Category: James Baldwin

Reading Wrap-Up: September 2023

Posted on October 10, 2023 by

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Hello readers! Here’s my monthly review for everything I read in September. I’ll be back again on October 15th with the TBR Pile Challenge checkpoint! In the meantime, our first contemplative read has begun. You’re welcome to join us as we read Ed Yong’s… Continue Reading “Reading Wrap-Up: September 2023”

Category: Biography, Buddhism, Christopher Isherwood, Diane Seuss, Fantasy, Fiction, Gavin Edwards, Graphic Novel, History, Horror, James Baldwin, James Clear, John Brehm, lgbtq, Mary Oliver, Middle Grade, Mindfulness, Monthly Review, Mr. Rogers, Mythology, Naomi Kanakia, Personal Growth, Poetry, Race, Readers Imbibing Peril, Rick Riordan, RIP, S.L. Coney, Short Story, Stephen King, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thriller, Tillie Walden, Young Adult

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

Posted on December 5, 2022 by

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James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk (1974), is a kick in the teeth. As I wrote in my one-sentence review for Goodreads, Baldwin always brings the fire, and the love. I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced that more clearly and directly, though, in… Continue Reading “If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin”

Category: 2022 TBR Pile Challenge, American Lit, black lives matter, James Baldwin

March Reviewed and April’s Holy Vedas

Posted on April 1, 2021 by

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March Reading Review Before I get into reading stuff, some updates on the writing life. First, have I shared here that I’m the new Columnist for LGBTQ+ Literature & Craft at DIY MFA? I can’t recall; but my first article went live in early-February… Continue Reading “March Reviewed and April’s Holy Vedas”

Category: 2021 World Religions, Adrienne Rich, Books, Buddhism, Buddhist Scriptures, Frank O'Hara, Henry James Garrett, Hinduism, Holy Vedas, James Baldwin, John Brehm, Jonathan Harvey, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King

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