My review of Frail Riffs by Michel Leiris, one of my favourite writers, is now live at @MinorLits @yalepress Rules of the Game, Volume 4: Frail Riffs by Michel Leiris (translated by Richard Sieburth) — Joseph Schreiber minorliteratures.com/2024/05… via @MinorLits

And suddenly autumn is over. Sure signs: we had some snow that quickly melted but left a witness, and Georgia has spent the day stretched out against the heat register.

Decided to take advantage of a birthday month discount and order a few books (colour coordinated, ofc).

ICYMI, I wrote about this fine collection of literary and personal essays by Caroline Clark @Blackheraldpres Poetry as a journey: What Lies Ahead by Caroline Clark roughghosts.com/2026/10/21/p… via @roughghosts

"I tried in vain to remove my gaze from his horrible pink tie, while repeating to myself softly, as the blood beat against my temples sounding like the ocean: no doubt because of the wind, no doubt because of the wind." –from Jérôme, by Jean-Pierre Martinet, tr. Jacob Siefring

Jérôme [extract] — Jean-Pierre Martinet [tr. Jacob Siefring] minorliteratures.com/2026/10…

“After all, dictators are always afraid of poets.” – Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K. Le Guin on Art, Language, Writing, and More bigother.com/2026/10/21/ursu… via @BigOtherMag

Poetry as a journey: What Lies Ahead by Caroline Clark @Blackheraldpres roughghosts.com/2026/10/21/p…

"He ended up in retail after losing his job in tech when the bubble burst in the late 90s. Drifted through different jobs, did some climbing and camping and somehow washed up on the same retail shores the rest of us were floundering on." — Kent Kosak