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

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”