There are plenty of books that I omitted that are much more relevant as far as the impact they have had on society but my list is subjective. It really depends on what piques your interest. When I considered which books to include I thought about the books that captivated my attention and were well written. I also thought about books that had the biggest effect on me personally—books that caused me to think critically and helped me to understand the world around me.
Read MoreSometime in the late ’90s, I was casually browsing for books at the Strand bookstore on the corner of 12th Street and Broadway in New York City. As I nonchalantly picked through the vast selection, I came across a gray-white cover novel with a picture of an old bus parked in the snow. I read the summary and it gave me pause.
Read MorePublished by THREE: A TAO PRESS (3taospress.com), Kevorkian’s Quivira explores the complexities (both human and natural) of the American West. Hers is a voice of vignettes. In snapshots of a larger mural, she dissects the “wrong turns onto rutted orange gravel/on the edge of a gorge a few feet away” (Half-Unpacked Suitcase), and within these moments of travel or introspection, there seems to be a deeper clawing for a sense of truth.
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