Garth, Kristin. Daddy: Stories. N.p.: Anxiety Press, 2023. I enjoy the poetry of Garth’s that I’ve read, so when I saw she had a new collection of fiction out I decided to buy it. Torres, Justin. Blackouts. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023. Torres’s long-awaited second novel was finally just released, eleven years afterContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
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Books Acquired Recently: Trans Edition
Plett, Casey. On Community. Windsor, ON: Biblioasis, 2023. Casey Plett is one of my favorite authors, so I had pre-ordered this book of nonfiction, which arrived yesterday. Zhou, Emily. Girlfriends. Brooklyn: LittlePuss Press, 2023. I ordered this short story collection because it is published by LittlePuss, which Plett cofounded. I read it this week andContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Trans Edition”
Writing Activity, September 2023
Since January 2021, I’ve been keeping a list of my writing activity for each month (here’s last month’s). I do so partly as a form of encouragement for myself to show that I am still able to do some writing despite the energy-sucking terrors of our times, and partly as an archive that I canContinue reading “Writing Activity, September 2023”
Books Acquired Recently
Komurki, John Z. Stationery Fever: From Paper Clips to Pencils and Everything in Between. Munich: Prestel, 2016. I’m obsessed with stationery, and recently heard about this book. It sounded intriguing, and I was able to find a used copy for a low price. Steckel, Jan. Ghosts and Oceans. Las Vegas: Zeitgeist Press, 2023. I heardContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Cerrone, Matthew. The New York Mets Fans’ Bucket List. Chicago: Triumph Books, 2017. I received this and Green’s book as gifts from my grandmother-in-law, who knows that I am a huge Mets fan. Chen, Angela. Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex. Boston: Beacon Press, 2020. I’ve read very littleContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Carson, Eirinie. The Dead Are Gods: A Memoir. Brooklyn: Melville House, 2023. I read about this memoir, which is about Carson’s best friend dying in her thirties and Carson’s attempts to make sense of their friendship in the aftermath, in the latest issue of Poets & Writers. I decided to buy it because I’ve beenContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Writing Activity, August 2023
Since January 2021, I’ve been keeping a list of my writing activity for each month (here’s last month’s). I do so partly as a form of encouragement for myself to show that I am still able to do some writing despite the energy-sucking terrors of our times, and partly as an archive that I canContinue reading “Writing Activity, August 2023”
Books Acquired Recently: Anthology Edition
Beckett, Rowan, ed. Against the Current: The Top 30 Contributors of #FemkuMag, Issues 1-30. Ohio: Moth Orchid Press, 2022. #FemkuMag recently announced that they are on a one-year hiatus, and it is not clear whether they will return, so I decided to buy this anthology that I’ve had on my wish list for a whileContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Anthology Edition”
Books Acquired Recently
Gabriele, Michael C. The History of Diners in New Jersey. Charleston, SC: American Palate, 2013. This book was for sale by the cash register of my local drug store and I bought it on an impulse because I love diners (eating in them is by far the restaurant experience I have missed the most duringContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Barker, Meg-John, and Alex Iantaffi. Life Isn’t Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019. I am working to read more books about genderqueerness. Purchasing this and Lawlor’s book are part of that effort. Denis, Nelson A. War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America’s Colony. 2015. New York:Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
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