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December 22, 2022
Creative Spaces Doc Now Available to Watch Online
The 2021 documentary I took part in is now available to watch online in its entirety. Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian, directed by Licia Canton, looks into the intersections of queerness and Italian-Canadian identity, featuring (in addition to myself) writers Luca Cusmano and Steve Galluccio, and University of Sherbooke professor Domenico A. Beneventi. You …
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November 25, 2022
FIL Guadalajara
I leave for Guadalajara tomorrow. I’m going to attend the Feria Internacional del Libro (FIL), the second largest book fair in the world (Sharjah is the guest of honour). This is a wonderful opportunity. Blue Met invited me to attend as part of their delegation, and I’m honoured. On Monday (Nov. 28), I’ll be taking …
August 24, 2022
Read “The Sun in Our Bodies”
It’s August, so I am feeling nostalgic about Provincetown. It’s been a while since I’ve been, but for a number of years, my boyfriend, friends and I would rent a house for a week and fill it with love, food, […]
August 14, 2022
Watch: Queer & Italian in Montreal
Last month, Violet Hour presented Queer & Italian in Montreal at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Montreal as part of the Fierté Montréal Pride celebrations. I got the idea for this event after learning that Montreal’s Pointe a Calliere Museum […]
June 22, 2022
Read “Pictures and Parades”
Given that June is Pride Month, Accenti Magazine asked if they could publish my essay, “Pictures and Parades,” about a series of photographs taken by me or my friends at Montreal’s Pride parade over the years (the first image I […]
Pictures and Parades
Given that June is Pride Month, Accenti Magazine asked if they could publish my essay, “Pictures and Parades,” about a series of photographs taken by me or my friends at Montreal’s Pride parade over the years (the first image I […]
June 18, 2022
Queer & Italian in Montreal
On Thursday, July 21, I’ll be hosting a special event at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Montreal called “Queer and Italian in Montreal.” An official part of this year’s Fierté Montreal Pride, this event will be a festive celebration of queer […]
May 3, 2022
F.G. Bressani Literary Prize
Just over a month ago, The Family Way was shortlisted for the F.G. Bressani Literary Prize—an award that goes to a book written by an Italian-Canadian author. This is the first nomination I’ve received for either of my books, and […]
April 10, 2022
Encounter in Quebec City
Earlier this week I was interviewed on stage at the Morrin Centre as part of their Imagination Writers’ Festival. I had a great time unpacking the contents of The Family Way with the event’s host, Luc Mercier. His questions were […]
February 27, 2022
The Geography of Pluto Book Trailer
I had such a great time creating a book trailer for The Family Way, I decided to make one for The Geography of Pluto, too. Back when my first novel came out, in 2014, technology wasn’t like what it is […]
