What’s Holding up the World: Jessica J. Lee’s #Dispersals and Other Writing

2024-03-16T08:43:12-04:00

Just a few pages into Jessica J. Lee’s Dispersals, I was wholly hooked (the mention of “belonging” in the subtitle got me part way there). One of those reading experiences where you feel as though you are connecting not-so-much with a book but with a way of seeing, a

What’s Holding up the World: Jessica J. Lee’s #Dispersals and Other Writing2024-03-16T08:43:12-04:00

Five Canadian Books: #CanadaReads 2024

2024-03-04T09:18:06-05:00

This morning, the 23rd edition of Canada Reads program launches. I’ve missed the voice of a career writer in the program in recent years and now, with Heather O’Neill’s inclusion (whose Lullaby for Little Criminals was a previous Canada Reads winner) as a champion, my affection for the program’s

Five Canadian Books: #CanadaReads 20242024-03-04T09:18:06-05:00

Best Poetry, Short Stories and Essays of 2024 #Biblioasis #ReadIndies

2024-02-26T11:43:37-05:00

Showcasing these during the #ReadIndies event, hosted by Kaggsy and Lizzy, is ideal: the compilations themselves embody the value of indie presses, but they also draw from the best work published by other small, independent publishers—journals and magazines. In the back of each of these volumes is a list

Best Poetry, Short Stories and Essays of 2024 #Biblioasis #ReadIndies2024-02-26T11:43:37-05:00

Standing Heavy by GauZ’ (2014; 2023) #ReadIndies #Biblioasis

2024-02-22T13:20:07-05:00

GauZ’ is a short-form of his tribal name, Gauzorro, bestowed on him by his grandmother. She’s the person who got him thinking: “thinking about Africanness, thinking about the stories we tell and how we tell them, and thinking about [his] relationship with language and through language with the people

Standing Heavy by GauZ’ (2014; 2023) #ReadIndies #Biblioasis2024-02-22T13:20:07-05:00

In My Notebook, Novellas #NovNov (hahaha)

2024-02-15T10:44:28-05:00

The list I made last November with #NovNov in mind is a snapshot of an ambitious reader’s brain, high on bookish possibilities. You recognise the vague outlines that persist, when one is away from one’s bookshelves but in a planning mood, unbound. The titles listed in black are all

In My Notebook, Novellas #NovNov (hahaha)2024-02-15T10:44:28-05:00
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