A History of My Brief Body

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

A History of My Brief Body
AuthorBilly-Ray Belcourt
CountryCanadian
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography, Essay
PublisherPenguin Canada
Publication date
May 14, 2020
Media typePrint

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:

References
  1. "A History of My Brief Body". Kirkus Reviews. April 12, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  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.
  12. "A History of My Brief Body". BookShop. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  13. Hussey, Rebecca (2021-08-24). "12 Great Indigenous Memoirs". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  14. Rosenberg, Rachel (2021-07-20). "9 LGBTQ+ Memoirs to Read This Summer". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  15. Kero, River H. (2021-02-02). "15 of the Most Popular 2020 Indigenous Books". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. "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.
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