In Review: The Week of August 6th

On the Blog

~ We had our heads in the clouds with these cloud-covered books.~ “My writing has been described as domestic and I’d love to be asked why I write on that scale. My hunch is that particular label can never escape the traps of gender.” In Search of the Perfect Singing Flamingo.~ The Figgs (Freehand Books) and recorded it for your listening pleasure and to count all the “likes” and “uhms” we’re in the habit of saying.~ For International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we contributed six Canadian reads by Indigenous authors we admire—though we could’ve listed plenty more.~ Louis Riel: Let Justice Be Done (Ronsdale Press), a fascinating look at how Riel brought Manitoba into Confederation and the infamous trial that ended his life.

Around the Web

~ Hold the lollipop — The Wind in the Willows?~ They may have sold like hotcakes, but dictionaries have had a drama-filled history over the years.~ Existential dread is alive and real evidenced by rising sales of anxiety-related books at Barnes & Noble.

What Else We’re Reading

Staffer Lubna read Dimitri Nasrallah’s The Bleeds (Véhicule Press) “a political drama so succinct yet elaborate, so complicated yet simple.”