I'm either lacerated or ill at ease and occasionally subject to gusts of life. (Barthes) Reader, writer, lonely wanderer. Essays Editor @MinorLits
Calgary, Canada
Joined June 2011
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My review of Frail Riffs by Michel Leiris, one of my favourite writers, is now live at @MinorLits @yalepress
Rules of the Game, Volume 4: Frail Riffs by Michel Leiris (translated by Richard Sieburth) — Joseph Schreiber
minorliteratures.com/2024/05… via @MinorLits
“The story always has at least three levels: first, the individual and familial story; secondly, the social or collective story, and thirdly the buried story”: An interview with Gustavo Faverón Patriau — Tobias Ryan [tr. Yanina Spizzirri] minorliteratures.com/2026/10…
Original Spanish version here:
minorliteratures.com/2026/10…
'It’s a bit saddening seeing it that way, but the truth is that the North American publishing market tends to satisfy its needs for “Latin Americanism” with just a few authors while the rest are discarded.'
“The story always has at least three levels: first, the individual and familial story; secondly, the social or collective story, and thirdly the buried story”: An interview with Gustavo Faverón Patriau — Tobias Ryan [tr. Yanina Spizzirri] minorliteratures.com/2026/10…
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Fabulous news!! What a book this was 😮💨. We owe so much Hungarian literature in translation to @caringerel 🖤
Positively delighted to share that EYE OF THE MONKEY by Krisztina Tóth, translated from the Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet (@caringerel), was shortlisted (!!!) for the 2026 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation (@WarwickPrizeWiT)!
“Unsparing, unforgettable.” —Merve Emre
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ICYMI — last week @MinorLits ...
- non-fiction from Kent Kosak
- an extract from JÉRÔME by Jean-Pierre Martinet (tr. Jacob Siefring)
links below 👇
And suddenly autumn is over. Sure signs: we had some snow that quickly melted but left a witness, and Georgia has spent the day stretched out against the heat register.
Decided to take advantage of a birthday month discount and order a few books (colour coordinated, ofc).
ICYMI, I wrote about this fine collection of literary and personal essays by Caroline Clark @Blackheraldpres
Poetry as a journey: What Lies Ahead by Caroline Clark roughghosts.com/2026/10/21/p… via @roughghosts
"I tried in vain to remove my gaze from his horrible pink tie, while repeating to myself softly, as the blood beat against my temples sounding like the ocean: no doubt because of the wind, no doubt because of the wind."
–from Jérôme, by Jean-Pierre Martinet, tr. Jacob Siefring
Jérôme [extract] — Jean-Pierre Martinet [tr. Jacob Siefring] minorliteratures.com/2026/10…
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Gerard Exupery.
‘Women Hold Up Half the Sky.’
‘I’ve always wanted to take pictures from the moment my dad helped steady his Rolleiflex in my shakey little hands while I took my first picture. His death greatly influenced why and what I see, and how I photograph it’.
Jérôme [extract] — Jean-Pierre Martinet [tr. Jacob Siefring] minorliteratures.com/2026/10…
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Poetry as a journey: What Lies Ahead by Caroline Clark @Blackheraldpres
roughghosts.com/2026/10/21/p…
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Correction: 53 per cent of those who voted said yes to a series of questions carefully drafted to elicit a yes, after a months-long government-funded hysteria campaign.
Albertans want more control over immigration and limits on newcomers' access to social services nationalpost.com/news/canada…
“After all, dictators are always afraid of poets.”
– Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin on Art, Language, Writing, and More bigother.com/2026/10/21/ursu… via @BigOtherMag
Poetry as a journey: What Lies Ahead by Caroline Clark @Blackheraldpres
roughghosts.com/2026/10/21/p…