In this episode, Alyssa and Vanessa review their 2021 in books and writing.

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Media Mentioned:

Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong (McElderry Books)

“Twitter vs. MFA” by Denne Michele Norris (Electric Literature)

Wound from the Mouth of a Wound by torrin a. greathouse (Milkweed Editions)

World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatatil (Milkweed Editions)

Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (One World)

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong (McElderry Books)

When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Díaz (Copper Canyon Press)

A House Made of Water by Michelle Lin (Sibling Rivalry Press)

Multiply/Divide: On the American Real and Surreal by Wendy S. Walters (Sarabande Books)

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (Amulet Books)

Spinning by Tillie Walden (First Second)

Kingdom Animalia by Aracelis Girmay (BOA Editions)

Bestiary by K-Ming Chang (One World)

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Usborne)

Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong (Copper Canyon Press)

Having a Coke With Godzilla by Kazumi Chin (Sibling Rivalry Press)

“Lydia Davis on How Translation Opens a Writer’s Mind” by Lydia Davis (Literary Hub)

“Baba Yaga Is a Lesbian” by Mallory Pearson (Electric Literature)