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February 1, 2020
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly Books of the Week - February 1, 2020
In the weekly Librairie Drawn & Quarterly Books of the Week, the Montreal bookstore recommends several new works of fiction, art books, periodicals, and comics.
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly is one of Montreal's premiere independent bookstores.
The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole
The book is such a necessary read. It is a brilliant deconstruction of the pervasive nature of white supremacy across Canadian Institutions. The sentences are crafted with care, and Cole is brilliant with his use of narrative, bringing together facts and ideas in a way that only a journalist can. Although Cole is chronicling a year of pain and tragedy in the lives of black people in 'Canada', he also tells stories about building community and organizing resistance. He is, as David Chariandy puts it “imagining futures in bravely intimate terms. Desmond Cole is an urgent and essential voice from a generation that will be heard."
Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement edited by Shelly Oria
Indelible in the Hippocampus is an anthology of writing responding to the Me Too movement.
The book bubbles over with poems, stories, and creative non-fiction pieces from a wide range of authors. By resisting a more traditional approach of compiling key arguments and interviews in favour of inviting writers to reflect on their experiences with and around the movement in whatever format they choose, this collection allows readers to find new narrative pathways for understanding the experiences of those around them and themselves.
The Man Without Talent by Yoshiharu Tsuge
In this new translation, Yoshiharu Tsuge’s first into English, a man works a variety of odd and unsuccessful jobs to support his equally unsuccessful art career. This is a semi-autobiographical story told with pathos and humour. Fans of Garo-published Gekiga artists have long anticipated the chance to read Tsuge’s work in English. Anyone enthralled by The Man Without Talent is in luck, as The Swamp, a collection of early works by Tsuge, arrives in April from Drawn & Quarterly.
Gender - A Graphic Guide by Meg-John Barker & Jules Schee
This new title from the creators of one of our longstanding favourites, Queer: A Graphic History, Gender: A Graphic Guide presents an overview of historical and current understandings of gender in a clear and queer-positive way. The graphic format helps to ground the book in insights and experiences of key thinkers on the subject, while also opening the text up to important questions that readers may have. The book doesn’t shy away from addressing the complexities of understanding gender, and clearly explains all its key terms. Also, it’s fun; as learning should be.
Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
This new memoir from celebrated poet Castillo discusses his experiences living undocumented in the United States. This book, steeped in the author’s experiences of family, goes beyond the drama of border crossings to provide a very personal look at the everyday realities of a life lived on the margins.
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other Librairie Drawn & Quarterly Books of the Week
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Atomic Books Comics Preview (weekly new comics and graphic novel highlights)
Book Notes (authors create music playlists for their book)
guest book reviews
musician/author interviews
Note Books (musicians discuss literature)
Short Cuts (writers pair a song with their short story or essay)
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