Haring, Keith. Journals. 1996. New York: Penguin Books, 2010. I recently decided that I should start reading other writers’ journals because somehow I’ve hardly read any. Haring’s name randomly came up a few times in various contexts over the past week, so I decided that I would read his journal first. Huddleston, Edward Cody, ed.Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
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Books Acquired Recently
Samatar, Sofia. Opacities: On Writing and the Writing Life. New York: Soft Skull Press, 2024. Samatar’s third book this year (one of them co-written with Kate Zambreno) came out yesterday. I pre-ordered it and look forward to begin reading it later today! Wark, McKenzie. Life Story. London: Hanuman Editions, 2024. I loved Wark’s book Raving,Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Writing Activity, October 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 (which were especially terrible this month), and partlyContinue reading “Writing Activity, October 2023”
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”
Books Acquired Recently
Glisch-Sánchez, David Luis, and Nic Rodríguez-Villafañe, eds. Sana, Sana: Latinx Pain and Radical Visions for Healing and Justice. Brooklyn: Common Notions, 2023. I have an essay in this anthology, and just received my contributor’s copy. Lo, Malinda. Last Night at the Telegraph Club. New York: Dutton Books, 2021. I’ve been meaning to read this queerContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Bongiovanni, Archie. Mimosa. New York: Abrams Comicarts Surely, 2023. I recently read about this queer graphic novel and it sounded cool, so I ordered it. I’m hoping to have time to start it this weekend. Nossel, Suzanne. Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All. New York: Dey Street, 2020. Nossel is the CEO ofContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
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