Low Road Forever
Kirsten Lyon
, Marilyn Stanley
, Cassandra Schiemann
, Hannah Main
, Laurie Burns
, Ksrlene Kuhn
, Jude Castillo
, Julie Kaniak
, Andrea Pole
, Linda Dessau
, Teree Hokanson
, Chris Carvalho
, Jilanna Eagles
, Hoda Montazeri
, Mary Therrien
, Noelle Walsh
, Monica Geerts
, Remi Gunn
, ruth schaeffer
, Dani Kat
, Jocelyn Heisel
, Barry Kazimer
, Julie M.
, Sarah Schwartz
, Sandra Perry
, Janet Baron
, Vanessa S
, Chantal Comeau
, Linda Leitch
, Margo Beredjiklian
, Crystal Inwood
, Maureen Brownlee
, Vanessa Charbonneau-Dinelle
, KERRILYNN SWEENEY
, Deb Philippon
, Joe Mitchell
, Gabrielle Veilleux
, Melissa Poremba
, Yolande Thivierge
, Thelma Ball
, Alice Meems
, Nicki D'Angelo
, Wanda Brine
, PATRICIA SOPEL
, Melissa Kohlman
, Natasa Ilic
, Marla Schecter Howard
, Kim Cappellina
, Rachel Edmonds
, Lynn Andrews
, Paula Adam
, Jenna Lyn Albert
, Filomena Falocco
, Marin Beck
, Ken Gilmour
, Pamela Roberts Griffith
, Heather Belliveau
, Astrid Egger
, Huguette Lemieux
, Fin Macdonald
, Benita Hartwell
, Sandra Storey
, Randi Ann Doll
, Elaine Baptie
, Janice Cournoyer
, Lynn Bechtel
, Naomi MacKinnon
, Mary Danieli
, Diane O'Flaherty
, Penelope Penner
, Deanna Radford
, Joann Horgan
, Alissa Bender
, Jasmeet Gill
, Christopher Rossignol
editor@49thShelf.com
A self-proclaimed "gay feminist harpy since before it was cool," Tara Thorne is situated somewhere between the sharp-eyed urban commentary of Nora Ephron and ribald cultural analysis of Lindy West. In her debut book of essays, the Halifax-based filmmaker, arts critic, and recovering journalist gives readers her unvarnished take on the films and music that made her a feminist, how the #MeToo reckoning led her to write a misandrist vigilante film, what it's like being the only woman in a band, and the snarky tweet that made her lose her position as CBC Radio's arts and culture columnist. Alongside are musings on coming out later in life, remaining resolutely child-free, and why she's decided to step back from being professional to the point of erasure: after two decades, it's time to take the low road.
With the cranky forthrightness of Fran Lebowitz in ,Pretend It's a City, Thorne's voice is both self-assured and deeply self-effacing as she exposes the light haze of misogyny that hangs over us all to find what's funny, what's true, and what needs to be said.
