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Cleveland Review of Books
a regionally-focused journal of literary, cultural, and art criticism
Don’s Dirigible: On Mark Doten’s “Trump Sky Alpha”
Feb 20

Feb 20 Don’s Dirigible: On Mark Doten’s “Trump Sky Alpha”

Bruce Krajewski
Reviews
CRB Podcast Episode 1 | Leaving Cleveland: An Interview with Chad Bilyeu
Feb 10

Feb 10 CRB Podcast Episode 1 | Leaving Cleveland: An Interview with Chad Bilyeu

The Editors
Podcasts
How We’re Living Now: Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland and the “Clevelander”
Feb 6

Feb 6 How We’re Living Now: Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland and the “Clevelander”

Matt Morgenstern
Essays
About Time: On Marci Vogel’s "Death and Other Holidays"
Feb 1

Feb 1 About Time: On Marci Vogel’s "Death and Other Holidays"

Pete Tosiello
Reviews
The Rhetoric of the Russian Revolution: On Barbara C. Allen's "Leaflets of the Russian Revolution
Jan 30

Jan 30 The Rhetoric of the Russian Revolution: On Barbara C. Allen's "Leaflets of the Russian Revolution

Michael J. Corsi
Reviews
An All-Encompassing Politics for a New World Altogether: On Jedediah Purdy’s "After Nature: A Politics for the Anthropocene"
Jan 25

Jan 25 An All-Encompassing Politics for a New World Altogether: On Jedediah Purdy’s "After Nature: A Politics for the Anthropocene"

Jacob Bruggeman
Reviews
Haunted by Crimes of Racism: On Lawn Jockeys in a Northeast Ohio Suburb
Jan 21

Jan 21 Haunted by Crimes of Racism: On Lawn Jockeys in a Northeast Ohio Suburb

Brandon North
Essays
Shaped by Absence: Henrietta Goodman’s "All That Held Us"
Jan 18

Jan 18 Shaped by Absence: Henrietta Goodman’s "All That Held Us"

Nausheen Eusuf
Reviews
Conflict: Democracy and Pearl Jam’s Vs., 25 Years On
Jan 10

Jan 10 Conflict: Democracy and Pearl Jam’s Vs., 25 Years On

Asprey Liu
Essays
Reading Tarot in the Anthropocene: On Matt Stansberry and David Wilson's "Rust Belt Arcana"
Jan 7

Jan 7 Reading Tarot in the Anthropocene: On Matt Stansberry and David Wilson's "Rust Belt Arcana"

Matt Weinkam
Reviews
Pere Ubu Understands America and I Don't
Jan 4

Jan 4 Pere Ubu Understands America and I Don't

Robert Loss
Essays
Born to Run: On Jana Beňová’s "Away! Away!"
Dec 30

Dec 30 Born to Run: On Jana Beňová’s "Away! Away!"

Michael Mungiello
Reviews
“I have somehow become a woman who yells": On Lauren Groff's "Florida"
Dec 20

Dec 20 “I have somehow become a woman who yells": On Lauren Groff's "Florida"

Shaunacy Ferro
Reviews
Death Will Bring Change: On T.F. Powys's "Unclay"
Dec 12

Dec 12 Death Will Bring Change: On T.F. Powys's "Unclay"

Matt Morgenstern
Reviews
United in Music and Tragedy: On Jeff Jackson’s "Destroy All Monsters: The Last Rock Novel"
Dec 6

Dec 6 United in Music and Tragedy: On Jeff Jackson’s "Destroy All Monsters: The Last Rock Novel"

Aaron Heil
Reviews
Pictures at an Execution: On Lev Ozerov's "Portraits Without Frames"
Dec 4

Dec 4 Pictures at an Execution: On Lev Ozerov's "Portraits Without Frames"

Alexander McConnell
Reviews
Holy Wars: On Football Rivalries Between Ohio Catholic High Schools
Nov 29

Nov 29 Holy Wars: On Football Rivalries Between Ohio Catholic High Schools

Vince Guerrieri
Essays
Betsy
Nov 23

Nov 23 Betsy

Griffin Reister Johnson
Essays
Demystifying Daddy: A conversation with Brian Abrams about his book, "Obama: An Oral History"
Nov 21

Nov 21 Demystifying Daddy: A conversation with Brian Abrams about his book, "Obama: An Oral History"

The Editors
Miscellany
The Right to Move: On Mimi Sheller’s “Mobility Justice: The Politics of Movement in an Age of Extremes”
Nov 16

Nov 16 The Right to Move: On Mimi Sheller’s “Mobility Justice: The Politics of Movement in an Age of Extremes”

Scott Gloden
Reviews
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