Christopher DiRaddo's Blog, page 3
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 […]
January 27, 2022
Quebec’s English Writing Scene
Originally, I was nervous about this interview but I’m happy with the way it came out. The Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la littérature et la culture québécoises (CRILCQ) asked QWF’s Executive Director Lori Schubert and I if we would […]
January 26, 2022
Watch December’s Violet Hour
It’s hard to believe that this was only two months ago, but in early December 2021 I hosted my first in-person Violet Hour in almost two years. Fierté littéraire had invited me to present a series of readings for their […]
