Every Friday, the PQ Weekly Roundup collects the most shared links in our social media network—bookish articles, reviews, quizzes, recommendations and more—in convenient digest form.
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This is a really cool piece about brain function, and how reading a book can actually have effects on your brain even after you finish reading it. If you’ve ever wondered if reading a book can change your brain, this article is for you.
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Just in time for Halloween…. Are these the scariest books of all time?
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“As a substance, only liquor is (rightly or wrongly) valorized more, so fundamental is the association of caffeine with writing.” On coffee, the great literary stimulant.
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Absolutely gobsmacked by this piece about M. NourbeSe Philip’s experience of translation. Literary translation depends so much on creative interpretation, but we don’t often hear about the nightmare scenario of the translation being at odds with the author’s original work.
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And finally—it could not be easier to get a free copy of The Essential Eugene McNamara, selected by Phil Hall, our newest volume in the Essential Poets series. Here’s how you can get your own.
That’s it for this week’s PQ Weekly Roundup. Don’t forget that we’re hosting the Books & Brews Bash in Windsor, ON this Tuesday, Novembere 1. We hope to see you there!
Cheers,
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