Kevin Shaw is a poet, writer, and librarian based in London, Ontario, Canada. His writing has appeared in print and online publications such as The Malahat Review.
Reviews
Thursday, September 24 2009
Out in the Country: Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility by Mary L. Gray
Instead of long-suffering iconoclasts who want to leave the family farm, Gray introduces teenagers that are keenly aware of their environs and the means at hand to navigate a life that is both queer and rural.
Wednesday, July 22 2009
So Long as Men Can Breathe by Clinton Heylin
It’s entirely refreshing to read about Shakespeare without the hushed tone of literary sanctity, while preserving the rigors of good research.
Monday, June 22 2009
A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White
The narrator's voice -- by turns lyrical and brutal, expansive and introspective -- is White's greatest triumph, elevating what could have been a cliché into a fascinating study of sexual reckoning.
Monday, May 18 2009
Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon
These essays serve as a sort of B-side to Chabon's fiction as we are given access to his personal iconography and influences.
Thursday, April 23 2009
Planet Google by Randall Stross
While I am happily learning each new product to emerge from the Googleplex, how much is Google learning about me?
