Clay Andres
Clay J. Andres is a B.C.-based writer who has has written for lifestyle magazines, local newspapers, and online publications. Most of his personal writing focuses on the intersections of feminism, politics, religion, history, literature, and art. He was born and raised Mennonite but is thankful for the influence of his Catholic and a Jewish extended family and the many, many influential people in his life who have expanded his horizons to engage in topics that he cares about deeply, including gender equality, LGBTQ+ issues, Canadian reconciliation, deconstructing national narratives, and finding connections between books where there really aren't any.
Twitter: @claytonjandres
Blog: oneclaymore.wordpress.com
Why Luna Lovegood is the Perfect Ravenclaw
Clay Andres
November 20, 2017
She's inquisitive, never satisfied with just a little bit of knowledge, and drawn to mysteries.
In Praise of Plotless Books
Clay Andres
October 28, 2017
Why plotless books can make for excellent reading.
Nambia and the History of Fictional African Countries
Clay Andres
October 2, 2017
Trump made up an African nation while speaking to the UN, but authors have been doing this for awhile.
Women of Color Who Should Be Added to the Literary Canon
Clay Andres
August 2, 2017
Love Dickens, Hugo, and Stendhal? Read these women of color.
We Need To Stop Judging People Who Don’t Read A Lot
Clay Andres
July 10, 2017
Judging people for not reading as much as we do will just make them want to read less.
Does Every Fantasy Novel Need to Have a Map in it?
Clay Andres
June 23, 2017
Some are useful, but most...not so much.
Is it Possible to Misread Octavia Butler?
Clay Andres
June 22, 2017
On that common (incorrect) assumption made about Octavia Butler's short story "Bloodchild."
The Secret Behind the Success of Captain Underpants
Clay Andres
June 9, 2017
Why kids can't stop reading the Captain Underpants series.
6 Literary Universes that Put the Marvel Movies to Shame
Clay Andres
May 10, 2017
This is Stephen King’s universe, we’re all just living in it.
Did Logan Take Its Plot from this Book?
Clay Andres
May 9, 2017
On the similarities between the movie Logan and the dystopian sci-fi novel Ink by Sabrina Vourvoulias.