What I m Reading: New author Rebecca K. Reilly
14 May, 2021 10:00 PM
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By: Rebecca K. Reilly Most of the reading I do comes about because I m desperate to be in the know about the latest literary trends and be a part of the conversation. However, because I hate owning things and never have any money anyway, my reading life takes place at the mercy of the sometimes wildly lengthy Auckland Libraries waitlists. I ve been waiting to read The Girl in the Mirror since October last year and I m still 141 in the queue. It s great to hear so many people are using the libraries - and also terrible for me, personally.
Artist-turned-writer tackles sex, death and bondage in debut novel
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Sculptor and artist Ella Baxter has always been obsessed with what she canât understand.
âThings that are slightly mysterious, or impenetrable,â she says. âObviously sex and death tie into that.â
Visual artist Ella Baxter, who has written her debut novel,
New Animal.
Credit:Justin Mcmanus
Theyâre themes she interrogates in her artworks, which include âtextile sculpturesâ of stylised death shrouds made from antique linen, silk and cotton, representing images in deep space, including images released by NASA, and her large-scale, ephemeral cocoons, crafted from organic materials, which have been installed as site-specific works and exhibited at Gasworks Arts Park in Melbourneâs Albert Park.
The University of Georgia Student Government Association held a seminar on equity, diversity and inclusion for Senators, and the educational affairs committee discussed a resolution that recommends UGA continue supporting the HOPE and Zell B. Miller Scholarships at a meeting Tuesday.
SGA has not passed a piece of legislation about the continued approval of HOPE and Zell since 2011 when changes were last made to the scholarships.
âThe idea is to have support on the record in years where there isnât potential change as a way to make a [stronger argument of support] whenever there is change,â Senator Bradley Howard said.
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