Dear reader,

As citizens of the land north of America scramble to find the few remaining 72-roll-packs of quadruple-ply toilet paper, we’ve been busily beavering away in the Geist archives, preparing a special Geist newsletter for these unusual and uncertain times.

Below you’ll find recommendations for Geist-reviewed books and movies that you might finally have the time to indulge in, as well as listings of new books by Geist authors.

You’ll also find a list of indie bookstores that will deliver books right to your door.

Take advantage of any newly found downtime by diving into the Geist archives, jam packed with 30 years worth of the weird and wonderful from the world of words.

And, when you’ve read about all you can read, and watched all you can watch, consider using your extra rolls of toilet paper to write a postcard and enter the 16th Annual Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest.

Stay sharp,
The Geist team

We are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Occasional Geist Erasure Poetry Contest. Many thanks to all those who entered and congratulations to the shortlisted entrants! Head over to the website to see the full list.

The winners will be announced in Geist 115, on newsstands in April.

New Releases from Geist Authors

• “The Swan Suit” by Katherine Fawcett
• “Everyone at This Party” by Tanja Bartel
• “We All Will Be Received” by Leslie Vryenhoek
• “What is Long Past Occurs in Full Light” by
  Marilyn Bowering
• “For It Is a Pleasure and a Surprise to Breathe” by Gary Barwin
• “NISHGA” by Jordan Abel

New Releases from Canadian Authors

• “Big: Stories about Life in Plus-Sized Bodies” edited by Christina Myers
• “Mythical Man” by David Ly
• “The Birth Yard” by Mallory Tater
• “The Dyzgraphxst” by Canisia Lubrin
• “Hearts Amok: A Memoir in Verse” by Kevin Spenst
• “Endlings” by Joanna Lilley
• “Oraiáphon” by Marian L. Thorpe

Home Delivery

Local bookstores have stepped up their game.

Pulpfiction Books is currently open regular hours and the book shop will deliver orders of over $50 for free.

Other bookstores that deliver in Canada:

• Ben McNally Books (Toronto, ON)
• Bookshelf (Guelph, ON)
• Turning the Tide (Saskatoon, SK)
• Glass Bookshop (Edmonton, AB)
• Owl's Nest Books (Calgary, AB)
• Massy Books (Vancouver, BC)
• First Used Books (Vancouver, BC)

Contact your local bookstore to see if they deliver.

Escape The Confines

These favourites will take you on a journey.

Anti-Apocalypse
Kristen Lawson on The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai. More »

Memory Lane
Anson Ching on Red Sorghum by Mo Yan. More »

Spinsters Smash the Patriarchy
Kelsea O'Connor on The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg. More »

Finding Paradise
Stephen Osborne on Maps of Paradise by Alessandro Scafi. More »

End of the Line
Shannon Emmerson on All Possible Worlds: Utopian Experiments in British Columbia by Justine Brown. More »

Netflix and Critique

Our Endnotes editor, Michael Hayward, muses about some of Netflix's finest (and longest). Afterall, a three-and-a-half hour mob flick doesn't seem quite so daunting these days.

“The Two Popes”
A two-hour docu-drama attempts to humanize an institution that is desperately in need of an image makeover. Read More »

“The Irishman”
Director Martin Scorsese gets the whole gang back together—Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel—for an epic 3 1/2 hour long mob film. Read More »

“The King”
In which the first of several Netflix-funded feature films receives a short theatrical release in preparation for this year's awards season. Read More »