A few days ago I visited New York City. On my first night there, I was lucky enough to attend the launch event for Scott Esposito’s new book of essays, The Doubles. He was to be in conversation with Mexican...
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FeaturesSep 9th 2017September is here! And while that doesn't quite promise cooler temperatures for our very soggy city just yet, it does mean we have a literary plethora to look forward to over the next few months. So, for this edition...
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ReviewsSep 5th 2017Bolivian writer (and Houston resident) Rodrigo Hasbún is a writer with startling skills. In 2010 he was listed by Granta as one of the twenty best writers in Spanish under the age of 35. His English-language debut,...
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 -- 7 PM
Homegoing follows the parallel paths of these sisters and their descendants through eight generations: from the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi, from the American Civil War to Jazz Age Harlem. Yaa Gyasi's extraordinary novel illuminates slavery's troubled legacy both for those who were taken and those who stayed--and shows how the memory of captivity has been inscribed on the soul of our nation.
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Indonesian author Kurniawan switches gears after the epic realism of his acclaimed BEAUTY IS A WOUND with the best action-packed crime comedy about murder for hire and male impotence you'll read this year! A traumatized hitman and his near-invincible gangster girlfriend are just trying to live and love on the mean streets, but can they escape the pull of the underworld? This book is a blast and a half!
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A blend of the fantastic with the every day, Colanzi's first story collection is a dark and mesmerizing set of eight stories that mix realism with altered states of consciousness. Animals, meteorites, even stories set on Mars, this is a highly original collection highlighting a new voice from Bolivia.
Full disclosure: Lawrence is my buddy from MFA school days--but even if he weren’t, I’d be wild about his debut book of smartypants essays with heart. Lawrence writes vividly about personal history, pets--including, um, improper acts with dogs--and Greek mythology, all with pathos and humor. This is the work of a brilliant mind, one that explores the world in surprising and inventive ways.
A narrative of a complicated biracial Mississippi family. It confronts our country's history of racism in a way that is so all-encompassing as to transcend time; past, present, and future, living and dead, humans, plants, and animals, all are necessary to tell the story of America from slavery to chain gangs to Jim Crow to Trayvon Martin. All this in rich, lyrical prose (seriously).
The 33 1/3 series is a wonderful collection of various writers (some professional, some amateur) writing about a particular album that has made a significant impact on popular music as well as their own lives. The books vary in style. The one for Master of Reality by John Darnielle (lead singer of The Mountain Goats) is the only one written as a novella.
Written from the perspective of a troubled teen undergoing rehab after contemplating suicide, this tale unfolds as a series of journal entries. As the main character tries to explain to his therapist why Black Sabbath's Master of Reality is so important to him, the reader gains insight into what makes this record so special. The story is funny, incisive, and heart wrenching, ultimately accomplishing what the 33 1/3 series sets out to do; showing us how certain records can take on significant meaning in our lives. That an album can be so much more than a simple series of songs.
Quips & Quotes
Reading rebels against the managed world of information and the chaotic world of data. Reading is meaning.
-- Jeanette Winterson