I will confess that I’d never heard of Zach Anner — despite his rather impressive web presence — until y’all started posting reviews about his memoir. But I enjoyed reading his book, so if you’ve never heard of him either, you still might want to give this one a shot, especially if you like funny books written by funny guys with really good hair (see his author photo below). Zach was born two months early, with cerebral palsy — which confines him to a wheelchair. […]
“This is your country, this is your world, this is your body, and you must find some way to live within the all of it.”
Oh, this book. This book, you guys. “But all our phrasing—race relations, racial chasm, racial justice, racial profiling, white privilege, even white supremacy—serves to obscure that racism is a visceral experience, that it dislodges brains, blocks airways, rips muscle, extracts organs, cracks bones, breaks teeth. You must never look away from this. You must always remember that the sociology, the history, the economics, the graphs, the charts, the regressions all land, with great violence, upon the body.” Between the World and Me is a letter […]
Jay Porter is back
Fifteen years after the events of Black Water Rising, Jay Porter is back to defend the powerless, and uncover the odd conspiracy or two, in his hometown of Houston, Texas. [Spoilers for Black Water Rising] It’s been 15 years since Jay won a huge (HUGE) settlement against Cole Oil, but he still hasn’t seen a dime. It did give a boost to his practice, which now focuses primarily on environmental law, but he’s about ready to close it down — as soon as his last case gets settled. But, […]
“Depression isn’t a war you win. It’s a battle you fight every day. You never stop, never get to rest.”
This was a sad, strange novel that I enjoyed immensely. “We may not get to choose how we die, but we can chose how we live. The universe may forget us, but it doesn’t matter. Because we are the ants, and we’ll keep marching on.” Henry Denton’s boyfriend committed suicide last year — an act that Henry blames himself for, contributing to his own depression and anger. He pushed away his other best friend after it happened. Henry’s mother gave up her dream after his father left. […]