For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] Is it possible to be star-struck after you’ve already met the person? Yes. Yes, it is. I met Ada Limón at a faculty reading during my first semester in the MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte, where Ada has taught since 2014 even as the 24th US Poet Laureate, a position she has … Read more
[ad_1] The pandemic forced everyone indoors, but while some spent their quarantine staring longingly out the window, growing stir crazy and desperate for human contact, others heaved a sigh of relief, secretly grateful for an excuse to shut out our chaotic, complicated society. Author and journalist Kathryn Bromwich clearly sympathizes with both views. In fact, … Read more
[ad_1] As I sit down to write this, approximately one third of Pakistan is underwater due to devastating floods from monsoon rains. Before going on, I must ask you, reader, to sit for a moment and try to ponder what it means for a third of a country to be underwater. Over 1300 people are … Read more
[ad_1] Lucy Bryan’s debut is the stunning collection of essays, In Between Places. An avid backpacker, Bryan ties together nature writing, the historical context of the places where she has lived and hiked, and the very personal story of Bryan’s divorce and her new love. Essays in the collection have appeared in Quarterly West, Nashville … Read more
[ad_1] Sankofa is the adopted daughter of Death. With a glowing green light that comes from within her, she can take the lives of those around her. Nnedi Okorafor’s newest novella, Remote Control, introduces Sankofa through the stories many people tell about her—she is Death’s own remote control, they say. When she touches technology, it … Read more