Houston Review of Books

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[Steven Salaita @stevesalaita]

It arrived, and it's glorious.

[Palestinian Youth Movement @palyouthmvmt]

🇵🇸🚨HOUSTON ALL OUT FOR PALESTINE🚨🇵🇸

Join us THIS SUNDAY to demand an end to Israel’s illegal expulsion of Palestinians!

WHEN: SUNDAY, JANUARY 23rd
WHERE: Corner of Post Oak and Westheimer
TIME: 2-5PM

[Houston Review of Books @BooksHouston]

HRB announcement: we would love to publish a book review of
Walter Rodney's "How Europe Underdeveloped Africa" as well as a review of "The Groundings with My Brothers" - if any of our followers are interested then please slide into our DM's and we can discuss details @VersoBooks

[Poets and Muses @PoetsandMuses]

In this wk's episode: @kwheat09 talks w @ImogenArate abt #Transitions.

https://t.co/zb5yLSMOnF

#poetrypodcasts #poetry #poems #ForBeingLivedWith #KeepinShape

#LatinoScottishAmericanPoet, @UHouston alum and @DefunktMag #PoetryEditor who lives in @VisitHouston.

@uhcoogslam

[DailyRadical History @radicaldaily]

Dec 14 2008 - Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi throws his shoes at President Bush in protest at US occupation of Iraq. He shouted "This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog" & "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq" with the second shoe.

[Houseless Organizing Coalition @HocHtx]

One of our community members are mourning the sudden death of their infant before the holidays while also dealing with harassment from CPS.

We are helping them raise $3,000 for funeral expenses. Please donate and boost

[Houston Review of Books @BooksHouston]

This piece was originally published 11/09 on https://t.co/mtJT9AX2j4 where you can find more of the author’s writing

[Houston Review of Books @BooksHouston]

Check out our latest, by @gusselsprouts!

“In a lot of ways, Houston epitomizes America’s last gasp as it plunges deeper into a dystopic decline.”

https://t.co/ZQCDzGA7uK…

[Lupe Mendez @thepoetmendez]

Love to see this - nicely done @rosewaterframes! Her review of @AFalomo's African, American.

HAPPY FRIDAY.

[AAEF Center for Arab Studies @ArabStudiesUH]

November 23: Please join us at 11AM CT for “Path of Love in Islam: Rumi and His Ancestors,” a virtual lecture by #OmidSafi @ostadjaan. This event will also feature contributions by our very own @EmranE & #CihanYüksel!

Register here: https://t.co/lkFoXxI1yo

#PathOfLoveInIslam

[machete de mango. 🍉 @adriphase]

this is the best collab I’ll ever see in my lifetime. to live in the same timeline as ayo and aris. wow.

[Ayokunle Falomo @mrAFalomo]

Wow. I'm definitely sobbing. What gift to be seen, to be read---and well, my god!---by THE Aris Kian. I'm so grateful, @rosewaterframes. Thank you for this.

[Houston Review of Books @BooksHouston]

The Space-Time Continuum in Ayokunle Falomo’s “African, American”
by Aris Kian (@rosewaterframes)
https://t.co/ecn9H07ull @ndrmag @AFalomo

[AAEF Center for Arab Studies @ArabStudiesUH]

TOMORROW @ 6pm: Please join us for the 2021 AAEF-Paul Kardoush Annual Memorial Lecture: “Damascus: A History in Words” Presented by Professor Dana Sajdi @BarberDamascus at the Hilton University of Houston!

Reception & Lecture are free and open to the public! Event details ⬇️

[y ☆ @yuhritzuh]

who’s down

[mira ♱ @soulnaigus]

if you went to astroworld fest and you're considering taking the refund, don't do it unless you've read the entire policy. the refund can act as a settlement which cancels out any chance you had to sue.

[Rainer @Anthroptimism]

2035, everyone in Houston has run out of PimpC-oins from an augmented reality subscription scam we are forced to pay to the ZuckerBezos Megacorp to do VR gig work & the repo man turns off the levi-magnets beneath our houses as they sink back down into the permaflood waters

[Houston Review of Books @BooksHouston]

New book review! Rivers Solomon's "The Deep" by Aris Kian @rosewaterframes - https://t.co/hCvqyL2QGf

[Houston Review of Books @BooksHouston]

In our latest Editors Recommend, the HRB editors shared some of the movies, books, podcasts, and shows we have enjoyed lately. Check it out here https://t.co/wUjEyKcAS1!