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…
This little short is both terrifying and hilarious. And brilliantly executed.
I’ve been working my way through these two articles over the last week or so… Pattiann Rogers on the Scientific Underpinnings of Poetry Why the Culture of the So-Called Great Books is Hostile to Trans People Sharing is caring 😛
I LOVE palindromes. And I loved hearing this man speak of his passion and affinity for them. Enjoy! https://aeon.co/videos/a-master-palindromist-spells-out-his-40-year-love-affair-with-reversibility?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=94d780eb6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_04_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-e7995480d9-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D
Seasonal Reading 