A Conversation with Chicago Sun-Times Books Editor Cheryl L. Reed
I have been books editor for a little over a year now.
I typically write two to three columns a month. These are usually reviews of big books and often I interview the authors.
Recently I interviewed Sara Paretsky. Last week we ran a full-cover review of
"A Thousand Splendid Suns." In the past I spent a day with Jane Hamilton.
Other interviews have run in the daily newspaper. I chatted with Nora Ephron and Anna Quindlen when they were in town. We just ran a full-page treatment of
Barbara Kingsolver's book and others about organic eating. I just wrote the review of the new Joyce Carol Oates novel, which I'm sure will raise eyebrows. I focus most of my reviews on narrative nonfiction (my background; I wrote a narrative nonfiction book about nuns in 2004 called "
Unveiled") and popular literary titles, many of them written by women.
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