{"id":1660,"date":"2017-12-29T00:37:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T07:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1660"},"modified":"2017-12-29T00:37:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T07:37:02","slug":"do-the-trap-jump-is-the-plug-right-books-read-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1660","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDo the trap jump? Is the plug right?\u201d: Books Read in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"IMG_6770\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/anterobot\/39364874941\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4646\/39364874941_fdf950891f.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6770\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As I\u2019ve only just begun <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bughouse-Poetry-Politics-Madness-Pound\/dp\/0374284040\/\">The Bughouse<\/a><\/em>, I think it\u2019s time for my annual tally:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Books read in 2017: 132<\/strong><br \/>\nComics and graphic novels included in reading total: 23<br \/>\nBooks of poetry included in reading total: 3<br \/>\nBooks reread included in reading total: 2<br \/>\nAcademic &amp; Education related books included in reading total: 17<br \/>\nYA and Junior Fiction books included in reading total: 17<br \/>\nRoleplaying Game-related books (rules, modules, settings \u2013 related to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naeducation.org\/NAED_166282.htm#Garcia\">this<\/a>\u00a0research): 5<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A few thoughts (As usual, here are my posts on books read in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1573\">2015<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1483\">2014<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1317\">2013<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1141\">2012<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=971\">2011<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=616\">2010<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=450\">2009<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>I would be remiss to also point out I <em>published<\/em> two books this year as well. I\u2019ve written about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Good-Reception-Catherine-MacArthur-Foundation\/dp\/0262037084\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1514530526&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=good+reception+antero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Good Reception<\/em><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Alternate-Reality-Digital-Gameplay-Approaches\/dp\/1501316249\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Alternate Reality Games and the Cusp of Digital Gameplay<\/em><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Additionally, I read substantially fewer gaming-related books as that work is now moving toward being submitted for publication. Initial work related to tabletop gaming came out earlier this year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/10749039.2017.1293691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Handbook-Writing-Literacies-Education-Cultures\/dp\/1138206334\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moving on to things I read, the first book I finished this year (on January 4<sup>th<\/sup>) was Jane Mayer&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dark-Money-History-Billionaires-Radical\/dp\/0307947904\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Dark Money<\/em><\/a>. Perhaps the most relevant and accessible book that illustrates the paths that lead to Trumpism, the lessons here continue to resonate.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of novels I enjoyed: Celeste Ng\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Little-Fires-Everywhere-Celeste-Ng\/dp\/0735224293\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1514513483&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=little+fires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Fires Everywhere<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Dexter Palmer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Version-Control-Novel-Dexter-Palmer\/dp\/0307950352\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1514530722&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=version+control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Version Control<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em>both played with precision and form. They were quick reads that still felt sumptuous. Speaking of form, I read Michael Ondaatje&#8217;s\u00a0<a style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Coming-through-Slaughter-Michael-Ondaatje\/dp\/0747572623\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Coming Through Slaughter<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"> for the first time and the <\/span>possibilities<span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">\u00a0of that book as a template for conveying ethnography have had me mulling. Likewise John McPhee&#8217;s\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Levels-Game-John-McPhee\/dp\/0374515263\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Levels of the Game<\/a><\/em> is a book length reckoning of one tennis match that continues to make me think about how to step up the narrative threads in academic writing; I&#8217;m pretty sure this will make some of my graduate syllabi in the near future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In terms of YA books, I re-read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cathys-Book-Found-Call-266-8233\/dp\/0762433469\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1514531133&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=cathy%27s+book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cathy\u2019s Book<\/em><\/a> and read Nnedi Okorafor\u2019s stellar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Akata-Witch-Nnedi-Okorafor\/dp\/0142420913\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Akata Witch<\/em><\/a> both for separate projects, I hope to talk about in the future. I also really enjoyed both of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Becky-Albertalli\/e\/B00MJA4XZ2\/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1514531149&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Becky Albertalli&#8217;s<\/a> books this year and look forward to the film adaptation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ykHeGtN4m94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Love, Simon<\/em><\/a> (even if I don&#8217;t love the film&#8217;s name).<\/p>\n<p>Finally, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Meet-Me-Bathroom-Rebirth-2001-2011\/dp\/0062233092\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1514531413&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=meet+me+in+the+bathroom\"><em>Meet Me in the Bathroom <\/em><\/a>was the quicker read about hipster music culture, Damon Krukowski&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/New-Analog-Listening-Reconnecting-Digital\/dp\/1620971976\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The New Analog<\/em><\/a> has been the book that has most directly affected some of my recent research. The related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotopia.fm\/showcase\/ways-of-hearing\/\">podcast<\/a> series has been illuminating as well.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of music, Vince Staples, SZA, Bleachers, and Rostam have all gotten consistent rotation. Daniel Caesar was the most surprising artist I learned about early on this year. I&#8217;ve probably streamed the <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/danielcaesar\/sets\/daniel-caesar-praise-break\">Praise Break EP<\/a>\u00a0a couple dozen times. The 1-2 punch of the Casablanca interlude and &#8220;We&#8217;ll Always Have Paris&#8221; has been a musical highlight.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/168160605&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/168160604&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text 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