Passing by Nella Larsen (Norton Critical Edition)
a stunning harlem renaissance novel; scott muses on the hangover of growing up in a cultural desert
Tag: gender
Fear of Flying by Erica Jong
in early Jan I was quoted in the New Yorker and read a perfect novel
The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, And Five (As Narrated by the Chroniclers of Zone Three) by Doris Lessing
part two of doris lessing’s sci-fi quintet
on sleaze via Saul Bellow
sleaze is not a synonym for prurience
James Baldwin Threeway
baldwin, baldwin, baldwin
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
well, it’s a “classic” and now i’ve read it
New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Boxset (SITA), ed. Kwame Dawes & Chris Abani
a boxset of ten powerful chapbooks
The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer
powerful novel that should be better known
The Sign of the Cross by Colm Tóibín
a book almost squarely aimed at me
My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
great playful (tho violent!) contemporary Nigerian novel
Testosterone Rex by Cordelia Fine
who is this for?
Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by Cookie Mueller
some really gorgeous prose
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
gorgeous prose, important content
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé by Morgan Parker
v good poems tho a v poor blog post
The Fat Black Woman’s Poems by Grace Nichols
finally some really bloody good poems
SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas
tell me again how bad i am
A Spy In The House Of Love by Anaïs Nin
a literary lifestyle novelist in the GUM clinic
Popular Hits of the Showa Era by Ryu Murakami
not a great book, not a great blog post
Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker & Julia Scheele
Keen to work out what my sexuality is but too repressed to do it using sex
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Gorgeous, sensuous, unforgettable
Negroland: A Memoir by Margo Jefferson
Finally, a book about race that makes me angry at myself
Hold Tight by Jeffrey Boakye
i’m looking tired but feeling great
Notes From No Man’s Land by Eula Biss
great essay collection… from america
#TotNTV: Clothing & Identity
William Wyld & Chris Nelson discuss the relationship between clothing and identity.
Triumph Of The Now 