looking forward edition

29 Saturday Sep 2012

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On the shore (Falmouth, Mass.)

Even though I took much of August and September off from regularly-scheduled blogging, I haven’t done one of these posts since early summer so there’s quite a bit accumulated on the interwebs to direct your attention to.

at the corner of your eye I put up the following reviews:

Our Arcadia, a favorite novel by Robin Lippincott | 2012-09-25
Just Before August Round-Up: a collective review of Virgins, The Accidental Feminist, The Gay Metropolis, Making Gay History, and Breeders | 2012-07-31
America and the Pill, a cultural history of birth control pill | 2012-07-24
I Do, I Don’t, an anthology on gay marriage ca. 2004 | 2012-07-17
Transitions of the Heart, an anthology by mothers of trans kids | 2012-07-10
13 books to read instead of Religious Right: The Greatest Threat to Democracy | 2012-06-12
Big Sex, Little Death, Susie Bright’s memoir | 2012-06-19

guest posts at In Our Words include:

To Be and To Have: Reflections on Getting Gay Married | 2012-07-10
Holding the Space: Thoughts on Being Queer Allies to Our Straight Co-Conspirators | 2012-08-01
We Can Give Them Words: Clearing Space for Our Children to Explore Gender | 2012-08-13

at The Pursuit of Harpyness I contributed:

The link to a great post from the Guardian on the junk science of sexual attraction.
I wrote about the conservative study One Parent or Five, asking why the diversity of family forms generates so much anxiety (and in turn such poor scholarship!)
I posted thoughts from Jay Smooth on rapper Frank Ocean’s story about falling in love with a male friend.
I asked the Harpies where they go for their local coffee fix (and shared my own Boston faves).
A few things I would have written more about if time and energy had aligned.
A rant about Boston Sports Club advertising (read: fat-shaming).
Ten things I like about Hanna (in honor of our fast-approaching marriage).
And finally, three Tuesday Teasers (links lists):

and a few Tumblr-length thoughts over at the feminist librarian reads:

Just today, I put up a farewell post at Harpyness; after nearly two years of blogging at what Hanna refers to as “the orange blog” I’ve decided it’s time to move on. In part, the break I took from blogging in the run-up to our marriage helped me see how over-extended I’ve become on the interwebs. I’d like to re-dedicate myself to this space (the feminist librarian) in the months to come, as well as focusing more systematically on longer-term writing projects.

In the immediate future, I’ll be sharing more stuff about our wedding and book reviews as I am able; my new responsibilities at work are making for a hectic season and I find that I get home in the evenings with less writing energy than usual. I don’t expect this to last, but please bear with me while it does — I love meeting you in this space, and promise I will be here in the years to come.

Incidentally, this is my 1000th post at annajcook.blogspot.com (which began life in 2007 as “The Future Feminist Librarian-Activist” in the spring before I embarked to graduate school in Boston.

me –> writing elsewhere: summertime living edition

16 Saturday Jun 2012

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view from my pillow, sunday afternoon

It’s time for the semi-regular round-up of posts written elsewhere. As a reminder, I’m now linking all blog posts, regardless of host site, at my public twitter account: @feministlib. So for those who use Twitter, it’ll get you day-of updates from here and elsewhere. I realize Twitter isn’t to everyone’s taste, though, so I’ll keep providing these link lists intermittently for those who care.

Over at the corner of your eye I reviewed:

Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
Joining the Resistance by Carol Gilligan
The Morning After by Heather Munro Prescott
Trans/Love edited by Morty Diamond
Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton
Real Live Nude Girl by Carol Queen
Dear Friend by David Deichter

We’re also still posting three fan fic recs per week over at everything is gay and nothing hurts, for those who need a regular injection of slashy goodness.

And at The Pursuit of Harpyness:

I wrote about the moral panic over children online, most recently in the specific debate over allowing children under the age of thirteen to open Facebook accounts.
Tuesday Teasers #10 (12 June 2012)
I shared the video of Jay Smooth reacting to Obama’s public support of marriage equality.
Tuesday Teasers #9 (15 May 2012)
I shared a music video bringing together Lady Gaga and the history of suffrage.
I reviewed Margot Canaday’s The Straight State.
Tuesday Teasers #8 (3 May 2012)
I reviewed Geraldine Pratt’s Families Apart.
I had thoughts about a new study exploring sexual “want” and established relationships.
I shared the video of Girl Talk 2011, an event which supports dialogue between cis and trans women.
Tuesday Teasers #7 (17 April 2012)
Ever been asked if you have a moment for gay rights? I reflect on the assumptions behind the talking points of charity muggers.
I shared a music video of K.D. Lang singing Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah.

And as I already highlighted, I participated in The Last Name Project back in May, writing about the way Hanna and I chose to combine our middle names in marriage. In July, I’ll be contributing further wedding-themed posts to the “queer salon” In Our Words, which has already cross-posted my outline of our minimalist wedding plans.

I continue to feel that the feminist librarian is my true Internet home — and I thank you all for stopping by to visit me here! I’m glad you find it an hospitable space.

me –> writing elsewhere: springtime for harpies! edition

08 Sunday Apr 2012

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Blackthorn Fairy*

Here’s what I’ve been “writing elsewhere” since the 5th of February. Yep. It’s really been that long!

At the corner of your eye:

I wrote a joint review of In Search of Gay America (1989) and Art and Sex in Greenwich Village (2007).
I reviewed Seanan McGuire’s new Discount Armageddon (2012).
I shared a list of books read, not yet reviewed (sensing a theme at all?).
I posted the second episode of Ivor the Engine (1958), a children’s television show from England. Oliver Postgate wins the things.
I reviewed six books at once in a pre-vacation round-up on subjects ranging from last year’s best sex writing to the nature of identity in the twenty-first century.
I shared a list of ten books purchased but not yet read (randomly chosen from the many titles on our shelves!).
I reviewed The Hound of Conscience (1981), a history of English conscientious objectors of the First World War.
Also Bachelors and Bunnies (2011), a history of gender relations as articulated in the pages of Playboy through the 1970s.

At The Pursuit of Harpyness (excluding cross-posts):

I linked to my friend Natalie’s interview about Clover Adams at LibraryThing.
Tuesday Teasers #6 (3 Apr 12).
I mused about getting angry on behalf of the people we love.
Following a conversation with author Rachel Hills, I asked what makes sex “good”?
I shared the digital components to Chicago History Museum’s “Out in Chicago” exhibition.
I bitched about the breathless coverage of the new erotic novel Fifty Shades of Gray. (Seriously? We have to learn all over again for the first time women do enjoy sex/porn/reading?)
I noted an interesting article in the most recent Bitch magazine about what gay men can gain from feminist thought and activism.
I investigated sexual flavor strips so you don’t have to, and asked what we gain and lose from having such a product marketed to us.
Tuesday Teasers #5 (14 Feb 12).
I reviewed Samhita Mukhopadhyay’s Outdated (2012).

Hope y’all are enjoying a long and fruitful spring. Can’t believe we’re heading back into baseball season already here in Boston … that time of year when you have to calculate the options for your commute home based on the relative number of Red Sox fans crawling around the neighborhood!

*Before you ask, yes. I was completely besotted with Cicely Mary Barker’s flower fairies as a wee one. In my defenseI think I assumed they all behaved a bit like Tiki from The Fairy Rebel.

me –> writing elsewhere [harpy fortnight]

05 Sunday Feb 2012

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So, okay, it’s been a while since I put one of these together. But here’s what I’ve been up to elsewhere on the internet since the last “harpy fortnight” (back in December).

Hanna and I launched a new blog, the corner of your eye. And I’m not going to take for granted that y’all rushed over to follow it. I realize I’m not the center of the universe. But if you haven’t checked it out, and have no interest in adding another blog to your feeds, at least be sure to read Hanna’s post about swings. I also have book reviews up there for Britannia’s Glory and Inseparable (both about women + sex) and a couple of vintage films.

Over at The Pursuit of Harpyness I’ve been keeping steady with about two posts per week, the contents of which can be summarized as follows:

Tuesday Teasers (links lists) gathered stuff I’ve been reading around the Internets every other week on Tuesday morning. I’m hoping to keep this going as a regular thing, though they’re surprisingly time-consuming to put together. See 12/20, 1/03, 1/17 and 1/31.
Let’s Talk Images is a series I started because I had some visual materials to share and analyze. I’ve done three so far, in which I put up an image, make a few observations, and throw the comment thread open for further analysis. See the conversation on a health insurance ad, Boston Magazine’s depiction of single women, and breastfeeding pictures on Tumblr.
Blog for Choice 2012 (January 22) actually prompted two posts this year, a pre-post discussion and then the actual post.
Hanna reviewed the new Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (at the corner) while at Harpyness I posed the Bechdel-esque question “how many women can one script sustain?“
Also, will we ever get over asking “what do women want?” when it comes to sex (and porn)?
I posted the audio of Terry Gross’s interview with Jill Lepore about Margaret Sanger and the history of Planned Parenthood.
Also the trailer for Jessica Valenti’s new documentary film on the purity myth.
What are your favorite holiday books and/or traditions?
and I gave a signal boost to the Boston-area researcher working on dissertation research concerning queer folk and social interactions. If you read this blog regularly, you’ll already have been following my participation in Holly’s research.

That’s about all, folks, bar the re-posts and all the regularly-scheduled signal boosts I give stuff over on Tumblr. Have as much fun as you wish, and leave the rest to me.