘Barbara the Slut and Other People’ by Lauren Holmes
‘Americanah’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
‘Nobody Is Ever Missing’ by Catherine Lacey
Time Out Chicago
Lynda Barry uses comics, collage and the kitchen sink to get things going
SELECTED INTERVIEWS & FEATURES
Chicago Tribune
2019 books on the attention economy: Reclaiming our focus in a world of distraction
Fall Arts Guide 2019: 28 books to watch for
25 books to read in summer 2019
Judy Blume on her new novel for adults, ‘In the Unlikely Event’
Marilynne Robinson, acclaimed novelist and essayist, wins 2017 Tribune Literary Award
Jason Schwartzman on ‘Listen Up Philip’
Atul Gawande on ‘Being Mortal’
Chicago Reader
The politics of fiction in ‘O, Democracy’
Time Out Chicago
The many lives of Aleksandar Hemon
Damien Echols talks ‘Life After Death’
Lawrence Wright | Interview outtakes
Poetry’s Centennial: The 100-year-old magazine celebrates with an anthology
ME, MY SHELF & I
I created a weekly series for the Chicago Tribune exploring the personal libraries and reading habits of Chicago-area bibliophiles—from a self-described hoarder who winnowed down her book collection to an armchair scholar of European royalty with 2,000+ volumes. A few installments:
