The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings by James Baldwin
2010 collection of [some of?] Baldwin’s uncollected short pieces
2010 collection of [some of?] Baldwin’s uncollected short pieces
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
an important topic, at least?
doris lessing returns to the southern rhodesia of her youth
solid novel recommended in Only Americans Burn In Hell
an extensive discussion re the weighty themes raised by this book
some thoughts on reading one of the 20th century’s most important books
it’s not Baldwin’s best, but it’s better than most books by everyone else!
realising i read poetry looking for poets, not poems
are superheroes for superzeroes?
another hagiography on Baldwin as scott packs up his north american life
a beautiful novel about the emptiness at the heart of life
a stunning harlem renaissance novel; scott muses on the hangover of growing up in a cultural desert
james baldwin is great; vaccines are also great
while we seek relief in schadenfreude over self-esteem, the world will never be fixed
great speculative fiction; scott visits quebec city
excellent, significant, 19th century anti-slavery novel
an excellent novel; in footnotes my concluding thoughts on the TV series The Affair
in which the canadian state tests me for TB & syphilis
powerful academic text on the impossibility of decolonisation within capitalistic structures
two excellent books, two not excellent books
read some local children’s fiction; mostly bad
baldwin, baldwin, baldwin
short stories about non-monogamous colonial types
Richard Wright in Franco’s Spain and other fragments
a blog post that fell apart so much i paused the blog for six weeks
hide the dfw; notes on craft & posthumous novels
redressing a gap in my reading
ok toomer
very “literary fiction” literary fiction about WW2 non-Nazi racism
vampires yes please and too long sentences
a boxset of ten powerful chapbooks
little review of a strong anthology
surprisingly good protest novel; thoughts on UK election result
still working too much; brief notes on celibacy as sexual practice
great early[ish] essays from one of america’s best
Are you done with the sofa, floor, kitchen table, baby?
I read another great, serious, time travel novel
a solid, if unambitious, novel from a major contemporary voice
a sad play from JB the master
you absolute Stein
acclaimed canadian steampunky slavery novel
another racist travel book
impressive, emotive, historical
glorious, wonderful, contemporary non-fiction
Teju Cole Me By Your Name
Colson Whitehead’s intriguing, if imperfect, debut
i can’t believe it’s so racist