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2020 memoir by Billy-Ray Belcourt
A History of My Brief Body is an autobiographical series of essays by
Billy-Ray Belcourt, published July 14, 2020, by
Penguin Canada.
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
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"A History of My Brief Body". Kirkus Reviews. April 12, 2020.
Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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"Best Memoirs of 2020". Kirkus Reviews.
Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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"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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"A History of My Brief Body". BookShop.
Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
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^ Hussey, Rebecca (2021-08-24).
"12 Great Indigenous Memoirs". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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^ Rosenberg, Rachel (2021-07-20).
"9 LGBTQ+ Memoirs to Read This Summer". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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^ Kero, River H. (2021-02-02).
"15 of the Most Popular 2020 Indigenous Books". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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^ Toyne, Becky (2020-06-26).
"Summer books preview: 34 of the season's hottest reads". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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"Previous Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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^ 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.
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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.
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"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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