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- Petrofiction Review: Oil on Water - Here's my review of Oil on Water by Helon Habila - a petrofiction novel which won The Commonwealth Prize and Caine Prize. For context, petrofiction stems from petroleum and fiction. A specific text that focuses on petroleum culture in political economics and environmental impact. Although Habila's novel begins with a journalist investigating a kidnapping, the protagonist finds himself at the center of petroleum culture in the Niger Delta and Big Oil's political and environmental power structure. Survival in Communities Our protagonist, Rufus, reveals that communities on the Niger Delta… Read more...
Recent Blogs
- Recommendations for Women’s History Month - March is a time to celebrate Women's History Month - and what better way than to dive into literature! Here are four recommendations for Women's… Read more...
- Danez Smith at AWP - Richard Saker/Contour by Getty Images As we end Black History Month, here is one of my favorite poets, Danez Smith, who writes on intersectionality between… Read more...
- Lying in Memoir - Lauren Slater crafts diligent, depictive metaphors in narrative, and I hate her writing, simultaneously. Should there be lying in memoir? In her book, Lying: A… Read more...
- Interview with George Looney - By Merrick Glass Last week, BGSU hosted the visiting author, George Looney, and I had the great opportunity to speak with him! Here is the… Read more...
- Treating Yourself this Valentine’s Day - With Valentine's Day coming up, here are a selection of books and prompts to embrace self-love. There's nothing wrong with treating yourself to a bookstore… Read more...
- Feminist Fantasy in The Priory of the Orange Tree - From East to West and North to South, let us travel into this stand-alone epic. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (2019) builds… Read more...