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”
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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”
Book Acquired Recently: J. Denny Weaver’s Education with the Grain of the Universe
Weaver, J. Denny, ed. Education with the Grain of the Universe: A Peaceable Vision for the Future of Mennonite Schools, Colleges, and Universities. Telford, PA: Cascadia Publishing House, 2017. I have an essay in this book about the Canadian Mennonite writer Greg Bechtel’s “Smut Stories” from his book Boundary Problems. My author’s copy came inContinue reading “Book Acquired Recently: J. Denny Weaver’s Education with the Grain of the Universe”
Books Acquired Recently
Lo, Malinda. Adaptation. 2012. New York: Little, Brown, 2013. I read about this book in an interview that was recently posted on Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian, and it sounded interesting–most notably because it has “a bisexual protagonist”–so I decided to buy it. Rohrer, Jane. Life After Death: Poems. Riverdale-on-Hudson, NY: Sheep Meadow Press, 2002. IContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Dick, Philip K. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968. New York: Del Rey, 2017. I have been wanting to read this book for a while. The only Dick I’ve read previously is The Man in the High Castle, which I love, so I’ve been meaning to explore more of his work. Today while IContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently: Mennonite/s Writing Edition
This past weekend was the eighth Mennonite/s Writing conference. This year it was held at the University of Winnipeg. As usual, I came back from the conference with a number of new books! Bergen, David, ed. 9 Mennonite Stories. Winnipeg: Mennonite Literary Society, 2017. This book, which I got free in lieu of another author’s copyContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Mennonite/s Writing Edition”
Books Acquired Recently: Poetry Edition
Keillor, Garrison, ed. Good Poems: American Places. 2011. New York: Penguin Books, 2012. Kelly, Donika. Bestiary. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016. I have been feeling the need to read more poetry lately–it’s one way of coping with the horrible U.S. political situation–and was therefore glad that the poet Donika Kelly was giving a reading at myContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Poetry Edition”
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