![]() “DiRaddo’s first novel is a terrific debut that will have you mulling over the characters long after you’ve finished. It can be categorized as an urban story, as gay literature, or as a mainstream Canadian novel, equally comfortable on any of those shelves a voyage well worth taking.” “What is also noteworthy about this novel is its versatility. “A sharply written time capsule of gay Montreal in the 1990s.” I also program LGBTQ literary events in the city, often in collaboration with Fiert Montreal and the. I live in Montreal (Quebec, Canada), where I am also the founder and host of the Violet Hour reading series and book club. ![]() The lucidity of the remembered scene is so profound that it flings him out into yet another recollection as vivid as the first.” I’m the author of two books: The Family Way (2021) and The Geography of Pluto (2014). ![]() Picture a young man watching TV in his mother’s humble Plateau apartment, or marking high school geography exams … until he’s suddenly catapulted into the past, recalling a moment of discovery, intimacy, or regret. “The book’s crystalline prose makes for an incredibly smooth read but the most impressive technical accomplishment is the timeline. ![]()
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