Special edition Sunday May 25th 2014 — cannibal connections: 10 confessions

warning: not for the faint of heart   Confession 1: Being a literary critic is a bit like being a cannibal: you don’t write anything creative yourself but you shred up whatever poor author you’re working on, season the dead author/auteur with lit theory and serve ‘em up to your 3-4 colleagues who are interested … Continue reading Special edition Sunday May 25th 2014 — cannibal connections: 10 confessions

Ready! Set! UNREAL! Nalo Hopkinson’s THE CHAOS

Nalo Hopkinson’s new YA novel THE CHAOS is one bad-ass surealistic, feminist, progressive, queer friendly, POC celebrating, anti-ableist mind- trip.  Featuring gorgeously ambiguous grrls of color, the novel takes us on a ride that Andre Breton and Frida Kahlo would feel right at home in.  Or should I say on?  Nice town Toronto Canada becomes … Continue reading Ready! Set! UNREAL! Nalo Hopkinson’s THE CHAOS