The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
struck down by covid, scott crawls into a classic novel
Tag: America
Clotel or, the President’s Daughter by William Wells Brown
excellent, significant, 19th century anti-slavery novel
Zora Neale Hurston (and a state-mandated medical exam)
in which the canadian state tests me for TB & syphilis
Joan Didion: The 1980s & 90s (PART THREE)
i cannot read myself happy
Joan Didion: The 1980s & 90s (PART TWO)
if u see a dead racoon at the side of the road
Four Repeater Books (two I recommend)
two excellent books, two not excellent books
on sleaze via Saul Bellow
sleaze is not a synonym for prurience
Fictionalising Fascism
don’t be stupid, be a smarty / read fiction ’bout the nazi party
Valentino and Sagittarius by Natalia Ginzburg
the lockdown continues and nothing changes
50 Words on Each of the Essays in Joan Didion’s Let Me Tell You What I Mean
Yes, it’s here, the new (new?) Joan Didion, so to celebrate I’m going to give a tiny tiny tiny commentContinue Reading
James Baldwin Threeway
baldwin, baldwin, baldwin
Sharks In The Time of Saviors [sic] by Kawai Strong Washburn
but sharks are evil, right?
Jazz by Toni Morrison
redressing a gap in my reading
Cane by Jean Toomer
ok toomer
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Bartolomé de las Casas
very early protest against colonialism
Native Son by Richard Wright
surprisingly good protest novel; thoughts on UK election result
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
great early[ish] essays from one of america’s best
Most of my Heroes Don’t Appear On No Stamps by Ran Walker
brief comments on a collection of kwansabas
Blues For Mister Charlie by James Baldwin
a sad play from JB the master
And The Band Played On by Randy Shilts
an essential non-fiction read and a new documentary on its legacy
I Love Dick by Chris Kraus
a little bit of Vitamin D…
Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole
Teju Cole Me By Your Name
The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead’s intriguing, if imperfect, debut
Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
ideologically, i’d love to tear this apart, but i cannot…
Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin
there ain’t no fool like a holy fool
Triumph Of The Now 