I listened to an interview with Allende on Democracy Now. Her latest book is The Wind Knows My Name. I’m looking forward to reading the novel, but I won’t be able to check it out from my library for awhile; I’m number 11 on the waiting list. Meanwhile, the interview was quite wonderful. I highly
Category: Open Arts
I was first introduced to a concept of ‘colored people time’ from a Black perspective by Amber Rose Johnson, now Dr. Johnson, a ModPo facilitator. It came up during one of the zoom discussions during last fall’s ModPo course. Amber Rose was part of an art exhibit on the topic, and she co-edited the exhibit
James Bridle’s book is an amazing read. Bridle is truly a Renaissance man who takes a deep dive into exploring the complexity of intelligence. They (Bridle’s preferred pronoun) write about a rich world of intelligences in which human intelligence and AI are situated. Bridle studied computer science and cognitive science at University College London and holds
This was such a cool book. I loved this book. Interspecies communication!!! How could I not? This beautiful, speculative story about a possible near future is at turns bleak and hopeful, discouraging and extraordinary in the possibilities it explores. Weaving together the stories of an obsessed marine biologist, a conscious android, a scarred and deadly
Another Van Booy book down the hatch! This novel was sentimental- maybe a bit too sentimental for my liking- but I do enjoy the way the author writes, so it was easy to finish anyways. The story is about a young girl – Harvey – who ends up in foster care because her parents die
I have had this book sitting on my shelf for a few years and have longed to carve out time to read it, which finally happened these last few weeks. I am a fan of David Chang — Kamil and I ate at Momofuku in NYC a few years ago, we both enjoyed Ugly Delicious
Another Van Booy book down the hatch! The Sadness of Beautiful Things is a collection of stories — some shorter than others. I enjoyed the length variability. All of them, as the title infers, are a little sad but also hopeful. This was a quick and delicious read — full of characters and ideas, lives
This is a longish read but worth every minute, every word that courses through your brain.
Really, I really have no words…
Seasonal Reading 