WHITTLING DOWN THE TO-READ STACKS STUFFED IN THE HOUSE

December 31, 2020

WHITTLING DOWN THE TO-READ STACKS STUFFED IN THE HOUSE

THIS LIST features (mostly) the books read as I topple stacks of To-Read Books taking up too much space in la casa. Except for the first book read in 2020 which is featured last, all books will be listed in the alphabetical order of authors' or editors' names within each month, and include dates when read. Listed books may be accompanied by this reader's remarks.

BOOKS READ AS THE YEAR UNFOLDS

(Click on images to enlarge. The current and prior months' reads are presented here. Older months' reads are available at links: January (65), February (71), March (32), April (48), May (59), June (56), July (57)), August (26), September (25), October (10), November (13), December (13)

DECEMBER

TALLY: 13 BOOKS—4 Essays; 3 Poetry; 2 Memoir; 2 Fiction; 1 Non-Fiction;1 Science

EXPOSED: Carcinogenic Exposures on the Fireground and 11 Work practices to minimize risk by Dawn Solstad-Johnson (sp, 2018). Science/Fire study. Read Dec. 14.

Ake Hodell: The Marathon Poet, trans. by Fia Backstroke (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2020). Poetry. Read Dec. 4.

I LOVE ARTISTS: New and Selected Poems by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (University of California Press, 2006). Poetry. Read Dec. 30.

Words for the Taking: The Hunt For A Plaigarist by Neal Bowers (Southern Illinois Press, 1997). Memoir. Read Dec. 27.

Washington, DC Poetry--Mass Transit and Folio Books Reading Series by Tina Darragh (The Poetry Collection SUNY Buffalo, New York, 2020). Essays. Read Dec. 25.

PA-LIWANAG: TO THE LIGHT: Writings by Filipinas in Translation (Gantala Press / Tilted Axis Press, 2020). Fiction / Poetry / Activism. Read Dec. 6-8.

TAKING LEAVE by Minal Hajratwala (sp, 2020). Memoir/Book Art. Read Dec. 18.

To Breathe Poetry Among the Neighbors: Two Essays on Anerca, a Journal of Experimental Writing by Adeena Karasick and Kedrick James (The Poetry Collection SUNY Buffalo, New York, 2020). Essays. Read Dec. 21.

Among the Missing by Richard Laymon (Leisure Books, 2000). Fiction. Read sporadically throughout December.

Reading Piglets: Westerly Magazine, metadata, and the play of digital access to literary publication by Catherine Norske (The Poetry Collection SUNY Buffalo, New York, 2020). Essays. Read Dec. 24.

The Tiny Book of Tiny Pleasures by Irene Smit & Astrid van Der Hulst (Workman Publishing, 2018). Non-fiction / Art. Read Dec. 17.

LIVE Mag! 16 edited by Jeffrey Wright (2020) and various poetry postcards (Hard Press) and broadsides. Poetry/Art. Read/viewed Dec. 6.

Archives
January 2020 (65 books)

February 2020 (71 books)
March 2020 (32 books)
April 2020 (48 books)
May 2020 (59 books)
June 2020 (56 books)
August 2020 (26 books)

September 2020 (10 books)

October 2020 (10 books)

November 2020 (13 books)

December 2020 (13 books)

2020's FIRST BOOK READ

BIBLIO-STYLE by Nina Freudenberger with Sadie Stein and with photographs by Shade Degges (Clarkson Potter Publishers, New York, 2019). I chose it deliberately for what its subtitle explains "How We Live At Home With Books," as I thought it fitting for this project: