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lindsay's avatar

I, unfortunately, left my ability to read longer texts in 2020, so this year I've mostly been reading poetry. I have a subscription to Poetry magazine and it's been incredible for finding new works. I've also been revisiting Ada Limón, Natalie Diaz, Chen Chen, Hera Lindsay Bird, among others. My stack of new books continues to grow, though, so I'll be ready when inspiration strikes again.

My favorites from last year:

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (big content warning for domestic violence)

The Archive of Alternate Endings by Lindsey Drager

The Crying Book by Heather Christle

America Is Not The Heart by Elaine Castillo

Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson

And I enthusiastically second Elaine's suggestion of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. I couldn't put it down.

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Dav's avatar

I recommend Emily Davenport's novel Medusa Uploaded. It's a great sci-fi tale with lots of (classical) music references throughout.

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