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THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE
THE GHOST WAS THE LEAST OF OUR PROBLEMS: MODERN LOVE New York Times
THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE
From Allyson McOuat, author of the popular 2020 New York Times Modern Love essay “The Ghost Was the Least of Our Problems,” comes her debut essay collection
In a series of intimate and humorous dispatches, McOuat examines her identity as a queer woman, and as a mother, through the lens of the pop culture moments in the ’80s and ’90s that m
From Allyson McOuat, author of the popular 2020 New York Times Modern Love essay “The Ghost Was the Least of Our Problems,” comes her debut essay collection
In a series of intimate and humorous dispatches, McOuat examines her identity as a queer woman, and as a mother, through the lens of the pop culture moments in the ’80s and ’90s that molded her identity. McOuat stirs the ingredients required to conjure an unsettled spirit: the horrors of pregnancy and motherhood, love and loss, the supernatural, kaleidoscopic sexuality, near-miss experiences, and the unexplained moments in life that leave you haunted.
Through her own life experiences, various tall tales, urban legends, analysis of horror and thriller films, and spine-chilling true crime incidents, McOuat uncovers how cultural gatekeeping has forced her, as a mother and queer femme woman, to persistently question her own reality. Through this charming and humorous exploration of what moments have made her who she is, McOuat demonstrates for readers a way through by forgiving herself and exorcising her stubborn attachment to a phantom, heteronormative, nuclear family structure.
Available April 30, 2024. PRE-ORDER NOW!
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THE GHOST WAS THE LEAST OF OUR PROBLEMS: MODERN LOVE New York Times
THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE
Allyson McOuat (she/her) is a queer writer from Toronto who has been published in the New York Times, the Globe and Mail, Broadview Magazine, and Plenitude Magazine. McOuat’s Modern Love essay was adapted for television by Modern Love Amsterdam on Amazon Prime. She is a mom of two amazing daughters.
THE GHOST WAS THE LEAST OF OUR PROBLEMS: MODERN LOVE New York Times
THE GHOST WAS THE LEAST OF OUR PROBLEMS: MODERN LOVE New York Times
THE GHOST WAS THE LEAST OF OUR PROBLEMS: MODERN LOVE New York Times
Published on Halloween 2020 in the Sunday Style section of the New York Times Modern Love column Allyson McOuat's popular Queer Ghost Love Story was highlighted on CBC Radio, the New York Times Books and went on to become the inspiration for S1 Ep 5 of Modern Love Amsterdam.
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THE HAMILTON REVIEW OF BOOKS
THE HAMILTON REVIEW OF BOOKS
You might not remember her name, but you surely remember McOuat’s popular 2020 New York Times Modern Love essay “The Ghost Was the Least of Our Problems.” She’s out with her debut essay collection that promises humour and intimacy, told through “her identity as a queer woman, and as a mother, through the lens of the pop culture moments in the ’80s and ’90s that moulded her identity.”
THE HAMILTON REVIEW OF BOOKS
THE HAMILTON REVIEW OF BOOKS
THE HAMILTON REVIEW OF BOOKS
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Toronto writer Allyson McOuat shares her experience growing up as a queer femme woman in the ’80s and ’90s. She details the major pop culture that made her who she is today and what her life is like now as a mom just trying to make it all work. Full of humor and heart, the essays will capture your attention from the first page.