Read the Change (You Want to See in the World), Recommendations

2023-01-16T17:41:40-05:00

Even if you’re not often reading about the climate crisis, I’ve got one for you: Jane Goodall’s The Book of Hope (2021). It not only includes many reasons to remain hopeful—Amazing Human Intellect, Resilience of Nature, Power of Young People, and the Indomitable Human Spirit—but truly inspires readers. Its

Read the Change (You Want to See in the World), Recommendations2023-01-16T17:41:40-05:00

Here and Elsewhere Reading in 2022

2023-01-20T14:48:28-05:00

On the day that I got my visitor’s card at the library here, I borrowed Marie-Louise Gay’s Mustafa (2018): a children’s story (Gay illustrates, writes, and translates) about a boy who searches for himself, in the space between his old country and his new country. Certains soirs, Mustafa rêve

Here and Elsewhere Reading in 20222023-01-20T14:48:28-05:00

Autumn 2022, In My Stacks (with #MARM plans)

2022-10-24T16:17:18-04:00

As you might guess, many kilometres north now, I’ve found that the weather grows cold more quickly. It was a shock to change the bedding, to the December-Freeze set, at the end of September. To pull the scarves and toques from the closet (but not, quite, mittens and gloves).

Autumn 2022, In My Stacks (with #MARM plans)2022-10-24T16:17:18-04:00

Here and Elsewhere: Between Places (4 of 4)

2021-12-08T21:29:25-05:00

Last year, I was inspired by a local artist’s desk calendar to explore a series of cities in my reading. This year I’ve been exploring migration and lives in motion: often involuntary, frequently devastating, sometimes inspiring. This sense of between-ness reminds me of this passage in a 2021 debut

Here and Elsewhere: Between Places (4 of 4)2021-12-08T21:29:25-05:00

Quarterly Stories: Autumn 2021

2021-12-27T11:33:48-05:00

Boyles, Chen, Clerson, Eunyoung, Li, Ruffin, and So Short Stories in July, August, and September Whether in a dedicated collection or an anthology, these stories capture a variety of reading moods. This quarter, I returned to a favourite writer and also explored seven new-to-me story writers.

Quarterly Stories: Autumn 20212021-12-27T11:33:48-05:00
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