It provides an insightful example, by turns entertaining and horrifying, of why grassroots conflict reporting is so important today. This book collates articles on conflict, crime, and politics with chapters on the Kurdish resistance movement in Turkey, the fight for Rojava, 3D printed guns and neo-Nazism, among other things. Guided by his own moral compass rather than partisan politics or corporate donor restrictions, he unflinchingly presents the reality of contemporary conflict in all its messiness, whilst concurrently singling out instances of humanity and humour.
Hanrahan’s conflict reporting is distinct from orthodox reportage due its gritty, everyday nature, combined with its focus on the grassroots elements of under-reported conflicts. Gargoyle is a compilation of written work by British journalist and founder of the grassroots media organisation Popular Front Jake Hanrahan. Gargoyle: Reporting from Frontlines, Jail Cells and Trap Houses – Jake Hanrahan (2021)īuy from (scroll down for links to independent booksellers)
Check it out, along with Chambers’ other work – it will probably touch you similarly. LGBTQIA+ themes are prominent throughout this touching work, which made me cry in a very good way. The novel is less of an action packed, tight narrative and more of an extended character study that focuses on the themes of technology, identity within a body that is unfamiliar and unpleasant to you, and the idea of pursuing motherhood as an AI. The next instalment in the ‘Wayfarers’ series, A Closed and Common Orbit is one half a love letter to the exploration of one’s identity in a world unknown to you, one half a recollection of childhood trauma and the cyclical nature of motherhood. A Closed and Common Orbit – Becky Chambers (2016)īecky Chambers, a writer I was delighted to meet in person after I read her debut novel The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, has been remarkably clear that the themes in her science fiction are meant to parallel events and issues which are prominent in the world today, from colonialism to LGBTQIA discrimination to child labour.
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