I Remember Lights

By (author): Ben Ladouceur

The first novel from award-winning poet Ben Ladouceur, I Remember Lights depicts a time when the world promised everything to everyone, however irresponsibly.

In 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.

A 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.

I Remember Lights is 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.

AUTHOR

Ben Ladouceur

Ben Ladouceur is the author of Otter, which was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award, and awarded the 2016 Gerald Lampert Memorial Prize. In 2018, he received the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Best Emerging LGBTQ Writer. He currently lives in Ottawa. 


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Dimensions:

260 Pages
8in * 5.25in * 0.6in
0.71lb

Published:

April 24, 2025

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Book*hug Press

ISBN:

9781771669351

Book Subjects:

FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay

Language:

eng

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