In the world I inhabit much of what is commonly understood about mutual attraction continues to be based on cis-gendered heterosexual and patriarchal ideas of what “sex” is, of what we understand to be “male” or “female” to be. Anything else is queer, as in othered.
Just Say Yes: A Memoir chronicles the highlights of McDonald’s life, from his youth in Orillia to his status as a high-profile science reporter and radio host. Along the way, McDonald discusses how being open to new opportunities was a key to his success.
Chase Joynt is a non-fiction filmmaker and author whose work often focuses on trans themes.
I admire Purdham’s willingness to give voice to the ugly thoughts a lot of us have had about disability or other perceived differences — because we do have them.
This is a how-to-sail (if you do well in learning by reading, with no guiding pictures), a meditation on unexpected hobbies, and a toast to community. Wang’s love of sailing is infectious — truly, I’ve sailed maybe once in my life at this point, and I at least idly considered looking up yacht clubs near me to see if any of them worked in the same way Wang’s does.
On a few Saturday early evenings in the late 80s and early 90s, I often looked forward to watching Jeanne Beker’s Fashion Television.
“I will never stop writing,” says Marion McKinnon Crook after thirty books to her credit.
Indigiqueerness is a lean, skinny book full of meat. At just under 100 pages, it is a comprehensive dive into who is Joshua Whitehead. And, through this vessel, what makes a storyteller?
On October 10th, 2020, a receipt for a cup of coffee proved that Jordan Naterer arrived at Manning Provincial Park.
Part memoir, part critique of the expectations of the genre, Danny Ramadan’s Crooked Teeth opens with a discussion of trust.
Not surprisingly for someone who chose stand-up comedy as a profession, some of Kimmett’s writing is laugh-out-loud funny.
Marek’s Coat is a memoir written by Joseph Skarżeński, who as a Polish child in April of 1940 was transported to Siberia.
Go: A Memoir of Movement. Immediately, I love the engagement. As though joining something already in progress.
Written by someone who clearly respects and appreciates the natural world, The Road to Appledore might well appeal to a broad range of people.
The Old Moon in Her Arms is a graceful gathering of the moments that shape a life, a memoir that is sometimes learning, sometimes teaching, and always astonishing.
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