I received a number of books as holiday gifts. They encompass many of my usual interests: queerness, Latinidad, poetry (especially haiku), tarot, and memoir. I’m glad I still have a month of break left in which to read them! Christmas, Jillian. The Gospel of Breaking. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2020. Epstein, Robert. Pandemic Haiku: LivingContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Holiday Gift Edition”
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Books Acquired Recently
Baker Swann, Julia. The Moon is Always Whole. Telford, PA: DreamSeeker Books, 2020. Baker Swann is a Mennonite writer whom I have gotten to know via several Mennonite writing events over the past few years. I am very excited that her first poetry collection has just been published. Smith, Zadie. Intimations: Six Essays. New York:Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Serano, Julia. 99 Erics: A Kat Cataclysm Faux Novel. Oakland: Switch Hitter Press, 2020. I enjoy Serano’s nonfiction and decided to buy her new novel about a bisexual protagonist when I heard about it on social media. I was able to order a signed copy directly from her website. Vatsyayana. Kama Sutra. Translated by A.N.D.Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Elgin, Suzette Haden. Native Tongue. 1984. New York: Feminist Press, 2019. I recently read about this feminist novel in Amanda Montell’s book Wordslut and it sounded fascinating, so I decided to order it. I read it as soon as it arrived and enjoyed it. Hernández, Robb. Archiving an Epidemic: Art, AIDS, and the Queer ChicanxContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Knisley, Lucy. An Age of License: A Travelogue. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2014. I frequently teach Knisely’s book Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, and decided to check out some of her other work. I settled on An Age of License because I miss traveling. Pashley, Jennifer. The Watcher. New York: Crooked Lane Books, 2020. IContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Renk, Kathleen Williams. Vindicated: A Novel of Mary Shelley. Brooklyn: Cuidono Press, 2020. Renk was one of my graduate school professors, and Vindicated is her first novel. Frankenstein is one of my favorite novels, so I look forward to reading this work about its creator. Working Class History, ed. Working Class History: Everyday Acts ofContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
This is the rare Books Acquired Recently post where none of the books are queer or Mennonite 😮 Laymon, Kiese. How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: Essays. Rev. ed. New York: Scribner, 2020. I love Laymon’s memoir Heavy, and thus have been meaning to get to this collection of essays, which wasContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently: Just in Case Edition, Part Two
As I wrote here a few days ago, “I recently panic-ordered a bunch of books that might get censored if the Orange One stays in power, which thankfully looks like won’t happen!” The last of these books have now come in. brown, adrienne maree. Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good. Chico, CA: AK Press,Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Just in Case Edition, Part Two”
Books Acquired Recently: Just in Case Edition
I recently panic-ordered a bunch of books (several that have recently come out, several that have been on my list for a while) that might get censored if the Orange One stays in power, which thankfully looks like won’t happen! But it’s still necessary to read narratives by marginalized voices as an act of resistanceContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Just in Case Edition”
Books Acquired Recently: PM Press Edition
My monthly PM Press subscription box arrived this morning. Bunnell, Jacinta. A More Graceful Shaboom. Illustrated by Crystal Vielula. Oakland: PM Press, 2020. This is a children’s book with a nonbinary main character! How awesome! Johnson, Robb. The People’s Republic of Neverland: The Child Versus the State. Oakland: PM Press, 2020. Richards, Akilah S. RaisingContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: PM Press Edition”
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