It's December, so that time of year when literary lists come out in full force. Many publications post their favorite books of the year by genre or in general. I just realized I made a 2017 list, but way back on January 1st this year. Writer's Digest listed their 81 reasons to … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Unrest
Last week I reviewed Jeremy Tiang's debut novel, State of Emergency, and this week I read Tiang's translation of Yeng Pway Ngon's Unrest (Balestier Books, 2018). Both books follow Malayan leftists back in the 1950s and 60s and in modern times. And both deal more with personal … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
This mural is new in my mom's Chicago neighborhood. I've walked past this street many times in the last 17 years and was wondering what would happen this little parking garage. There is so much new construction all around. But this is perfect, especially given the atmosphere in … [Read more...]
Book of the week–State of Emergency
I'd been waiting since May to read Jeremy Tiang's debut novel, State of Emergency (Epigram Books, 2017) and finally had the chance last week. His translation of Chan Ho-Kei's The Borrowed is one of my favorite books, so I was eager to read his own novel.And it didn't … [Read more...]
Black Friday Bookbinding
On the day after Thanksgiving, my niece and I did something a little off the beaten shopping path. We took a bookbinding class this summer at Bari Zaki Studio in Chicago and returned today to do another type of bookbinding: the coptic stitch. We started with these tools. Since … [Read more...]
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