This is one of those classics that I never read but had to pick up and learn quickly because it … More
Tag: Books
Seeing the Impossible through The Eyes of Dave Eggers’ Johannes
This was easily my favorite book of my 2024 year of reading, and coming from one of my favorite writers … More
Enjoying the Grateful Life: Rea’s Death Wins A Goldfish and Miyakoshi’s Little Shrew
I don’t often review children’s books unless some striking, unusual, or cutting-edge elements to it blow me away. While that … More
Reading Through Anne Ernaux’s Nobel
Over the past year or so, I made my way through a big portion of Anne Ernaux’s writing in translation. … More
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
I have read a lot of Ray Bradbury but had never picked up this gorgeous reflection on growing up in … More
Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
While I was not the prime audience for this collection, there were some excellent essays by the incomparable queer humorist … More
Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd
I picked up Peter Ackroyd’s Hawksmoor as an entry on David Bowie’s essential top 100 books – and I am … More
A Cultural Wasteland, an interview with Robert Lopez released
Garrett’s interview with Robert Lopez, author of A Better Class of People (2022) was released at The Collidescope today. Check … More
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Anthony Doerr’s newest novel is an adventure unparalleled in not only the rest of his work but in today’s canon … More
Black Nerd Problems by Omar Holmon and William Evans
Black Nerd Problems is an incredible series of essays from a website that I honestly had not heard of prior … More
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