I am so sick of being cooped up that I feel like I’m going to barf. Took a long walk with the kid today to map the neighbourhood and that helped. But I would just like to have a beer with my pal Mark again. Is that too much to ask, Viral Overlords? Anyway, I have decided to brand Thursdays as Throwup because this is the day I will allow myself to whine.
- Amazon revealed as “mystery” donor of £250,000 to indie bookshop relief fund…. I’m gonna go ahead and rewrite that : “Amazon’s marketing team tosses what literally amounts (to them) to a fraction of a penny to homeless person then turns to the world for a bow and accolades while still not paying its fucking taxes”;
- On reopening a bookstore?;
- 35 great indie bookshops in Ireland;
- Frankfurt to become Frankenstein event;
- CBC Short Story Prize winner;
- Four black woman poets to turn to for strength (who would include? Could never argue with Brooks or Clifton, but don’t know Walker’s work… Will have to research);
- What will public libraries look like after the pandemic?;
- Brits are reading more during the crisis;
- Apparently we’re not even supposed to do curbside… I give the fuck up;
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