The…I guess fourth book (if taken in internal chronological order, which is not the same as publication order but is how Bujold recommends reading them) in the classic space opera series, the Vorkosigan Saga. Originally published in the ’80s. It is the first book to centre the character whom I believe is the protagonist from …
Kieran Hart, Sharmeen Khan, and Temóc Thania Vega are activists and organizers in Toronto. They are also on the editorial collective of Upping the Anti, a print publication that describes itself as “a journal of theory and action.” Scott Neigh interviews them about the importance of ideas and radical theory to struggles for justice and …
Thanks to Andy and Jon of Resource Movement for the interview just now! We talked about their work mobilizing young people with class privilege to work for a more just and equitable world. Listen for it in a few weeks on Talking Radical Radio!
Pierre Cloutier de Repentigny is a lawyer and will soon be an assistant professor of law and legal studies at Carleton University. He is also the co-chair of the board of JusticeTrans, an organization dedicated to ensuring access to justice for trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and Two Spirit people in the Canadian context. Tai Jacob …
Wuxia fantasy. Novella. Found family. A devoted nun of the order named in the book’s title, who is (for reasons revealed later) waiting tables in a village cafe, falls in with a gang of bandits, in the context of a country quietly seething in the grip of rebellion and civil war. Really, really good. Despite …
Literary fiction. From an author based in Argentina, and translated from Spanish. Short stories. Mostly quite dark. Some drift towards, and some into, the fantastical. Abducted children who mysteriously return, sort of. Teen Ouija board sessions gone awry. A family whose neighbourhood mistreats a homeless man and then becomes terribly unlucky. A tired ghost in …
Thanks to Sharmeen, Thania, and Kieran for the interview just now about Upping the Anti! We talked about the journal, the relevance of theory to radical struggles, and the challenges of grassroots media. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio soon!
Susie Goulding is a founder of the COVID Long Haulers Support Group Canada, a group for people with long COVID to support each other, advocate for themselves, and collaborate with researchers. Scott Neigh interviews her about long COVID and about the group’s work, particularly its advocacy for recognition, research, and rehabilitation. In the early months …
Thanks to Andrew of the Parkdale Free School for the interview just now about their grassroots, democratic, and justice-focused educational work in a working-class Toronto neighbourhood. Listen for it on @TalkingRadical Radio in a few weeks!
Science fiction. Short stories. I’ve known Delany’s name since I was a sci-fi-devouring teen, and I read and loved a memoir by him almost a decade ago, but this was my first time picking up any of his fiction. It certainly wasn’t the case in his writing about his own life, but I’d always had …