The Nelligan Review

     We recently said goodbye to Alice Munro July 10, 1931 - May 13, 2024 and Paul Auster February 3, 1947 - April 30, 2024. Giants falling; the art world thinner. Previous to this, McCarthy. And with the days of summer approaching quickly, it will soon be time to build the reading list. I will revisit Dance of the Happy Shades, a book first read in elementary school, at an age where it was not possible yet to appreciate the prose of Munro - itself, like a summer day, slow and easy and building to a promise of more, in this case, a light that shines on prejudice, otherness, and ostracization.  And having read recently Charles Foran's latest book, Just Once, No More, I will add Auster's The Invention of Solitude, in  the continued examination of life after the death of a father.  And while we will always soak in the words of authors no longer with us, it is incumbent upon us to seek out new authors - the voices of today. As such, in this summer issue, we offer you work by: Kevin B, Derek Webster, Taunja Thomson, John Dos Passos Coggin, Anastasia Walker, and Erik Soto. Over on the art scene, we have work by: Sean Gallagher and Philippe Halaburda, as well as a look at - for your thought and consideration, the best anti-Trump graffiti.

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We hope you enjoy your summer, and happy reading - oh, and fire up the spray paint cans; stockpile while you can, they could soon be needed, more so than ever, sadly.

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