I’ve been doing a bunch of retail therapy book buying as the result of the U.S.’s current political situation. This is a list of what’s come in over the past few days. Agyei-Baah, Adjei. Afriku: Haiku & Senryu from Ghana. Winchester, VA: Red Moon Press, 2016. I’m always interested in reading work by other haikuContinue 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”
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”
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: 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
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”
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