𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑶𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒔: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒗𝒔. 𝑴𝒂𝒏

And when the child cannot speak for itself?
A 10th-century Islamic fable!

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#podcast #books #arabicliterature #speciesism #omelas #booksky #edusky

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗕𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗻𝗲𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 -

Over 40 years ago now (dang), this was my first history reading that pushed hard against my education. Even so, this white author was 20 years before Vizenor's concept of "survivance."

#books #tbr #history #woundedknee #booksky

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻 -

Yes, Bill, I'm finally getting to it!
The history, yes, the weird compulsion, absolutely; but mostly I'm interested in where McCann turns it all into our larger story.

#books #tbr #history #nationalbookaward #booksky

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒚𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆: 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒔, 𝑩𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏"

We've turned the basement into a casino!
The dark philosophy of "The Lottery in Babylon" & "The Fortune-Teller."

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#podcast #literature #booksky #edusky

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮" 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗮𝘆 -

One (probably final) round with this tale as my spring shelf cleaning continues. It's probably been 30+ years since I've read it, so maybe something new will rise up from its waters.

#books #tbr #americannovel #classic #booksky

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 - "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓" 𝒃𝒚 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒐 𝒅𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒔, 1884

A secret affair & anonymous threats pushes a skeptic toward a dingy attic & a deck of cards. How easily will we trade our reason for prophecy?

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#podcast #literature #books #booksky #edusky

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗡𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗸 𝗗𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘀 -

Premiere collection of poetry by local Michigander poet, twisting his poetry at the intersections of Arab-American identity and disability, promises a stark and revealing intimacy!

#books #arabamericanliterature #disabilityliterature #poetry #booksky

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔: “𝑩𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒊𝒅𝒆” 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒔𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 -

". . . but the edges have eroded, bluntered and edgeless. Warfarin-thin. A swiftwater rush, . . . "

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#poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #experimentalprose #fiction #booksky

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀 -

I'm sure the reason that I've held off on this novel has nothing whatsoever to do with its unreliable narrator whose aging memory contorts his sense of self!

#books #tbr #aging #memory #hubris #booksky

𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐬 - 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝑾𝒆 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅

This is no longer just about one child’s pain . . .

Unsettle the sterile peace of the OneState to ask: Is your imagination a gift, or a disease the state is currently curing?

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#podcast #literature #books #booksky #edusky

𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

Kind of a "spring cleaning" month of various titles that have lived too long on my shelves!

#books #literature #tbr #ernesthemingway #trumancapote #julianbarnes #colummccann #deebrown #stephengrahamjones #nnediokorafor #booksky

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 -

It's taken me too long to get to acclaimed and Michigan-based Ojibwe author Boulley, and I know I'm reading her stuff out of order, but I was told it was allowed!

#books #indigenousliterature #ojibweliterature #booksky

No doubt! If it helps, two I recently read that were pretty awesome: Rankine: Don't Let Me Be Lonely (post 9-11 reflections on disconnection), and Mullen: Sleeping With the Dictionary (language games, but so much more)!

Linda, I finished it early ( very short read) and while my review isn't written yet, I can say that I know there is a market for amateur doggerel out there, but I am not it. This was one of the most disappointing reads I've done for a few years.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄" 𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘀 -

Well, apparently he has written a number of poetry books around love and colors. I'm, frankly, a little apprehensive it's all sentiment and doggerel, but so often recommended! We'll see!

#books #tbr #poetry #booksky #poetrysky

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔: “𝑬𝒔𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚" -

"Esmond has no need to see the abandoned starling nest to his right: he hears, echoing still, seven generations of them across the past nine years . . . "

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#shortstory #writingcommunity #fiction #shortfiction #booksky

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀" (𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺) 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘂 -

A massive collection of matriarchal worlds & politics & Asian themes & steampunk & horror? In any event, the artwork is beautiful, so I'm counting on Liu's writing to match!

#books #tbrpile #bookreviews #graphicnovel #booksky

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 𝑼𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒂’𝒔 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔: 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒌 & 𝑰𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒐 -

The “Hideous Bargain” moves from metaphor to the operating table.

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#podcast #books #necropolitics #bioeconomy #clinicallabor #kazuoishiguro #neverletmego #booksky #edusky #writingcommunity

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 -

This hooks masterpiece should be required reading. Not simply, there is nothing objective or neutral about any act of educating. Our active awareness here can only make us better at our craft.

#books #education #pedagogy #edusky #booksky

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔: “𝑼𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑾𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒈𝒏 (𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒏𝒐𝒛𝒛𝒆)” -

The epithalamion, a "celebratory" welcome of the bride to her chamber, is a challenging, even problematic, form today. Here, a contemporary spin.

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#poetry #originalpoetry #writingcommunity #satire #booksky

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀" 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗟. 𝗠. 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗴𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘆 -

Everyone is excited to talk about Green Gables Montgomery's "darker side," and these are definitely more adult, but from a far simple, even quaint, age of gentle spooky tales.

#books #shortstories #horrorstories #horror #booksky

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 -

Short one I missed earlier, clearly his wrestling both with prejudice, feminism, and LGBTQIA+ issues. None too subtle, perhaps, clumsy too, but still a pleasure for his characters and pacing work.

#books #bookreviews #horror #elevation #booksky

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: "𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬" -

Admittedly, this "poem" has a bit of inside/very local humor, mostly as an affront to aesthetic decency. Still . . .

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#poetry #originalpoetry #adverbs #languagefun #antipoetry #aesthetics #poeticstyle #absurd #writingcommunity

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗲 -

Freire always resisted "method" for his philosophy for obvious reasons: engaged humans aren't formulas. Even so, here he relents (a little) to offer teachers some more direct ideas.

#books #pedagogy #education #booksky #edusky

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵" 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿 -

Some internal politics as an indigenous artist dares to create with nuance and irony. Can the modern political native tolerate it? Vizenor is candid, funny, and subtle all at once!

#books #bookreviews #IndigenousFiction #booksky

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: "𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐭-𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫" -

Masnavi is a Persian narrative poetry of rhyming couplets, often with morals around Sufi mysticism and ethics. My lessons are ... different.

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#poetry #originalpoetry #masnavi #mathnawi #language #writingcommunity

Heading to the AWP conference this week! Hit me up if you'll be there and would like to chat, divide and conquer, or compare foot blisters! #booksky #writingcommunity

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒏: 𝑻𝒐𝒏𝒊 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 13𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕

The Omelas basement has a physical address: the prison-industrial complex. 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 & the film 13𝘵𝘩 .

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#podcast #books #americanliterature #booksky #edusky

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮" 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗵𝗮𝘄𝗸 -

After reading Dunbar-Ortiz's history, Blackhawk slows down to offer a more thorough examination of indigenous America. Will be taking my time on this one!

#books #history #ushistory #indigenoushistory #colonization #booksky