Review: The Fracturedness of a Life, Simone in Pieces by Janet Burroway
Simone Lerrante is 70 years old. It is the year 2000, and she is ruminating as she looks at the panes of a large Florida window near the bed of […]
Horror Stories: Abbott and Costello Meet the Crazy Mixed-Up Featured Creatures from Planet X
Welcome to the sixth installment of Third Coast Review’s Featured Creatures, in which we ask Midwestern horror authors to recommend writers, artists, musicians, and stories that deserve more attention. Find […]
Interview: Becky Siegel Spratford’s New Anthology Asks Horror Authors Why They Love Their Genre
Horror authors are often asked where they get all their wonderful, horrible ideas, but rarely why they get them. Librarian Becky Siegel Spratford wondered about this herself. Since 2007, she’s […]
Review: Monsters Loom but Heart Prevails in Christina Henry’s Latest Release The Place Where They Buried Your Heart
Christina Henry’s latest release, The Place Where They Buried Your Heart, is for more than just horror fans. It’s a story of redemption. The book is a David and Goliath […]
Review: Ginseng Roots: A Memoir, by Craig Thompson, Runs a Bit Too Deep
Most Americans likely think of ginseng as an exotic ingredient, showing up on occasion in candy, tea, and energy drinks. But ginseng has (literal) roots in the United States as […]
Review: Maggie Andersen Writes a Highly Readable Memoir in No Stars in Jefferson Park
When I open a book to review it, I view it as an assignment. Read it as thoroughly as practical, and perhaps skim over some sections. But by the time […]
Dialogs: Apers vs. Woo: Giano Cromley’s American Mythology Event at the Seminary Co-Op
While author Giano Cromley currently lives on the Southside of Chicago and teaches as an English professor at Kennedy-King College, he was born in Montana and is a certified wildlife […]
Review: In the Carnival of Love: Monsters, Clowns, and the Holy Fool, by Satori
Review by Tori Rego. Since making their publishing debut in 2024, local independent arts magazine and press, Raging Opossum, has sought to distinguish itself through gathering emerging voices that share […]
Dialogs: Just an Emotion—Horror Writing and Religion at the American Writers Museum
The American Writers Museum (AWM)’s exhibit American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture will look “through the pages of American history to explore the influence of religion and spirituality on writers […]
Review: Just Imagine: Leaf Town Forever, by Kathleen Rooney and Beth Rooney, Illustrated by Betsy Bowen
The 8-year-old inside me perked up early in my reading of Leaf Town Forever when two friends are hired by Lucinda at the Treasure Shop to search for treasures, such […]
Review: Imposing the Human Mark on the Landscape, Earth Shapers, by Maxim Samson
Early on in Earth Shapers: How We Mapped and Mastered the World, From the Panama Canal to the Baltic Way, Maxim Samson writes, “Every landscape tells a story—the challenge is […]
Dialogs: Young Readers and Lawn Lobsters—Kate McKinnon Discusses Secrets of the Purple Pearl at CHF
My afternoon at Illinois Tech’s Hermann Hall started off with a hearty welcome by speaker Kate McKinnon to young readers. She was sure to bring them into the realms of […]