Citation formats are based on standards as of july 2010. Coyote reimagine their groundbreaking gender failure live show as a heartfelt collaborative memoir. Coyote are selfproclaimed gender failures, but their new book from arsenal pulp press titled gender failure 306. National transgender resources lesbian, gay, bisexual. The slow fix is a storytellers travelogue, an ode to coyotes northwestern roots and a guide to navigating public spaces for those who defy the gender expectations of others. In this section of their performance gender failure ivan coyote tells the story the rest of my chest from the print collection gender failure. Coyote and rae spoon, out now from arsenal pulp press i can hold my pee for hours. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. If youre familiar with ivans and raes work, gender failure cant absolutely be missed. Gender failure isbn 9781551525365 pdf epub ivan coyote. American author lucas hilderbrand will launch his criticallyacclaimed book paris is burning. Ivan coyote is the awardwinning author of twelve books, the creator of four short films, and has released three albums that combine storytelling with music. In their first collaborative book, ivan and rae explore and expose their failed attempts at fitting into the gender binary, and how ultimately our expectations and. List of products by publisherlabel arsenal pulp press.
In their first collaborative book, ivan and rae explore and expose their failed attempts. Ivan and rae mix the gender identity interview for adults ftm with beats and video to create the gender failure theme song. Based on their acclaimed 2012 live show that toured across the united states and in europe, gender failure is a poignant collection of autobiographical essays, lyrics, and images documenting ivan and raes personal journeys from gender failure to gender enlightenment. They also visit schools to tell stories and give writing workshops. Over the rainbow books is a bibliography that reflects the lgbt experience and is meant for general adult readers. This acclaimed book by ivan coyote is available at in several formats for your ereader. In this wryly confessional memoir, author, poet, and filmmaker coyote gender failure recounts a life growing up in the yukon and vancouver as a gender nonconforming tomboy. Rae and ivan thoughtfully speak to the fact that a culture that adheres to a rigid gender binary is a culture that ultimately. Gender education and advocacy gea is a national organization focused on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people in human society. Excerpt from we had no rules by corinne manning appears at.
Close to spiderman 2000, one mans trash 2002, loose end 2005, bow grip 2006, the slow fix 2008, missed her 2010, persistence. This collection of essays and personal stories is the collaborative work of ivan e. Coyote is a trans writer, performer, and author of eight books published by arsenal pulp press, including gender failure cowritten by rae spoon, the youngadult collection one in every crowd, and the novel bow grip, winner of the relit award. In loose end, their third story collection, ivan focuses attention on the city. Coyotes first book, boys like her press gang publishers, 1998, was adapted from a live show that was performed by their theater troop, taste this.
Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year. Inquisitive and expansive, like a boy but not a boy explores author andrea bennetts experiences with gender expectations, being a nonbinary parent, and the sometimes funny and sometimes difficult task of living. Part 5 of gender failure by ivan coyote and rae spoon. Common themes in their work involve identity, gender, community, and class. Dangerdangerdanger from gender failure by rae spoon and. Coyote and rae spoons cowritten book gender failure arsenal pulp press. As part of cbc montreals series close up on gender, our arts contributor nantali indongo asked authors, publishers and bookshop owners in the city for their top picks of books. They joined arsenal pulp press in 2000 and have published 10 books with. A revelatory book about gender, mental illness, parenting, mortality, bike mechanics, work, class, and the task of living in a body. Based on their acclaimed 2012 live show that toured across the us and in europe, gender failure is a poignant collection of autobiographical essays, lyrics, and images documenting ivan and raes personal journeys from gender failure to gender enlightenment.
A book based on the show was published by arsenal pulp in 2014. Twotime bc book prize finalist hubert evans nonfiction prize and the jim deva prize for writing that provokes ivan coyote is one of north americas preeminent storytellers and performers, and the author, coauthor, or coeditor of eleven previous books, all but one of which have been published by arsenal pulp press. Coyotes failure to fit into the traditional gender binary. The book is an adaptation of the duos successfullytoured. Arsenal pulp press active distribution catalogue online. Ivan coyote is a celebrated storyteller and the author of ten previous books, including gender failure with rae spoon and one in every crowd, a collection for lgbt youth. Gender failure is a really simple book on simple issues that seem so complex. Arsenal pulp press is a book publisher in vancouver, canada with over 300 titles currently in print, which include literary fiction and nonfiction. Gender failure is a beautiful, candid, moving account of rae spoon and ivan e. Based on their acclaimed 2012 live show that toured across canada and the us and in europe, gender failure is a poignant collection of autobiographical essays, lyrics, and images documenting ivan and raes personal journeys from gender failure to gender selfacceptance.
Friends, family, and lovers are the lifeblood of coyotes latest story collection, the slow fix. And i envy sooo much the people who have seen the show live. Coyote and rae spoons collaborative book gender failure. I wish that i could see a live performance by ivan coyote and rae spoon. Coyote first conceived of gender failure in 2012, it was as a 45minute live multimedia performance of stories and songs about being trans and living outside the gender binary. Coyote is a canadian spoken word performer, writer, and lgbt advocate. Published april 8th 2014 by arsenal pulp press first published march 31st 2014. Ivan teamed up with arsenal pulp press in 2000, and has since released nine more books. While rae spoon and ivan coyote narrate their various stories tragic and hilarious, sometimes both at the same time we see how gender is ambiguous, confusing, arbitrary, and evolving. In alternating chapters, the two of them explore the very different journeys they each took to arrive at a nonbinary gender identity. I found out about the book when one of ivans essays fear and loathing in public bathrooms, or how i learned to hold my pee was excerpted in slate. The rest of the essays in gender failure are equally as good. Coyote has won many accolades for their collections of short stories, novels, and films. These largely autobiographical pieces are all about.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. This essay is excerpted from the book gender failure by ivan e. I literally adore ivan and ive read everyone of their books more than once. Tomboy survival guide is a funny and moving memoir told in stories, in which ivan recounts the pleasures and difficulties of growing up a tomboy in canadas yukon, and how they learned to embrace their. A powerful collaboration between two extraordinary performerwriters on matters of gender and identity. A fully loaded arsenal two decades on, indie publisher is queerer than ever. Books on the list are read and recommended by the over the rainbow committee, of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender round table glbtrt of the american library association ala theme by. All ways butch and femme 2011, one in every crowd 2012 and gender failure 2014. Rae is the author of the lambda literary award finalist first spring grass fire 2012, and coauthor with ivan e. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The appropriate weight, a story included in corinne mannings debut collection we had no rules, appears at electric literature, as recommended by arsenal publisher brian lam we had no rules is a defiant, beautifully realized story collection about the messy complications of contemporary queer life. Its roots as a stage production are evident the tone is conversational, even intimate, and you can almost imagine the authors telling you these stories in person.
Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, its a book that will touch lgbtq. Ivan is a seasoned stage performer, and over the last twentyfive years has become an audience favourite at storytelling, writers, film, poetry, and folk music festivals from anchorage. Please pardon us while we make updates to the catalog. Sending the reader through a range of emotions this book is an uncomplicated journey through the challenges and joys of choosing to live with courage and purpose, forcing one to. In gender failure, the book, musician rae spoon and writer ivan e. Rae was also featured in the arsenal pulp anthology persistence and composed the instrumental score for the national film board film dead man.