In 1988, there was a made-for-TV movie based on the 1977 TV mini-series Roots, which starred four actors who would later go on to play in different Star Trek series: Levar Burton, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, and Tim Russ. This has little to do with my post, but even
It was late when I picked up Emmanuel Mbolela’s memoir Refugee (2021), nearly time for bed; it occurred to me that another book might make more suitable bedtime reading. I’ll just start, I thought, because it was a borrowed copy and due back soon at the library. Straight away,
It’s hard to believe that’s already time for another Margaret Atwood Reading Month #MARM in November 2021. “Time is not running at its usual unvarying pace: it makes odd lurches.” (From 1996’s Alias Grace) For many, 2020 and 2021 have been challenging years; for many, looking ahead seems to
Even though I’d originally planned to write four posts about slavery this year (here are the first, second, and third), I’ve found an abundance of reading selections, so I’m sneaking in a half-step for this project. For many readers, the contemporary author who comes to mind first, on the
Even though I should have known better, I started to read Miriam Toews’ new novel, Fight Night, shortly before bed and then stayed up to finish it. Because Shiv’s voice is irresistible and the story of life with her grandmother and her mother was so hilarious and moving. But
