I’ve heard it’s quite hard to get your hands on the Polish copies. Hopefully there will be reprints soon! And likewise, thank you for the follow. Enjoy your read 😊

I truly loved this post, regardless of how jealous I felt!

If the six is not enough I recommend the seasons quartet and his excellent book on Edvard Munch. On the other hand, I couldn’t get through the Morning Star. I’m a fan but I think he should stick to what he does best, autofiction and essay.

Ah I’m looking forward to reading this one. Curious to know your thoughts on it!

What blows my mind is I grew up in a relatively liberal part of Poland that historically doesn’t vote conservative (Kuyavian-Pomeranian). Yet growing up it still felt so hostile, nationalistic, homophobic, you name it. I can’t imagine how lonely being progressive feels in places like Podlasie.

Hi, are there any plans to reopen the submissions? Thank you!

Exactly. Also, writers are not the ones who created this problem and likely won’t be the ones to solve it. Not on their own anyway.

I agree. From a reader’s perspective I think the author’s gender only becomes an issue if one exclusively reads male writers. Same with queer and POC writers. But the readers who realise this are already headed in the right direction. Beyond that it should not be a competition by any means.