James Baldwin: Collected Essays (Library of America, 1998)
james baldwin is great; vaccines are also great
james baldwin is great; vaccines are also great
while we seek relief in schadenfreude over self-esteem, the world will never be fixed
I spent time yawning at an out-of-touch Gen X screed
interesting book of the legal history of removing literary censorship
read some great fiction for the first time in a while; still bored bored bored tho boohoo
if u see a dead racoon at the side of the road
powerful academic text on the impossibility of decolonisation within capitalistic structures
the final book in Doris Lessing’s sci-fi quintet
very little on the book, lots of rage at the slow quietening of June’s global protest movement
two and a half months ago i read an incredible novel
england is dead and it owes u no living
surprisingly good protest novel; thoughts on UK election result
powerful, tho rushed, 1930s novel about fascism in the USA
endings are never easy
an essential non-fiction read and a new documentary on its legacy
when did a white man last write a GREAT novel?
phenomenal essay on Mexican corruption
Teju Cole Me By Your Name
political poetry: what is it good for?
i shouldn’t have read this, but I did
essential reading, especially if you’re a racist
another sexy sexy sex book
great essay collection… from america
Who does the bad thing?