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”

Books Acquired Recently

Sharp, Christina. Ordinary Notes. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023. I read an excerpt of this book online and loved it, so I ordered the book itself. I tore through it this past weekend. It is a must-read for anyone interested in anti-racism. Zambreno, Kate. The Light Room: On Art and Care. New York:Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”

Books Acquired Recently

Beck, Ervin. MennoFolk3: Puns, Riddles, Tales, Legends. Goshen, IN: Painted Glass Press, 2022. I bought this book by one of my undergraduate professors as soon as it was available–the copyright date is 2022 but it just came out. Carter, Paula. No Relation. N.p.: Black Lawrence Press, 2017. Lehman, David, ed. Great American Prose Poems fromContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”

Books Acquired Recently

Diaz, Jose Hernandez. The Fire Eater: Poems. Huntsville, TX: Texas Review Press, 2020. I’ve been wanting to read more prose poetry lately, and I’m always interested in reading Latinx authors whose work I haven’t encountered before, so when I heard about this book that is exclusively prose poems I decided to buy it. Tsai, Addie.Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”

Books Acquired Recently

Gerrold, David. The Man Who Folded Himself. Rev. ed. Dallas: BenBella Books, 2003. I just received this speculative fiction novel as a gift. Apparently it’s famous because the main character time travels and has sex with his past self. Hossack, Darcie Friesen. Stillwater. New Westminster, BC: Tidewater Press, 2023. Thirteen years after her first book,Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”

Books Acquired Recently: Queer Strand Edition

I was given some money as a graduation gift, so I decided to make a trip to the Strand to spend some of it. I bought books by two queer Black authors. Johnson, George M. All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020. I love queer memoirs, and I especiallyContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Queer Strand Edition”

Books Acquired Recently

Hyde, Lewis. The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World. 3rd ed. New York: Vintage Books, 2019. Someone recently recommended this book to me and it sounded interesting as something to read as I’m finishing my MFA, so I decided to buy it. Irby, Samantha. Quietly Hostile: Essays. New York: Vintage Books, 2023. IContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”

Books Acquired Recently

Bucknell, Clare. The Treasuries: Poetry Anthologies and the Making of British Culture. London: Head of Zeus, 2023. Poetry anthologies have literally been life-changing for me, so when I first saw on Twitter that Bucknell was writing this book a year or so ago I made a note to keep an eye out for it. IContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”

Books Acquired Recently: AWP Edition

I attended AWP‘s annual conference this past week and came back with lots of books! Here’s what I got, with some explanatory notes as necessary. Akbar, Kaveh. Pilgrim Bell: Poems. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2021. I attended a panel that Akbar was part of and had him sign this book afterwards. He was incredibly sweet andContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: AWP Edition”