A History of My Brief Body
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| Author | Billy-Ray Belcourt |
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| Country | Canadian |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography, Essay |
| Publisher | Penguin Canada |
Publication date | May 14, 2020 |
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A History of My Brief Body is an autobiographical series of essays by Billy-Ray Belcourt, published July 14, 2020, by Penguin Canada.
Reception[edit]
A History of My Brief Body received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews,[1] and Quill & Quire,[2] as well as positive reviews from Rabble.ca,[3] Full Stop,[4] Cloud Literary,[5] The Washington Post,[6] The Rumpus,[7] Booklist,[8] and The Nerd Daily.[9]
Kirkus Reviews,[10] CBC,[11] The Globe and Mail, and Largehearted Boy named the book one of the best of the year,[12] and Book Riot[13][14][15] and The Globe and Mail[16] included it on other reading lists.
The book also received the following accolades:
- Lambda Literary Award for Gay Memoir/Biography finalist (2021)[17]
- Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize winner (2021)[18][19]
- Governor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction finalist (2020)[20]
- Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes finalist (2021)[19]
References[edit]
- ^ "A History of My Brief Body". Kirkus Reviews. April 12, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ Janmohamed, Sheniz (2020-09-24). "A History of My Brief Body". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Laroque, Sheila (September 9, 2020). "'A History of My Brief Body': Queer love and life on the Prairies". Rabble. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Pernicano, Kara Laurene (December 22, 2020). "A History of My Brief Body – Billy-Ray Belcourt". Full Stop. Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Thompson, Meredith Grace (July 18, 2021). "Book Review: A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt". Cloud Lake Literary. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Millares Young, Kristen (July 16, 2020). "In 'A History of My Brief Body,' Billy-Ray Belcourt triumphs over oppression through lyric essays". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ Lee, Cody (2020-08-12). "A Poetic Smorgasbord: A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt". The Rumpus. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Sexton, Kathy (August 14, 2020). A History of My Brief Body. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-14 – via Booklist.
- ^ Mowbray, Beth (2020-08-02). "Review: A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt". The Nerd Daily. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ "Best Memoirs of 2020". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ "The best Canadian nonfiction of 2020". CBC Books. December 18, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ "A History of My Brief Body". BookShop. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ Hussey, Rebecca (2021-08-24). "12 Great Indigenous Memoirs". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Rosenberg, Rachel (2021-07-20). "9 LGBTQ+ Memoirs to Read This Summer". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Kero, River H. (2021-02-02). "15 of the Most Popular 2020 Indigenous Books". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Toyne, Becky (2020-06-26). "Summer books preview: 34 of the season's hottest reads". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ "Previous Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Takeuchi, Craig (2021-09-27). "The New Corporation among 2021 B.C. and Yukon Book Prize winners from Vancouver". The Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ a b Takeuchi, Craig (2021-04-08). "B.C. and Yukon Book Prize shortlists announced for 2021". The Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ "Francesca Ekwuyasi, Billy-Ray Belcourt & Anne Carson among 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards finalists". CBC Books. May 4, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-10-14.