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One of the best things about online magazines is their interest in reviewing books that aren’t hot off the press, which is a big deal for books that don’t make the front page of a national newspaper’s art section or get selected as part of a celebrity book club. To wit: a review of A…
I had some great news from my publisher, TouchWood Editions, this week: A Family by Any Other Name has received a national medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards (known as the IPPYs). We received a silver medal in the Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Non-Fiction category. The IPPYs were launched in 1996 “to bring increased recognition to the…
Big news: A Family by Any Other Name is a finalist in the LGBT anthology category of the 27th annual Lambda Literary Awards! For those who are unaware, the Lammys, as they’re affectionately known, are the preeminent awards for LGBT and queer literature. As Quill and Quire reported, I’m one of 16 Canadians up for…
Join us for an evening of discussion and readings from the new book A Family by Any Other Name: Exploring Queer Relationships, with editor Bruce Gillespie and local contributors Jason Dale and Ellen Russell. At no other time in history have lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender relationships and families been more visible or numerous. A…
Thanks to the many folks who let me know that A Family by Any Other Name was recently reviewed in Curve, the best-selling lesbian magazine. The review wasn’t online last week, when I first heard about it, but I managed to snag a print copy while in Toronto this weekend. Naturally, the review is now…