{"product_id":"i-remember-lights-9781771669351","title":"I Remember Lights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first novel from award-winning poet Ben Ladouceur, \u003ci\u003eI Remember Lights\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a time when the world promised everything to everyone, however irresponsibly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn summer 1967, love is all you need...but some forms of love are criminal. As the spectacular Expo 67 celebrations take shape, a young man new to Montreal learns about gay life from cruising partners, one-night stands, live-in lovers, and friends. Once Expo begins, he finds romance with a charismatic visitor, but their time is limited. When the fireworks wither into smoke, so do their options.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA decade later, during the notorious 1977 police raid on a gay bar called Truxx, he comes to understand even more about the bitter choice, so often made by men like him, between happiness and safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Remember Lights \u003c\/i\u003eis a vital reminder of forgotten history and a visceral exploration of the details of queer life: tribulation and joy, exile and solidarity, cruelty and fortitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8120401\"\u003eBen Ladouceur\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771669351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771669357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC011000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ | Gay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014080\"\u003eHistorical | 20th Century | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEN LADOUCEUR \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eOtter, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Gerald Lampert Memorial Prize, finalist for a Lambda Literary Award, and selected as a \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e best book of the year, and \u003ci\u003eMad Long Emotion, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Archibald Lampman Award. He is a recipient of the Writers' Trust of Canada's Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers and the National Magazine Award for Poetry. His short fiction has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eJourney Prize Stories \u003c\/i\u003eanthology and awarded the Thomas Morton Prize. He lives in Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book*hug Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48457392324845,"sku":"9781771669351","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_22861683-9a91-445c-aadb-e10e49de602b.jpg?v=1753580208","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/i-remember-lights-9781771669351","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}