Mann, Jeff. Purgatory: A Novel of the Civil War. Maple Shade, NJ: Bear Bones Books, 2012. I recently heard about this piece of gay erotica from a friend who thought she was acquiring another book–the cover and first few pages were of the book she thought she was getting–but found a piece of Purgatory boundContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: 2012 Edition”
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Books Acquired Recently: Cincinnati Edition
This weekend I went to the Cincinnati Mennonite Arts Weekend for the first time. It was so much fun! Of course I bought some books. I also visited the Half Price Books near my hotel, where I purchased Roberts’, Brown’s, and Sohl’s texts. Brown, Rita Mae. Poems. Freedom, CA: Crossing Press, 1987. I love Brown’sContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Cincinnati Edition”
Books Acquired Recently: More Queer Books Edition
Irby, Samantha. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life: Essays. New York: Vintage Books, 2017. I read about this essay collection on Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian and decided to buy it immediately because I have been looking for new queer life writing that might be suitable to use for teaching. I bought this and McGuire’sContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: More Queer Books Edition”
Books Acquired Recently: MLA Plus Three Edition
MLA: I got back from the Modern Language Association convention in New York City today. I was fairly restrained at the book fair, buying only twelve books. I purchased all of them at a discount (and the McEwan novel was free), some for as little as $3.00. Nearly all of them either relate to myContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: MLA Plus Three Edition”
Books Acquired Recently: Holiday Edition
I received a number of books as gifts for the holidays, and also did a little bit of book shopping myself with some holiday cash. Algarín, Miguel. Love is Hard Work: Memorias de Loisaida. New York: Scribner Poetry, 1997. As I mention below discussing Márquez’s book, I am trying to broaden my knowledge of Puerto Rican literature. AlgarínContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Holiday Edition”
Books Acquired Recently: Half Queer, Half Mennonite Edition
Queer As I have written here a number of times before, the “problem” with reading a lot of queer theory is that I am constantly encountering citations of other queer books that I want to acquire and read. I bought the three following books as a result of reading other queer writers. Cherry’s and Rechy’sContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Half Queer, Half Mennonite Edition”
Books Acquired Recently
El Akkad, Omar. American War. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. I recently read about this book in an article from the New Yorker about the possibility of another civil war in the U.S. I am both super-pessimistic about the current political reality and an avid consumer of dystopian fiction, so El Akkad’s novel soundedContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently: All Queer Edition
Bannon, Ann. I am a Woman. 1959. Eastford, CT: Martino Fine Books, 2016. I am teaching this novel in my Queer Literature course next semester. When I went to put the book order in for it, I discovered to my dismay that the Cleis Press edition is no longer in print. However, happily Martino hasContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: All Queer Edition”
Books Acquired Recently
A bunch of books arrived all at once this past week, so now I have plenty of reading material for the upcoming Winter Break! Laing, Olivia. The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone. New York: Picador, 2016. I read a review of this book when it came out and it sounded interestingContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently: Desk Copy Edition
I recently received some desk copies of books I will be teaching next semester. Baldwin’s and McClatchy’s are for a Queer Literature course and Atwood’s and Smith’s are for a Literature and Religion course. I’ve taught the latter two a number of times, but it will be my first time teaching the first two, althoughContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Desk Copy Edition”
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