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Inspiration for being human.
Inspiration for being human.
Role Models for Freedom, Navigating Chaos, Trailblazing Composers
Role Models for Freedom, Navigating Chaos, Trailblazing Composers
Thursday July 9, 2026
Happy Thursday humans! Here is this week's literary inspiration for being human...
Let's consider role models for freedom...
Let's consider role models for freedom...
Two books have served as my role models for freedom this week: My Great, Wide, Beautiful World, the travel journals of early twentieth century globe-trotter Juanita Harrison, and Hybrid Heaven & other(ed) poems—a collection of poems celebrating hybridity in all its forms by Andrew Geoffrey Kwabena Moss. Both Harrison and Moss share transnational experiences in their own voices, and their worldly perspectives inspire me to explore my own freedom and think of myself as a global citizen.
What books inspire you to embrace a more global perspective? What writers serve as your role models for freedom?
Let's notice chaos...
Let's notice chaos...
"Always a certain fundamental
chaos exists if I don’t close
my eyes, pretend
it isn’t there."
—"City Body" in Woman Outside the City
How do you navigate chaos? What kinds of chaos do you accept as a part of life, and how do you deal with it?
Let's listen to a trailblazing composer...
Let's listen to a trailblazing composer...
Performed by Michelle Cann, "Sonata in E Minor" by African American female composer Florence Price is far from conventional. "Sonata in E Minor" is a hybrid piece that unfolds in three parts: the first movement opens with an Andante introduction followed by various melodic themes, the second movement is in the form of a spiritual in the African American musical tradition, and the third movement is a tarantella, named for the lively tarantella dance that originated in the town of Taranto, Italy. This lesson provides more insight into what make's Price's "Sonata in E Minor" such a virtuosic composition.
How can you experiment with hybridity in your own writing? Can you create a hybrid composition that uses language to create a new way of experiencing and understanding the world?
Book Trailers
Book Trailers
The book trailers for Woman Outside the City are now out! Watch the short vertical trailer (1 minute) and the extended widescreen trailer (3 minutes). Feel free to share it with a friend or two who might also enjoy it!
Book Club Guide - Woman Outside the City.pdfBook Club Guide & Media Kit
Book Club Guide & Media Kit
The Book Club Guide for Woman Outside the City is now out! It includes an author Q&A, discussion questions, nonfiction connections, creative writing prompts, and a playlist, all inspired by the book.
The Media Kit includes a press release, tip sheet, author bio, and other goodies for book reviewers, journalists, podcast hosts, and other media uses.
Do you know of a book club that might be interested in reading and discussing Woman Outside the City? Contact info@bricolagelit.com for information about book club support.
Do you know of a book reviewer or podcast host who might be interested in featuring Woman Outside the City? Contact publicity@bricolagelit.com to request a review copy or schedule an interview with the author.
New in Bricolage Lit Books
New in Bricolage Lit Books
In Woman Outside the City, a glitch in the global information system causes people to instantly lose or gain everything. Beginning with veteran Sequoia, whose switch from valid to invalid thrusts her into poverty and homelessness, three women struggle with this massive shift in their lives, challenging systemic assumptions about class, age, gender, and migration along the way.
Preorder the book today!
Bricolage Lit Workshops
Bricolage Lit Workshops
Several new literary workshops have been added to the Bricolage Lit summer schedule, including Journeys & Journaling, City Lit, Hybrid Writing, and World Writers Cafe, a literary workshop designed with English learners in mind. We are also accepting applications for the second Writers Cohort, a free 8-week workshop designed to help writers develop literary work for publication.
Free Guide to Good Literary Conversations
Free Guide to Good Literary Conversations
Reading and writing are often practiced in peaceful solitude — yet it can also be rewarding to discuss our literary activities with others, sharing insights from our adventures with literature and creative writing. The Guide to Good Literary Conversations provides tools and tips to help you enjoy enriching conversations inspired by literature.
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