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Stephan Benzkofer

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Stephan Benzkofer is the owner of Benzkofer Communications, helping organizations big and small tell their stories. Benzkofer left the Chicago Tribune in 2015 after nearly 20 years writing and editing. He wrote the "10 things" series with colleague Mark Jacob and also edited Chicago Flashback, a history feature that connected current events with historic headlines. ...more

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Dating After the End of the World by Jeneva Rose
"I don't know if it was that this book was not good -- or that I am just not at all into zombie apocalypse romances. The description sounded cute on Kindle Unlimited, and it offered me audio and text, so I checked it out. Kind of regretting that choic" Read more of this review »
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The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
"Hurley writes a claustrophobic, gothic novel of a small group of catholics on pilgrimage to a shrine in hopes of healing one of the group. Like any novel that flirts with horror, Hurley depicts the rural coastal village with an undefined menace: cree" Read more of this review »
Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood
"This book contains many hilarious sentences and a number of beautiful sentences, but it cannot quite decide whether it is going to be a memoir or a fever dream. "
The Overstory by Richard Powers
"Loved loved loved this book until the last sections where it began to tip a little too much into the try-hard category for me. The most valuable thing it does is invite you to try to travel into the consciousness of the natural world, and also to vie" Read more of this review »
Fun for the Whole Family by Jennifer E. Smith
" And it sounds like a 2-star book to me! "
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The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
" An interesting selection of novels hitting your "want to read" list! ...more "
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The Uncoupling by Meg Wolitzer
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The Uncoupling is a glorious mess of a novel with tons of issues. Pun intended. Reading it made me think that book clubs should seek out novels like this — imperfect, with authors way over their skis, trying maybe too hard but still trying — instead ...more
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