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: Kegedonce Press

2022-02-15T16:52:34-05:00

Who? Where? “Since 1993 Kegedonce Press has been crafting beautiful books that involve Indigenous Peoples at all levels of production. […] Indigenous owned and operated, Kegedonce is based at Neyaashiinigmiing, on the traditional territory of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation. Our owner and Managing Editor is Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm of

Read Indies: Kegedonce Press2022-02-15T16:52:34-05:00

Read Indies: Fish Gotta Swim Editions

2022-02-01T19:45:34-05:00

Who? Where? “Fish Gotta Swim Editions is a small, international press overseen by Theresa Kishkan in Canada, and Anik See in The Netherlands. It specializes in novellas and other innovative prose forms, published in visually attractive, limited print runs. We believe these forms should be well-represented, and not ignored

Read Indies: Fish Gotta Swim Editions2022-02-01T19:45:34-05:00

Connecting Thread: From Revolution to Secrecy (2 of 5)

2021-12-27T14:57:43-05:00

Picking up yesterday's thread, the balance in Seçkin’s novel sways toward the personal, whereas the political scene in Alaa Al-Aswany’s The Republic of False Truths (2021) is more prominent, despite all the attention paid to characterization—a network that grows increasingly complex as readers turn the pages. (And there’s at

Connecting Thread: From Revolution to Secrecy (2 of 5)2021-12-27T14:57:43-05:00
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