In Review: The Week of March 13th

On the Blog

~ Author Marianne Apostolides and collage artist Catherine Mellinger give us a peek into the creative process behind the images in Deep Salt Water (BookThug) in this month’s Beautiful Books.~ Author Judith Silverthorne shares some writing advice and her new YA book Convictions (Coteau Books) in Writer’s Block.~ Jules’ Tools returned with a booklist for all the feminist moms out there.~ Author Elee Kraljii Gardiner discusses the metaphorical and literal experiences of border crossing in this insightful essay on immigration.

Around the Web

~We all know men who haven’t read a book by a single woman. Here’s what to do.~ It’s been an awards-frenzy week: Arsenal Pulp picked up four Lambda Literary Awards and a Publishing Triangle Award; Coach House Books and Playwrights Canada Press received one Lambda Literary Award each; and Creative Book Publishing won a 2016 BMO Winterset Award!~Rest in Peace, Richard Wagamese. 

What Else We’re Reading

Everyone knows YOLO, but we don’t talk enough about YOLT. We’re reading Chase Joynt and Mike Hoolboom’s You Only Live Twice: Sex, Death and Transition (Coach House Books).