This Month's Featured Titles

Sin just got deadlier. Even Deadlier includes 14 more short story masterpieces that spark reflection on the ancient concept of sin. Includes discussion questions and brief author biographies as well as a foreword by Al Gini, author of The Importance of Being Lazy and Why It’s Hard to be Good. Read More >>

Rethink the short story. A groundbreaking resource showcasing the variety and richness of the form.

Complete with discussion questions and brief author biographies, the Short Story Omnibus is an ideal text for book groups as well as literature and creative writing courses. Read More >>

Own the volume that turned Chicago into a world-class city. This full-sized, four-color replica edition of legendary urban designer Daniel Burnham’s groundbreaking vision for a new Chicago marks the 2009 centennial of its original publication. Read More >>

Since 2001 The Common Review has published essays about the books and ideas that matter. Whether the topic is women and Islam or the pleasures of Proust, we are committed to tough, street-smart prose that will challenge, amuse, and sometimes offend—all in the service of building the most thoughtful community of readers in America today. View selected articles from the Fall 2009 issue of the magazine. Better yet, Subscribe Today >>