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READ MORELast week, the visiting author, Sheila Squillante, presented the art of creative non-fiction at BGSU. Last year, her memoir came out. From Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, Squillante visited BGSU, last week. Previously, she has published collections on poetry, but most recently, her memoir, All Things Edible, Random and Odd was published in 2023. “I […]
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READ MOREHere’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 […]
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READ MOREMarch 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 History Month. These books offer a variety of literature forms, all written by women with a strong woman as the protagonist or speaker. Little Women (1868) – Louisa May Alcott […]
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READ MORERichard 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 their Black and Queer identities. At the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Kansas City, MO, I had the opportunity to personally meet Smith, and they are […]
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READ MORELauren Slater crafts diligent, depictive metaphors in narrative, and I hate her writing, simultaneously. Should there be lying in memoir? In her book, Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir (2000), Slater crafts lies from epilepsy to nunneries to doctor visits and proposed peer reviewed theses to AA meetings. However, within these lies, she allows us to question […]
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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 Q&A I shared with him from the BFA and MFA experience to his achievements, advice, and favorite writers. As I read from the Cider Press Review, I saw that you […]
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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 date with the best person around – yourself. Self-Love for Small-Town Girls – Lang Leav One of my favorite poets, Lang Leav, has inspired my own writing to look […]
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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 a feminist world of dragons, queendoms, politics, and religion. The female leads of Tane, Ead, and Sabran, all from different backgrounds, will surprise you in powerful ways. Tane is […]
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MLK Jr. Day celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr who advocated for nonviolent activism during the Civil Rights Movement. On behalf of his community, he spoke out against racial discrimination. Here are a selection of books written by Black authors that you can dive into and even bring to the family dinner table. […]
