A History of My Brief Body

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A History of My Brief Body
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Author Billy-Ray Belcourt
CountryCanadian
Language English
Genre Autobiography, Essay
Publisher Penguin Canada
Publication date
May 14, 2020
Media typePrint

A History of My Brief Body is an autobiographical series of essays by Billy-Ray Belcourt, published July 14, 2020, by Penguin Canada.

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Reception

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:

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References

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  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Best Memoirs of 2020". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  11. ↑ "The best Canadian nonfiction of 2020". CBC Books. December 18, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
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  14. ↑ Rosenberg, Rachel (2021-07-20). "9 LGBTQ+ Memoirs to Read This Summer". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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  16. ↑ Toyne, Becky (2020-06-26). "Summer books preview: 34 of the season's hottest reads". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  17. ↑ "Previous Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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