It’s an embarrassment of riches this week in the coverage of Everything Affects Everyone this week. And I’ll be perfectly honest, I know this is likely all there will be. Which is fine, because I’m feeling pretty blessed by these 3 notices below:
1. Open Book
First up, is “The Dirty Dozen” on Open Book, where I tell you 12 things you may not know about me.
From the preamble by the editors:
“Everything Affects Everyone is a taut, thoughtful novel about listening and being seen, about how women share and protect secrets, and about the nature of belief in all forms. It's a spectacular addition to Lemay's prestigious writing career, which includes the beloved Rumi and the Red Handbag, The Flower Can Always Be Changing, and Calm Things.”
2. Edmonton Journal
Secondly, Justin Bell featured Everything Affects Everyone at The Edmonton Journal. We spoke on Zoom beforehand, and had a great conversation.
From the review: “Everything Affects Everyone plays out like a series short stories, each vignette threaded together with a different perspective, one person’s story connected to the next. An interview influences the life of the woman transcribing it; a stolen piece of art leaves an impact on those who witness its absence, recorded and transcribed five years later in conversations with those who saw the exhibit.”
3. In Conversation with Kerry Clare
Last but not least:
I am really proud of this conversation conducted via email with Kerry Clare. It’s pretty in-depth, so I just want to let it speak for itself. I would love it if you could read it and share it etc. With love and thanks :)
From the preamble:
“Everything Affects Everyone is wonderful and strange, rich and engaging, provocative and comforting, and filled with mystery and beauty. And what impressed me most about this book is how Lemay’s entire oeuvre is an essential context for appreciating this book properly, the way it fits into and extends her ideas and philosophy, which is utterly original, and inviting, which you can’t say about most things one might term a “philosophy.”
I am obsessed with Shawna Lemay’s obsessions, and the generosity with which she shares them, and the way that she can make me become vicariously obsessed with anything.”
