Joyride more than lives up to its title in this look back at the evolution of a writer, from small alternative weeklies in Portland, through stories placed with Outside, Esquire, Vanity Fair and eventually as staff writer for The New Yorker. Orlean’s work infamously wanders and takes long detours for digressions, but he she presents her life chronologically to give us a real understanding of a career, and life, marked with indefatigable curiosity and wonder. Catnip for both fans of her work and those looking to chart a similar career path.
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Birds of Maine by Michael DeForge
Originally appearing as a webcomic, DeForge gives us a deadpan absurd satire of a utopian colony on the moon, established by birds that have fled a human degraded earth. Any world where librarian and historian are the most honourable professions is one for me. Life as a hot pelican doesn’t seem bad either.
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