Book Review
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Habibi: A Novel by Naomi Shihab Nye Simon Pulse Publishing, 1997 ISBN: 0-689-80149-1 Given the recent media focus on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict (although recent might not be the best way to describe this conflict), it seems somewhat appropiate to look at a young adult/children’s book that focuses attention on the issue. And is refreshing to
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Vehlmann and Jason’s Isle of 100,000 Graves Fantagraphic Books, May 2011 ISBN 978-1-600699-442-9 Really, how could I have walked on by a graphic novel on the new shelf with a pirate ship and the mention of 100,000 graves and not pick it up. And so I found myself in the midst of another hectic weekend
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So, I do my usual thing when in the Library over a rather protracted heatwave. I look for books that I might enjoy and something that most notably might help me cobble together my thesis for this MFA I’m working on. Such is the case with Alex Taylor’s The Name of the Nearest River: Stories.
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If you still have some space on that list and are looking for a good read, Joe Mackall’s The Last Street Before Cleveland should be a good for you.
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Some Thoughts About Greenman’s A Balloon is a Circle and Compass Both: Just finished up this collection for workshop this week and figured it at least worth a few notes on the web. On the whole Greenman does some pretty fun work here. The Editor of the New Yorker that Greenman is comes through perhaps
Wazhashk Poetry 