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Achy Obejas Uses the Noir Form to Explore Her Cuban Rootsnew

The 18 stories collected in the anthology Havana Noir are nothing if not messy. The Havana reflected in its pages is coldly violent and explosively loving. It's vibrant, brutal, amoral, sordid, romantic, idealistic, pragmatic, and gleefully ambiguous.
Chicago Reader  |  Martha Bayne  |  06-02-2008  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

The Year of Eating Locallynew

Two households go to extremes to show how it's done in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and Plenty.
Chicago Reader  |  Martha Bayne  |  05-21-2007  |  Nonfiction

Alternative to What?new

In his memoir about trying to be a cool dad, Pollack reveals that he's just like every other parent.
Chicago Reader  |  Martha Bayne  |  01-22-2007  |  Nonfiction

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