Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

2024-07-18T21:33:47-04:00

Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning (2016) is a doorstopper of a book that grew out of his desire to write an introductory chapter to a book about Black Studies programs in American (i.e. in the United States) universities and colleges. When his chapter was 90 pages long,

Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America2024-07-18T21:33:47-04:00

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 Reading Log (2 of 2): Illustrations and Poems,

2022-11-14T16:39:01-05:00

In the coming year, I don’t know if I will read so many collections or spend time with so many illustrations, but I have enjoyed my 2022 reading so far (partially discussed last week, here). Ai Qing’s Selected Poems (2021), translated by Robert Dorsett, are “characterized by his sincerity, a

Autumn 2022, In My Reading Log (2 of 2): Illustrations and Poems,2022-11-14T16:39:01-05:00

Read Indies: Soho Press

2022-02-10T10:30:31-05:00

Who? Where? “Soho Press is an independent book publisher based in Manhattan. Founded in 1986, Soho publishes 80-90 books a year across its Soho Press, Soho Crime and Soho Teen lists, and is known for introducing bold literary voices, award-winning international crime fiction, and groundbreaking young adult fiction. “From

Read Indies: Soho Press2022-02-10T10:30:31-05:00

Read Indies: Baraka Books

2022-05-26T11:36:00-04:00

Who? Where? “Baraka Books is a Québec-based English-language book publisher specializing in creative and political non-fiction, history and historical fiction, and fiction. Our belief is that books are a haven of freedom and that they remain the foremost vector for change.” (About Us) "Les livres Baraka est une maison

Read Indies: Baraka Books2022-05-26T11:36:00-04:00
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