Ferris, Emil. My Favorite Thing is Monsters. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2016. I heard about this book, Kang’s book, and Waite’s book when I was at Northeast MLA last month. They all sounded intriguing, so I decided to order them. Ferris’s book is a graphic novel that takes place in late-1960s Chicago and also includes queerContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
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Books Acquired Recently: Friends Edition
Plett, Casey. Little Fish. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2018. I received a review copy of this novel by fellow queer Mennonite Casey Plett from the Pacific Journal, which has asked me to write a review for its Fall 2018 issue. Plett and I are friends and I had the privilege of reading several drafts ofContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Friends Edition”
Books Acquired Recently
Beachy, Stephen. Leahbelle Beachy and the Beings of Light: Amish Terror Book 2. San Diego: Vapor Books, 2018. This is the second volume of Beachy’s Amish science fiction trilogy, which just came out. I can’t wait to read it! Cherciu, Lucia. Train Ride to Bucharest. Rhinebeck, NY: Sheep Meadow Press, 2017. Cherciu is the winnerContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Acheson, Katherine O. Writing Essays About Literature: A Brief Guide for University and College Students. Peterborough, ON: Broadview Press, 2011. I attended the annual Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) conference in Pittsburgh this past weekend, and of course left with a number of books. I got Acheson’s, Barrie’s, and Dale’s books free as examination copies. IContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Cruz, Miriam. 5 Sundays with Mim: Selected Sermons from Woodcrest Villa Worship. Lancaster, PA: N.p., 2018. This is a book of sermons by my mother, who is a chaplain at Woodcrest Villa, which is part of Mennonite Home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is retiring soon, and one of the residents decided to print this bookContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Chen, Chen. When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities. Rochester, NY: BOA Editions, 2017. Chen gave a poetry reading at Utica College this past week and I loved his work, so I bought a copy of his debut full-length collection. Wiebe, Armin. Grandmother, Laughing. Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 2017. WiebeContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Jernigan, Amanda. Years, Months, and Days: Poems. Windsor, ON: Biblioasis, 2018. I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. According to the blurb, Jernigan takes a bunch of old Mennonite hymns and makes poems out of them. According to the interview that came with the book, she is not a Mennonite, butContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Aciman, André. Call Me By Your Name. 2007. New York: Picador, 2017. I received Aciman’s novel as a birthday gift earlier this week. I hadn’t heard of it before, but it looks intriguing. Cassells, Cyrus. The Gospel According to Wild Indigo. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2018. I received this book as a gift fromContinue 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”
Books Acquired Recently
Allison, Dorothy. Bastard Out of Carolina. 1992. New York: Penguin Books, 2016. I had heard of this novel before, but did not become interested in it until I recently read Ann Cvetkovich’s discussion of it in An Archive of Feelings. I did not realize that Allison is a queer writer, and I look forward toContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
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