Author: Jonathan Thornton
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Interview with Margaret Killjoy (A COUNTRY OF GHOSTS)
Margaret Killjoy interview transcript 17th June 2022 Margaret Killjoy is an author and activist. She has written A Country Of Ghosts (2014), which was recently reissued ... -
THE LAMB WILL SLAUGHTER THE LION / THE BARROW WILL SEND WHAT IT MAY by Margaret Killjoy (BOOK REVIEWS)
“Collective safety, sometimes, trumps personal safety. Friends who aren’t willing to fight alongside one another aren’t friends.” “No real plans, only chaos. This is how we’re ... -
THE FLIGHT FROM THE ENCHANTER by Iris Murdock (BOOK REVIEW)
“You will never know the truth, and you will read the signs in accordance with your deepest wishes. That is what we humans always have to ... -
TEMPORARY AGENCY by Rachel Pollack (BOOK REVIEW)
“When I was fourteen, a cousin of mine angered a Malignant One.” Rachel Pollack’s Temporary Agency (1994) is set in the same world as her classic ... -
WALKING ON COWRIE SHELLS by Nana Nkweti (BOOK REVIEW)
“A Mami Wata’s essence is moonlight and desire melded to one. Nala knows this in her marrow, in her fins. Lasirèn, Yemanja, Oxum, Erzulie, Jine-Faro, Santa ... -
Patricia A. McKillip (1948-2022)
“Sybel, there must be a silence deeper than the silence of Eld between those stars; shall we go listen to it?” This is a difficult one ... -
BEAUTIFUL STAR by Yukio Mishima (BOOK REVIEW)
Yukio Mishima – Beautiful Star (1962, translated by Stephen Dodd 2022) “Death now enveloped earthlings in the form of beautiful clouds. The high crimson and violet ... -
STRINGERS by Chris Panatier (BOOK REVIEW)
“The world had altered so drastically that I was unable to process it. Twenty minutes before, I had been driving the Subaru, anticipating the chance to ... -
The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman, The Arabic Epic of Dhat Al-Himma (edited and translated by Melanie Magidow, 2022) BOOK REVIEW
“When Mazlum told her of her uncle’s suggestion, Fatima laughed outright. Then her eyes flashed and she spoke softly. ‘I swear, even if the most powerful ... -
The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe (BOOK REVIEW)
“Ain’t just about prospering, it’s about progressing, connecting, tappin’ into something larger than yourself, so you can really see. Can’t build nothing if you can’t feel ...
