Kaggsy’s and Lizzy’s fifth annual celebration of Indie publishers in the UK is a regular reminder to celebrate the independent voices in this industry. All month, I’ve been reading with this event in mind, and I am finishing just in time to contribute. (My first post was here. The
Kaggsy’s and Lizzy’s fifth annual celebration of Indie publishers in the UK is a regular reminder to celebrate the independent voices in this industry. All month, I’ve been reading with this event in mind, and I am finishing just in time to contribute. Today, with some discussion of six
Has anyone else read “Ariadne Sends a Message,” an Atwood poem from Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems 1961-2023 shared on Lithub last month? See how easy it is to participate in MARM? Just one click and a few verses. (And, if you’re playing Bingo, those “lion skins”—poor lions—can
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about another long-term project I’ve enjoyed in 2024, slowly reading through the 584 pages of Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning. Another book I started reading on New Year’s Day? Ruth Padel’s 52 Ways of Looking at a Poem. Occasionally I forget
Past the mid-point of the reading year, I notice that there are some books I finished reading some time ago, lingering. Just, around. Left in innocuous places as though I just finished reading them there. Finally, when I found a place for Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s novel (on the shelf
