April Books

April was a crazy month for me. 

Recording podcasts. 

Finishing up a side gig.

Figuring out grad school. 

Trying to help the business I work for stay afloat. 

Self-soothing as my wife returns to work.

And reading some good stuff. Here's my favorites. 

Fragments of a Revolution by Seb Doubinsky

James reich, founder of Stalking Horse Press was kind enough to send me an ARC of Seb Doubinsky's new novel about memory, anarchism, the revolutionary ideals of youth, family and all kinds of other things I love reading about. I was honored to read the book ahead of it's release and to interview Seb for my podcast. The book is available today. 

Order it here.

Missing Signal by Seb Doubinsky

On my second episode of my podcast I said that I hoped the writers I interviewed would become "your favorite writers." Well, this has already happened for me. Reading Fragments I picked up another of Seb's books, Missing Signal. I love it so far. It's full of UFOs and paranoia and psyops. And it's written in Seb's vignette style. 

Buy it here. 

Whimsy by Shannon McLeod

A novel about a young teacher trying to navigate life and her trauma as the survivor of a car accident that killed her college roommate. This book was really sweet. And really heart-wrenching. I read it in one sitting at the park and didn't want it to end. Although, I actually love the way it does end; with quiet detail that makes you know Whimsy and her love interest, Rikesh, more deeply. 

As the spouse of a teacher, I'd just like to say that this novella meant a great deal to me. Reading Whimsy's daily struggles with school administrators while also being expected to do a very difficult job made the book familiar. I hope people who read it will get a glimpse into what public school teachers experience.

Buy it here

(Recommend reading it at the park. I loved sitting outside for this one)

The Swoon Theory by M. Price

It's easy to complain about social media. It can be truly awful. But I'm also grateful for it because without Twitter I wouldn't find so many great pieces of writing. Like this essay by M. Price I've read several times, enjoying the details and vulnerability of it. 

Read it here.