June 2022: Read Indigenous (1 of 4)

2022-06-10T13:46:15-04:00

At first, I thought of arranging these four posts into categories—one for poetry and another for short stories, that kind of thing—but instead I have included an assortment in each post. Hopefully there will be at least one book that interests you, suits your reading taste and sparks your

June 2022: Read Indigenous (1 of 4)2022-06-10T13:46:15-04:00

Winter 2022: In My Bookbag (What Bookbag?)

2022-01-14T13:30:36-05:00

Here’s a glimpse of some recent reads which lend themselves more to sampling, in a handful of reading sessions, than gobbling in longer periods of time. Not the books which require a sink-into-your-seat focus, rather the ones which afford the opportunity to window-gaze between pages or single-sitting reads. Like

Winter 2022: In My Bookbag (What Bookbag?)2022-01-14T13:30:36-05:00

The Writing Life: Langston Hughes (3 of 4)

2021-09-10T16:52:14-04:00

Earlier this year, my Langston Hughes (1902-1967) reading (Part One, Part Two) was focussed more on his own writing. From his short stories to the first volume of his autobiography. But along the way, I’ve enjoyed a number of other books by and about him. “I should get Langston

The Writing Life: Langston Hughes (3 of 4)2021-09-10T16:52:14-04:00

The Writing Life: Flannery O’Connor (4 of 4)

2020-07-31T11:49:38-04:00

Have you been on the edge of your seat? The fourth and last of my planned posts on Flannery O’Connor has been delayed (the first, second, and third were published weeks ago) while library transfers were pending. Meanwhile, a new documentary has also been released, although currently only available

The Writing Life: Flannery O’Connor (4 of 4)2020-07-31T11:49:38-04:00

Here and Elsewhere: Havana

2020-06-02T07:36:40-04:00

How pleased was I, to flip the calendar to March and see Havana. Later last year, writing a review of Teresa Dovalpage’s new mystery novel for The Chicago Review of Books, I realized just how little I knew about Cuba. And #HereandElsewhere started with my wanting to look for

Here and Elsewhere: Havana2020-06-02T07:36:40-04:00
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