Posted on May 20, 2013 by Evelyn N. Alfred

Now that I have finished my second semester of library school, I can tackle some of the books that have been piling up on my to-be-read list.

Graphic Novels

Raven Girl by Audrey Niffenegger
Marble Season by Gilbert Hernandez
Julio’s Day by Gilbert Hernandez
Saga, Volume 2 by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan

Short Story Collections

Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell
Blasphemy by Sherman Alexie
Happiness, Like Water Chinelo Okparanta
Revenge by Yoko Ogawa

Novels

Americanah by Chimamanda N. Adiche
Ghana Must Go by Tayie Selasi
The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin
Percival Everett by Virgil Russell by Percival Everett

Poetry

Missing you, Metropolis by Gary Jackson
Autogeography by Reginald Harris
The Cineaste by A. Van Jordan
Rice by Nikky Finney

There are a few YA titles I want to read too, but I’d rather tackle this list first. You’ll notice that I’m missing non-fiction and that is on purpose. I don’t read a lot of non-fiction in general, but especially not during the summer. However, I would like to read Raquel Cepeda’s memoir and Mark Anothny Neal’s newest book on Black masculinity, but if I’m pressed for time, I’ll read them in the fall.

Do you have any recommendations for me?

The Biblioracle aka John Wagner gave me a poetry suggestion.

No Time for Blog Posting

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Evelyn N. Alfred

It’s finals week! I have a monstrous paper to attend to, and despite all my dabbling with magic spells, the paper won’t write itself. I guess I have to write it. I probably won’t be able to attend any of the fun evening events at #MLADLA13 because I’ll be busy writing. Ah well. See ya on the other side of this ten pager.