2023 READS
Components:
Readings in Progress
Finished Reading
In alphabetical order by authors' last names.
Cited dates = dates of reading completion.
Books bearing sizes usually indicate category of Miniature Books.
FINISHED READING:
DECEMBER
HEALERS by Jones Abellanosa (Penguin Random House, 2023). Novel.
Bibliolepsy by Gina Apostol (SoHo Press, 2022. American version of 1997 Philippine edition). Novel.
The Microbiliophile, Vol. XLII, No. 5, Issue 245, edited by James M Brogan (Oct.-Nov., 2023). Miniature Books Newsletter.
Metropolitan Stories by Catherine Coulson (Other Press, 2019). Novel.
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Trans. by Irene Testot Ferry (Wordsworth Editions, 1995). Novel.
THE YEARS by Annie Ernaux (Editions Gallimard, 2008). Memoir.
Marshlands by Andre Gide, Trans. from the French by Damion Searls (Preface by Dubravka Ugresic) (New York Review Books, 2021). Novel.
AUTUMN by Karl One Knausgaard (Penguin Random House, 2015). Essays.
All is Forgotten, Nothing is Lost by Lan Samantha Lang (Norton, 2010). Novel.
METPO by Scott MacLeod (Serious Publication, 2022). Memoir.
Seguiriyas by Ben Myerson (Black Ocean, 2023). Poetry
Sleep by Amelia Rosseli (New York Review of Books, 2023). Poetry
Meditations: December 2019-December 2020 by Susan M. Schultz (Wet Cement Press, 2023). Poetry
alleys't' by harry k stammer (Concrete Mist Press, 2023). Poetry
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Martin Willits Jr. with woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai (Shanti Arts Publishing, 2024). Poetry and Art.
Ley Lines II by Mark Young (Sandy Press, 2023). Poetry
NOVEMBER
Bamboo Ridge 45th Anniversary Issue edited by Eric Chock, Darrell H.Y. Lum, and Juliet S. Kono (Bamboo Ridge, 2023). Poetry/Fiction Journal.
Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire (Norton, 2023). Memoir.
xO 16 edited by Amanda Earl (2023). Experimental literary journal.
Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux, Trans. by Tanya Leslie (Seven Stories Press, 2003). Novel.
Tropic of Squalor by Mary Karr (Harper Collins, 2018). Poetry.
El Dia Mas Delicioso De Mi Vida by Emeterio "El Chango" Landeros as told to Arturo Mantecon (Prickly Pear Publishing, 2022). Poetry.
Before the Dark Comes by Jose Primitivo Charlevoix edited by Arturo Mantecón (Nomadic Press, 2022). Poetry.
The Award Winning Miniature Books for 2023, Miniature Book Society (MBS, 2023). Catalogue.
Poets on the Road by Maureen Owen and Barbara Denning (City Point Press, 2023). Journal with poems.
THE LAST THING: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS by Patrick Rosal (Persia, 2021). Poetry.
The Collector by Daniel Silva (Harper, 2023). Novel.
How Can I Help You by Laura Sims (Putnam's Sons, 2023). Novel
Consent by Vanessa Springora, Trans. from French by Natasha Lehrer (HarperVia, 2020). Memoir.
Tamsen Donner: a woman's journey by Ruth Whitman (Alice James Books, 1977). Poetry.
OCTOBER
Brooklyn Rail, editor Phong H. Bui (Brooklyn Rail, October 2023). Arts magazine.
As A Friend by Forrest Gander (New Directions, 2008). Novel.
Ariel: The Restored Edition by Sylvia Plath with Foreword by Frieda Hughes (Harper Perennial, 2004). Poetry.
Wine Poems edited by Marilyn Robitaille (Romar Press, Texas, 2022). Poetry
Pressing Further: Voices for Justice in the Book Arts curated by Meredith G. Santa's (Boomer Booksellers & Gallery, 2023). Book Catalogue.
A Life With Books: Three Essays by Todd Sommerfeld (Booksby Press, 2023). Essays
Rooted in Practice: Pinays in Law edited by Justine Eva Li Villanueva in collaboration with Pinay Powerhouse (Sawaga River Press, 2022). Nonfiction.
Entanglements: a crated collection of contemporary culture curated by Nanette Wilde (PreNeo Press/Hunger Button Books, 2023). Artist's Book.
Threescore and Ten--the images from the covers of Otoliths May 2006 to August 2023, edited by Mark Young (Otoliths / Sandy Press, 2023). Art.
SEPTEMBER
Closer to LIBERATION: Pin[a/x]y Activism in Theory and Practice edited by Amanda Solomon Amorao, DJ Kuttin Kandi, and Jen Soriano (University of California, San Diego / Coagnella, 2023). Essays & Poetry.
Snapshots From the Ark by David Jalajel (read in manuscript to provide blurb for Otoliths). Poetry.
Letters in Language by Harold Legaspi (Flying Island Books/ASM/Cerberus Press, Macau and Australia, 2021). Poetry.
DANCE: Indigenous Poets Write From the Library of Congress edited by Denise Low and Edgar Silex (Mammoth Publicatios, 2023). Poetry.
Department of Speculation by Jenny Offill (Vintage/Random House, 2014). Novel.
Everything Turns on a Delicate Measure by Maureen Owen (read in manuscript to provide blurb for BlazeVox Books). Poetry.
Vessels by Robert van Vliet (read in manuscript to provide blurb for Unsolicited Press). Poetry.
Kafka in the Tropics by Krip Yuson (San Anselmo Press, 2023). Poetry.
AUGUST
The Killing of George Floyd by Beau Beausoleil (Intermittent Press, 2023). Poetry.
Dear Human At The Edge of Time: Poems on Climate Change in the United States edited by Luisa A. Igloria, Aileen Cassinetto & Jeremy S. Hoffman (Paloma Press, 2023). Poetry.
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami (Europa Editions, 2011). Novel.
In Artists' Homes by Roberta Kimmel with Edith Newhall & photographs by Kari Haavisto (Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 1992). Design/Art.
Appendicular Historicae by Jerry Morris (Booksby Press, 2022). Non-fiction in miniature book.
Duende by Tracy K Smith (Graywolf Press, 2007). Poetry.
Burger King Vignettes II by Todd Sommerfeld (Booksby Press, 2023). Size: 1.25" x 2". Non-fiction.
JULY
Invitation to See the Leaves Outside by Eric Abalajon (in manuscript, 2023). Poetry.
La Tercera by Gina Apostol (SoHo Press, 2023). Novel.
October Sequence by Sheila E. Murphy (mOnocle-Lash Anti-Press, 2023). Poetry.
The Heart of Summer by Danton Remoto (Penguin, 2023). Short Stories.
The Carrying: Poems by Ada Simon. (Milkweed Editions, 2018). Poetry.
JUNE
A Manuscript by Unnamed [for a competition]. Poetry
Continuity by Cynthia Arrieu-King (Octopus Books, 2021). Poetry.
The MicroBiliophile, Vol. XLII, No. 2, Issue 242, March-April 2023, Editor James Brogan. Miniature Books Journal.
balikbayan blues by Anne Camille Baello (Carleton University, 2017). Thesis submitted for Master of Architecture Professional degree.
Song Sonnets by Harold Legaspi (Papel Publishing, 2023). Poetry.
Devil-Fictions by Lance Phillips (BlazeVOX Books, 2023). Poetry.
small mammals by Cati Porter (Mayapple Press, 20230. Poetry.
Secret Behind the Gate by Zvi A. Sesling (Cervena Barza Press, 2023). Fictions.
MAY
Marsh Hawk Review, Spring 2023, Editors Thomas Fink, Sandy McIntosh, and Burt Kimmelman. Literary/Arts magazine.
When the Hibiscus Falls by M. Evelina Galang (Coffee House Press, 2023). Short stories.
Postcards From Mental States by Julia Rose Lewis & Paul Hawkins (Hesterglock Press, 2023). Visual Poetry.
Publishing Romance Fiction in the Philippines by Jodi McAlister, Claire Parnell, and Andrea Anne Trinidad (Cambridge University Press, 2023). Literary study.
The Maps of Camarines by Maryanne Moll (Penguin SEA, 2023). Novel.
Hungarian Miniature Books in the Golden Era by Benedek Takacs (Miniature Books Society, Pleasanton, CA, 2022). Literary Study. Size: 2=3/8" x 2-5/8"
THE PASSIONATE EYE: The Collected Writings of Suzanne Vega (Avon Books, 1999). Memoir with song lyrics
APRIL
CELLSEA by Sacha Archer (Timglaset Editions, 2023). Visual Poetry
The Microbibliophile, Vol. XLII, No 1, Issue No. 241, Editor James Brogan (Miniature Book Society, January-February 2023). Newsletter.
FEAST by Ina Carino (Alice James Books, 2023). Poetry
ZEUGMA by Thomas Fink (Marsh Hawk Press, 2022). Poetry
PoetsArtists magazine, editor Didi Menendez (Spring 2023). Art & Poetry
SOSTENUTO by Sheila E. Murphy (Luna Bisonte Productions, 2023). Poetry
Will You Be My Friend by James Kavanaugh with drawings by Merike Tumma (E.P. Dutton / A Sunrise Book, 1971). Poetry.
Simple Game & A Ghost of Fenway: Baseball Poems by Zvi A. Sesling (Alien Buddha Press, 2023). Poetry.
MARCH
The Alphabet Tax by Rosa Woolf Ainley (Grand Iota, 2023). Novel.
The Flayed City by Hari Alluri (Kaya Press, 2017). Poetry.
The True Story of Jesus-Christ: Three Notebooks From Ivry (August 1947) by Antonin Artaud, Trans. by Peter Valente (Infinity Land Press, 2023). Journals.
A Glyphic House: New and Selected Poems 1976-2019 by Beau Beausoleil (Blue Light Press, 2020). Poetry.
Another Way Home by Beau Beausoleil (Blue Light Press, 2022). Poetry.
Adjacent Islands by Nicole Cecilia Delgado, Trans. Urayoan Noel (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2022). Poetry.
Gazing Down On It by Lauren de sa Naylor (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2022). Poetry.
Crisis Inquiry by Tony Iatosca (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2022). Poetry.
Steeple at Sunrise by Burt Kimmelman (Marsh Hawk Press, 2023). Poetry.
Magical Creatures From the Films by Donald Lemke (RP Minis, Philadelphia, 2020). Size: 2.5" x 3". Miniature Book.
Selected Poems by Hugh MacDiarmid, Edited by David Craig and John Manson (Penguin Classics, 1976). Poetry.
No Comment edited by Scott MacLeod (Serious Publication, 2022). Prose.
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, Trans. by Ginny Tapley Takemori (First Grove Atlantic, 2016/2018). Novel
Lunduzinho by Tatiana Nascimento, Trans. by Natalia Alfonso (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2022). Poetry.
Exilium by Maria Negroni, Trans. by Michelle Gil-Montero (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2022). Poetry.
Outside Texts by Eleonora Requena, Trans. by Guillermo Parra (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2022). Poetry.
Barkada Ng Lima / Gang of Five by Ninotchka Rosca, Trans. by Pia Arboleda (Villarica Press, 2015). Short Stories.
Collected Poems by Sonia Sanchez (Beacon Press, 2021). Poetry.
Tocsin by harry k stammer (Otoliths, 2019). Poetry.
grounds by harry k stammer (Otoliths, 2013). Poetry.
tents by harry k stammer (Otoliths, 2007). Poetry.
Obliteration of the World: A Guide to the Occult Belief System of Antonin Artaud by Peter Valente (Infinity Land Press, 2023). Literary Study.
sorties by Mark Young (Sandy Press, 2021). Poetry.
The Sasquatch Walks Among Us by Mark Young (Sandy Press, 2021). Poetry
The Toast by Mark Young (Luna Bisonte Prods, 2021). Poetry.
The Right Foot of The Giant by Mark Young (Bumper Press, 1999). Memoir
FEBRUARY
Narrow Road to the Interior by Matsuo Basho, Trans. by Sam Hamill (Shambhala, Boulder, 2019). Poetry.
The Obvious Poems and the Worthless Poems by James Berger (Spuyten Duyvil, 2023). Poetry.
"Kindred Spirits Spark": An Exploration f the Origins and Evolution of The Sisters of Color Writers Collective and Its Literary Journal SEEDS edited by Esperanza Cintron and Lori Anderson Moseman (Among the Neighbors/The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries, SUNY Buffalo, 2023). History and Poetry.
It got so dark by Benjamin Krusling (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2022). Poetry.
A Bibliography of Belladonna* Collaborative Chaplets 2000-2020 by Krystal Languell (Among the Neighbors/The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries, SUNY Buffalo, 2023). History and Poetry.
Creativity: Where Poems Begin by Mary Mackey (Marsh Hawk Press, 2022). Memoir and Poetry.
The Bungalow of Colorful Aging by Bruce W. Niedt (Kelsay, 2022). Poetry.
THE DISPLACED: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives, Edited by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2018). Essays.
New Hull by Mikhail Kuzmin, Translated by Simona Schneider (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2023). Poetry.
Song of the Absent Brook by Sabrina Ramos Ruben, Translated by S. Yates Gibson (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2023). Poetry.
JANUARY
Waking Up to the Pattern Left by a Snail Overnight by Jim Pascual Agustin (Gaudy Boy LLC / Singapore Unbound, New York, 2023). Poetry.
The Traveling Notebooks by Merle Bachman, Laurie Fader, Tiff Dressen, Chris Carreher, Sharon Coleman, Jaime Robles, Nancy Mozur, SM Steele, Dale Going and Michelle Murphy (compiled by Jaime Robles). Journals.
Kneel Said The Night by Margo Berdeshevsky (Sundress Publications, Knoxville, TN, 2022). Poetry.
The MacDowell Colony 2021 Annual Report (The MacDowell Colony, 2021). Annual report.
Anne Frank in Jerusalem by Scott Macleod (Serious Publication, Oakland, 2022). Novel.
Betaville by Scott Macleod (Serious Publication, Oakland, 2022). Novel.
Happy as Larry by Scott Macleod (Serious Publication, Oakland, 2022). Poetry.
LIFT YOU by Scott Macleod (Serious Publication, Oakland, 2022). Poetry.
Our Lady in Art by Scott Macleod (Lulu, 2022). Art.
The Miniature Book Society Newsletter, Issue No. 121 (Miniature Book Society, December 2022). Newsletter.
Competition and Exhibition Catalog 2022 (Miniature Book Society, 2022). A book catalog.
Water From another Source by Barry Schwabsky (Spuyten Duyvil, 2023) Poetry.
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