Happy (official) pub day, PRIDE

Happy (official) Publication Day to PRIDE! Our beautiful little jewel of a book (thanks, Douglas & McIntyre, you did us so proud!) is now available nationwide from all the usual suspects, including Amazon, in advance of its forthcoming availability in the U.S. this fall. Western Canadian friends, please consider purchasing your copy from McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg, a bookstore very close to my heart, and with whom I have a fond history (and who can ship books to eager U.S. friends who truly can’t wait till October.) My co-author Angel Guerra and I dearly hope that between my words and his pictures, our book might have something relevant to add to the ongoing dialogue about the state of the 2SLGBTQ+ community today; mostly, why our lives and histories—especially the lives and as yet unwritten histories of the precious queer youth coming up behind us—are worth all the vigilance and love we can muster, as well as all the joy and celebration Pride itself warrants.
 

Prudence Emery (1936-2024)

 

"Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak, you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind."

—Elizabeth I

[Prudence Emery photographed by Richard Paris, August 12th, 2016]

PRIDE in the wild

 

Defying the official publication date, which is April 27th, a few copies of PRIDE have snuck into key bookstores across this city. So lovely to visit "the kids" today in the 2SLGBTQ+ section of Indigo, both Bay/Bloor and the Eaton Centre. They'll be available for order on Amazon on the 27th within Canada (U.S. readers can pre-order for  the October U.S. release) and will trickle into bookstores across Canada during the next few weeks 

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