Gatherings | Issue 30

Mosab Abu Toha, British Columbia Review, 49th Shelf, Christine Estima, Lydia Davis, Naomi Klein, Tim Blackett, Commotion, Sharp Notions, Lindsay Wong

Kathryn Mockler

Nov 22, 2023

Read Palestine Week - November 29 - December 5, 2023

My News

Candice Fertile reviews Anecdotes for The British Columbia Review

Thanks to Lori Hettler for reviewing Anecdotes on TNBBC

I wrote about my short story “I Won’t Clean the Tub” for Book*hug’s Blog

For 49th Shelf, I recommended 7 Tragicomic Books that I Love

An interview with All Lit Up

Inspired by…with Kathryn Mockler

Power Q&A with Kathryn Mockler from River Street Writing

Sensational Short Stories, 49th Shelf, a list by Kerry Clare

Leslie Nattel reads “The Order” from Anecdotes.

@writingcrone The Past and The Future go out to a restaurant in the delightfully satirical story from Anecdotes, a story collection by @Kathryn Mockler (author) #literaryfiction #litfic #shortstories #satire #canlit #shortfiction #readaloud #newbook #climatefiction

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Gatherings

Read Palestine Week - November 29 - December 5, 2023

Donate to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund

Author Meets BookTok: Sim Kern and Rashid Khalidi on “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine” Monday, December 4, 2023

The View from My Window in Gaza by Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker

Sweetness | מתיקות by Anna Swanson, CBC Poetry Prize Shortlist

The Balanced Creative Podcast, Spilling the Tea on Self Promo for Writers with Sophie Jai

Forthcoming from knife | fork | book

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Check out this interview with Carleigh Baker on Nathan Whitlock’s podcast about newish books, What Happened Next

Three poems by Nyla Matuk, Bad Lilies

Support Andrew Dundas’ ALS Challenge and check out his blog where he is writing about his journey

The Ex-Puritan is hiring a publisher

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David Naimon interviews Adania Shibli, Between the Covers Podcast

David Naimon interviews Lydia Davis, Between the Covers Podcast

SMLTA contributor D.A. Lockhart has a new book of poetry out with Kegedonce Press

Writers Union advice if your book is being used to train AI without your consent

SHARP NOTIONS: Essays from the Stitching Life, Edited by Marita Dachsel and Nancy Lee

The Rise of Pronatalism by Nandita Bajaj, Counter Punch

A concerning scam for authors: I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires) by Jane Friedman

Robot Conference, United Nations

How TV Writing Became a Dead-End Job, NYT

Honey Crisp by Molly Peacock, The Walrus

“The question is open”: A Conversation with Eugene Lim, Another Chicago Magazine

How to Write Alt Text and Image Descriptions

Lydia Davis: Ten of My Recommendations for Good Writing Habits, Lit Hub

What I’ve Read

Lindsay Wong’s prose is flawless and these vivid stories play like movies in your head as you read them. While the cannibalism, leeches, incest, demons, and other horror (and often comedic) elements do get your attention, these are rich literary stories of oppression, betrayal, and complicated family dynamics.

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Highly recommend Tim Blackett’s strange, inventive, and often humorous collection of loosely connected fiction, Grandview Drive. Tim Blackett is coming to talk to my class about his debut book, his bookclub, podcast, and TikTok account.