only one book this month.
the mindful photographer - sophie howarth
november books
in books
books
october books
in books
only two books this month.
my private property - mary ruefle
how art can make you happy - bridget watson payne
august books
in books
brute - emily skaja
thrown rope - peter hutchinson
copy - dolores dorantes (trans. robin myers)
june books
in books
only managed one complete book this month, real world busy has closed in around me.
turn by anne truitt
I did do quite a lot of article reading, here are some of the most interesting:
fashion has abandoned human taste
the case against the supreme court of the united states
disrespecting laws that disrespect women
the buffalo shooter isn’t a ‘lone wolf’ he’s a mainstream republican
how period tracking apps and data privacy fit into a post-roe v. wade climate
may books
in books
the little book of string theory - steven s gubser
seven brief lessons on physics - carlo rovelli
the tradition - jericho brown
April books
in books, watch list
indelicacy - amina cain
borderland apocrypha - anthony cody
only managed to finish two books in april, as I’m currently reading a 600 page tome. that aside I did watch a few very fascinating documentaries this month, so I thought I’d include those as well.
grace jones: bloodlight & bambi
jonestown: terror in the jungle
the way down
march books
in books
voyage of the sable venus - robin coste lewis
sanctuary - zenju earthlyn manuel
secrets from the center of the world - joy harjo & stephen strom
the viscount who loved me - julia quinn
february books
in books
slouching toward bethlehem- joan didion
the sunflower cast a spell to save us from the void - jackie wang
blue territory - robin lippincott
arbitrary stupid goal - tamara shopsin
death valley national park: a history - hal k. rothman & char miller
january books
in books
one of my resolutions for 2022 (& one of my resolutions pretty much every year) is to read more. to that end I decided to start making a monthly list of books I read, starting with this month & some poetry.
urban tumbleweed - harryette mullen
whereas - layli long soldier
poetry as insurgent art - lawrence ferlinghetti
play it as it lays - joan didion
goldenrod - maggie smith
c.c. - tyrone williams
north of normal - cea sunrise person
working
a series of thoughts on work & working from my instagram a couple of weeks ago.
inspired by the book ‘having & being had’ by eula biss.
a reading list
in education
I realise there are so many different reading lists circling around the internet. but since I firmly believe in the power of books & the power of the people to educate themselves when they are determined to expend the effort to do so, I thought I would share a list of some books that have been useful for me.
I recommend buying your books from a small, black-owned bookstore. my choice is eso won books here in LA. their website: esowonbookstore.com
MY LIST:
stamped from the beginning by ibram x. kendi
so you want to talk about race by ijeoma oluo
why I’m no longer talking to white people about race by reni eddo-lodge
how to be an antiracist by ibram x. kendi
magical negro by morgan parker
homie by danez smith
open city by teju cole
they can’t kill us until they kill us hanif abdurraqib
there are more beautiful things than beyonce by morgan parker
homie by danez smith
beloved by toni morrison
sula by toni morrison
ain’t I a woman by bell hooks
citizen by claudia rankine
I also recommend some investigation into buddhist philosophy to work on getting comfortable with uncomfortableness. I start with the following:
fear by thich nhat hanh
comfortable with uncertainty by pema chodorn.
I hope this list is a useful beginning for people seeking to educate themselves.