Occupation Anxiety
Bird's Eye View: On Indigenous rights, reconciliation and the restorative power of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's stories.

By Lisa Bird-Wilson

The Empire Strikes
An account of the Nicaraguan Revolution, Reagan's war and the rise and fall of the Sandinistas.

By Stephen Henighan

Geist 110 Has Arrived!

What's inside?

Christopher Grabowski's photos of the Parade of Lost Souls.

Alberto Manguel on how airport security made him question his identity.

Reviews of books on mythology, women at war, and life's important questions.

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Preoccupied
Reflections on Shakespeare erasure, the Occupy movement, the entanglements of civil art and the prevalence of Harry Potter.

By Stephen Osborne

My Name Is
Pawel Pawlikowski's film, Ida, confronts Poland's dark past and the secrets which will never be revealed.

By Michael Hayward

Transpacific Trade, circa 1800
Anson Ching on Anna, Like Thunder by Peggy Herring.
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Saugus to the Sea
Patty Osborne on Saugus to the Sea by Bill Brown.
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Steampunk Crimefighters
Kelsea O'Connor on The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua. More »

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Dear Geist,

What's your policy on using gender pronouns when referring to animals? What are writers doing? Do you have a policy in your house style? What are your colleagues doing? What do agents and book publishers want?

—Bob G., Cyberspace

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