Rachel Khong's REAL AMERICANS (Alfred A. Knopf) captures the anxieties of parenthood—how can I make the world better for my child, how can I make my child safer from the world?—and recognizes the impossibility of offering impenetrable protection.

by Erika Dirk

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Pride and Prejudice meets the Kardashians in Katie Cotugno’s MEET THE BENEDETTOS (Harper Perennial)

reviewed by Erika Dirk

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For the Cleveland Review of Books podcast, Billy Lennon speaks with Erika Dirk about her piece 'The Adolescent Gaze: On Dizz Tate’s 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴.'
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I reviewed Katie Williams’ delightful speculative thriller, My Murder, for Chicago Review of Books. Many thanks to @eamcneill for the thoughtful edits. chireviewofbooks.com/2023/06/15/kil…

In 'My Murder' by Katie Williams (Riverhead Books), readers are left with thought-provoking questions about human nature and their own decisions that the best mysteries evoke. What will people kill for? What would I kill for?

by Erika Dirk

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Your Thursday reads: Madison Mainwaring for The New Republic, Sean Thor Conroe 香村 翔宇 for The Paris Review, Armin Rosen for Tablet Magazine, Andrew Boryga for his Substack, Erika Dirk for Cleveland Review of Books, Rob Long for The Free Press, and many others.

'Being the object of another’s gaze means ceding control over how you are perceived, but to be watched is also to be worthy of someone else’s voyeurism.'

Erika Dirk on Dizz Tate's 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 Catapult
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'The paradox of finding something decent...amidst all the terrors and general badness lying in wait for the inhabitants of our planet is at the heart of Hyde's collection.'

Erika Dirk reviews 'The Last Catastrophe' (@VintageAnchor )

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Totally blown away by this review of THE LAST CATASTROPHE in Chicago Review of Books !!

Thank you to Erika Dirk for reading these stories with such care and curiosity ✨

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' . . .vibe instructor✌🏾🐝's memoir reflect[s] the. . . process of examining all the dark little corners of your life and the combination of maturity and self-respect it takes to tell your story with depth and nuance.' —Erika Dirk, Chicago Review of Books
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Grateful for the opportunity to review this beautiful memoir for Chicago Review of Books. Many thanks to Rachel León for the thoughtful edits.

Thoroughly enjoyed reading and writing about this gem of a book.

'The thief takes multiple forms—powerful Hollywood executives, institutional and individual sexism, capitalism.' Grateful to Erika Dirk for capturing what I was after in THE WORK WIFE in this thoughtful Chicago Review of Books review. chireviewofbooks.com/2022/07/21/the…

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The great Karen Daniel taught her last class yesterday CenterOnWrongfulConvictions. No figure has been more important to the success of the CWC than Karen who has been here 19 of the CWC’s 20 years. She’s exonerated more than 20 men and women. Bravissimo!

Congratulations to the CenterOnWrongfulConvictions and Professor @KarenDanielCWC on today's exoneration of Marcel Brown after 10 years in prison. The CWC has assisted in the release of over 40 innocent men and women since its inception in 1999. #NLawProud

CWC exoneree Jacques Rivera was just vindicated in his civil rights lawsuit against corrupt former detective Guevara and other Chicago police officers. $17 million doesn't begin to make up for what he lost, but it was a welcome outcome. chicago.suntimes.com/news/jury-give…

Thanks for the giveaway, Riverhead Books!! #TheFemalePersuasion