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posted Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Reading Jim Nason’s latest poetry collection, Self-Portrait Embracing a Fabulous Beast, is like taking a masterclass in poetics. The economy and precision of words show effortlessly what makes a poem works. The subjects are noteworthy as well, ranging from ephemeral emotions through carnal sex to portraits of artists whose work is embedded in our cultural […]
posted Tuesday, June 20, 2023
In Pageboy, The Oscar-nominated Elliot Page finally gets to share his truth. The book gives readers a look into Elliot Page’s journey from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Hollywood. The memoir delves into Page’s relationship with his body, his experiences as one of the most famous trans people in the world, and also covers mental health, […]
posted Wednesday, June 14, 2023
In 1990, Sinéad O’Connor’s video for “Nothing Compares 2 U” turned her into a superstar. Two years later, an appearance on Saturday Night Live turned her into a scandal. For many people—including, for years, the author—what they knew of O’Connor stopped there. Allyson McCabe believes it’s time to reassess our old judgments about Sinéad O’Connor and […]
posted Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Dreaming Home is a novel in stories, set between Dallas, San Francisco, and Fort Lauderdale. It’s a queer coming-of-age, and coming-to-terms exploration, that follows the after-effects of betrayal and poignantly explores the ways we search for home. Following six characters across forty years, the novel recounts the fragmentation of a family. Kyle runs from his […]
posted Tuesday, May 30, 2023
The Male Gazed is as much a coming of age book as a coming out book. Featuring deep dives into thirst traps, drag queens, Antonio Banderas, and telenovelas—all in the service of helping us reframe how we talk about (desiring) men. Manuel Betancourt has long lustfully coveted masculinity—in part because he so lacked it. As […]
posted Sunday, May 28, 2023
Expressive Acts: Celebrations and Demonstrations in the Streets of Victorian Toronto tells the story of how the city may have a global reputation as being well-mannered, but its residents have been known taking to the streets to protest for over a century. Author Ian Radforth takes readers for a walk on the wild side of […]
posted Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Siouxsie and The Banshees The Early Years explores the adventures, trials and tribulations of a band defying categorisation, with their uncompromising brilliance being exemplified by three unique albums. Monday September 20th, 1976 saw one of the most unexpected moments in music history when what was to become one of the most iconic, important and mimicked […]
posted Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Adam Sewell has written a book about a few of his rock n roll adventures from the past five decades of his life working within the music business, It’s told through “27 chapters, 3 intros, and 1 tearjerker of an epilogue.” That’s 27 different music-related stories taken from Sewell’s anything but ordinary life. From violent […]
posted Friday, May 5, 2023
In Playing The Palace, Carter Ogden is afraid love just isn’t in the cards for him, after having his heart trampled on by his cheating ex, However, he still holds out hope in a tiny corner of his heart, but even in his wildest dreams he never thought he’d meet the Crown Prince of England, much […]
posted Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Lost Places is Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author Sarah Pinsker’s second short-fiction collection, that brings together a seemingly eclectic group of stories that unite behind certain themes: her touchstones of music and memory are joined by stories about secret subversions and hidden messages in art, lost routes, last chances. Her stories span and transcend genre […]
