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Where did you sleep last night toronto public library. Apr 24, 2015 lynn crosbie s says where did you sleep last night is about feeling such tremendous grief and longing, and teenaged girls falling in love with the ghost of kurt cobain kevin van paassen for. Where did you sleep last night house of anansi press a book showed up on my doorstep a few months back. Read where did you sleep last night and indulge in. In her latest novel, where did you sleep last night, the poet, cultural commentator and author tackles bullying, physical abuse, dead boyfriends and drug. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Lynn crosbie on literary doppelgangers and the stepford curse. Lynn crosbie was born in montreal and is a cultural critic. Lynn crosbie has produced a grunge elegy akin to author michael turners iconic punk novel, hard core logo. Jun 17, 2016 for fans of canadian literary fiction, fanfiction, grunge, nirvana, and pop music in general, the arrival of lynn crosbies where did you sleep last night was accompanied by a considerable amount of buzz. Her book life is about losing everything, a roman a cleffictional memoir, was released in april 2012 by house of anansi.

Lynn crosbie s where did you sleep last night is a novel that looks out from that gaze and casts it at the reader. Still, though its been a few months now since i finished where did you sleep last night, by lynn crosbie, i havent forgotten it and im at least going to write a few words here because its stuck with me, as lynn s books and photos do. Read the synopsis if you want to know what the book is about. Where did you sleep last night by lynn crosbie, paperback. Lynn crosbie author of where did you sleep last night. Lynn crosbies where did you sleep last night is magic. The kingston letters 1997 and dorothy lamour 1999, are based on actual crime cases and investigate the boundaries of fact and fiction. Restrict search to only titles where full marc is available. Now, lynn crosbies where did you sleep last night, a novel split between 19 yearold, selfidentified walmart goth evelyn gray and her. Where did you sleep last night by lynn crosbie overdrive. Now, lynn crosbies where did you sleep last night, a novel split between 19yearold, selfidentified walmart goth evelyn gray and her rock star lover, who may or may not be the reincarnation of. May 01, 2015 in her latest book, where did you sleep last night, toronto writer lynn crosbie creates what she calls an haute fan fiction novel about a girl named evelyn whose love for cobain is so strong. Where did you sleep last night is a love story about a teenage girl who embarks on a relationship with kurt cobain. Where did you sleep last night is a love story about a teenage girl who embarks on a.

Apr 04, 2015 a book about kurt cobain, with nirvana song lyrics and so much hype that i saw this beautiful cover everywhere in toronto this summer. Lead belly is often said to be the author of the song, e. Where did you sleep last night ebook by lynn crosbie. Lynn crosbie when evelyn gray, a lonely sixteenyear old from carnation, washington, overdoses, she wakes up in the hospital with her idol, kurt cobain, convalescing in the bed beside her, with no memory of his. Listed as black girl or in the pines, this version appears on compilations such as where did you sleep last night lead belly legacy vol. Read where did you sleep last night and indulge in some underground nostalgia. Jul 04, 2015 tags courtney love drugs frances bean cobain grunge kurt cobain lynn crosbie nirvana read of the week rock sex where did you sleep last night ya stephanie estrada steph is 20 years old, born and. Miriam toews, author of all my puny sorrows and a complicated kindness where did you sleep last night is terrifying and beautiful. D in english from the university of toronto, writing her thesis on the work of the american poet anne sexton. Lynn crosbies where did you sleep last night is a brilliant portrait of romance, rages, passionate reunions, the emptiness of fame and the devastating losses that afflict two doomed rock stars locked in a heartshaped box. Miriam toews, author of all my puny sorrows 20150305where did you sleep last night is terrifying and beautiful. Evelyn gray is a sad and lonely sixteenyearold from carnation, washington who is terrorized by her classmates at school. Lynn crosbies new novel is a fantastical love story about a teenage girl who embarks on a relationship with the dead spirit of kurt cobain. Lynn crosbies where did you sleep last nightby spencer.

The m word was good, an intelligent collection of essays that dealt with all things mom from being one to not being one to not being one soon after becoming one, etc. Where did you sleep last night lynn crosbie lynn crosbie s new novel is a fantastical love story about a teenage girl who embarks on a relationship with the dead spirit of kurt cobain. But after reading it, only one phrase comes to mind. New and selected poems 1998, missing children 2003, and the book length. Her collections of poetry are miss pamelas mercy 1992, villainelle 1994, pearl 1996, queen rat. Where did you sleep last night by lynn crosbie lynn crosbies new novel is a fantastical love story about a teenage girl who embarks on a relationship with the dead spirit of kurt cobain. Lesley leroux on where did you sleep last night by lynn. A book about kurt cobain, with nirvana song lyrics and so much hype that i saw this beautiful cover everywhere in toronto this summer. In the afterword, the author describes her original.

Read where did you sleep last night by lynn crosbie available from rakuten kobo. Praise for lynn crosbie and where did you sleep last night. Still, though its been a few months now since i finished where did you sleep last night, by lynn crosbie, i havent forgotten it and im at least going to write a few words here because its stuck with me, as lynns books and photos do. Where did you sleep last night a court of coffee and books. Her novel where did you sleep last night was published in 2015 from house of anansi. For fans of canadian literary fiction, fanfiction, grunge, nirvana, and pop music in general, the arrival of lynn crosbie s where did you sleep last night was accompanied by a considerable amount of buzz. Lynn crosbie s where did you sleep last night is a brilliant portrait of romance, rages, passionate reunions, the emptiness of fame and the devastating losses that afflict two doomed rock stars locked in a heartshaped box. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. In my orbit, as it is with a few notable canlit figures douglas glover, tony burgess, zsuzsi gartner, and certain others included,read more. Id heard about the book from my illustrator friend lola landekic, who designed the absolutely spectacular cover, 1 which is incredibly polished, on point thematically, and successfully, refreshingly, bucks a ton of boring, outdated trends in cover design. The book s title, where did you sleep last night, comes from a lead belly song. Lynn crosbies new novel is a fantastical love story. Where did you sleep last night by lynn crosbie and publisher house of anansi press.

Where did you sleep last night lynn crosbies new novel is a fantastical love story about a teenage girl who embarks on a relationship with. Poet, author, and novelist lynn crosbie was born and raised in montreal. Where did you sleep last night, book by lynn crosbie. Where did you sleep last night lynn crosbie 9781770899315. Nnn our prime provocateur is back with an outrageous, drugfuelled, sexpacked ode to kurt cobain. She is the author of the controversial book pauls case, about the paul bernardokarla homolka murders, as well as the novels life is about losing everything and where did you sleep last night, a trillium book award finalist. Where did you sleep last night house of anansi press. Buy the paperback book where did you sleep last night by lynn crosbie at indigo. Kurt cobain is the heart of the latest novel by lynn crosbie, where did you sleep last night house of anansi, a wild mixture of fan fiction and magical realism. D in english from the university of toronto, writing her.

Jun 20, 2016 english finalist for the 2016 trillium book award 2016 finalistes prix litteraire trillium. Nnn our prime provocateur is back with an outrageous. Evelyn gray is a miserable sixteenyearold girl from carnation, washington, who is in love with kurt cobain. The book s title, where did you sleep last night, comes from a lead belly song cobain covered during an mtv unplugged in new york taping in 1993.

Heather oneill, author of the girl who was saturday night and lullabies for little criminals lynn crosbies where did you sleep last night is a brilliant portrait of romance, rages, passionate reunions, the emptiness of fame, and the devastating losses that afflict two doomed rock stars locked in a heartshaped box. Tags courtney love drugs frances bean cobain grunge kurt cobain lynn crosbie nirvana read of the week rock sex where did you sleep last night ya. May 02, 2015 lynn crosbie has produced a grunge elegy akin to author michael turners iconic punk novel, hard core logo. Lynn crosbie poetically reimagines the saga of kurt, courtney. Lynn crosbie, where did you sleep last night, house of anansi. In it, we find him reimagined as the love interest of evelyn gray, a teenager who, while recovering from an overdose, believes shes found the spirit of cobain in a neighboring. Heather oneill, author of the girl who was saturday night lynn crosbie s where did you sleep last night is a brilliant portrait of romance, rages, passionate reunions, the emptiness of fame and the devastating losses that afflict two doomed rock stars locked in a heartshaped box. An awardwinning journalist and cultural critic, she has written about fashion, sports, art, and celebrity. Lesley leroux on where did you sleep last night by lynn crosbie. Together, they become famous musicians, and the reader follows along their path to fame, their spiral into druginduced episodes. Where did you sleep last night chester county library. In the afterword, the author describes her original intention to write a kind of young adult novel in the slashfiction mode a delirious love story between a lonely teenaged girl and a beautiful boy who looks and sounds and.

I wanted to do a thorough, good post about this book, but it seems that i. Evelyn tries to commit suicide, and wakes up in the hospital beside a man celine who is basically a reincarnated kurt cobain. Her most recent book is a collection of poems about her father, entitled the corpses of the future. In my orbit, as it is with a few notable canlit figures douglas glover, tony burgess, zsuzsi gartner, and certain others included, the publication of a crosbie book is kind of a big deal. Crosbie pauls case has written a remarkable love story between a lonely teenager and the deceased singer kurt cobain. That kept me reading and then even thinking it was a great book. He looks like him, talks like him, and creates music just like him. Where did you sleep last night by lynn crosbie was everything i knew i needed. May 02, 2015 lynn crosbies where did you sleep last night is a brilliant portrait of romance, rages, passionate reunions, the emptiness of fame and the devastating losses that afflict two doomed rock stars locked in a heartshaped box. Her most recent book is a collection of poems about. Lynn crosbie on the muse of the here and now and a novel.

Poet, novelist, and cultural critic lynn crosbie was born in montreal and currently resides in toronto. In the afterword, the author describes her original intention to write a kind of young adult novel in the slashfiction mode a delirious love story between a lonely teenaged girl. Lynn crosbies where did you sleep last night is a novel that looks out from that gaze and casts it at the reader. House of anansi, 2015, tells the story of the relationship between a teenage girl and the reincarnation. Miriam toews, author of all my puny sorrows where did you sleep last night is terrifying and beautiful. It is a thrift store jam packed with once loved, tattered, and gorgeous images.

Where did you sleep last night by lynn crosbie 2016. Now, lynn crosbie s where did you sleep last night, a novel split between 19yearold, selfidentified walmart goth evelyn gray and her rock star lover, who may or. The book won the 20 relit award in the fiction category. The cover of lynn crosbie s where did you sleep last night depicts a line drawing of kurt cobain wearing bugeyed sunglasses with a hunting cap obscuring his face. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. A phd in english literature with a background in visual studies, she teaches at the university of toronto and the art gallery of ontario. Bold, kaleidoscopic, full of absurd black humour, lynn crosbie s new novel where did you sleep last night. Where did you sleep last night is a love story about a teenage girl who embarks on. May 22, 2015 now, lynn crosbie s where did you sleep last night, a novel split between 19yearold, selfidentified walmart goth evelyn gray and her rock star lover, who may or may not be the reincarnation. She wrote a novel called where did you sleep last night, which tells the story of a teenage girl who has a relationship with grunge rocker kurt cobain. Where did you sleep last night, by lynn crosbie, anansi press, 2015. I predict this book will, like kurt cobain, develop its own cult following. Buy where did you sleep last night by lynn crosbie from amazons fiction books store.

Jun 24, 2016 i bought where did you sleep last night almost on launch day, something i never do. Her most recent novel, where did you sleep last night. A highly original work of haute fan fiction, written in crosbie s poetic and emotionally evocative prose, where did you sleep last night is an imaginative, surprisingly funny, and touching novel about the adamant persistence of love. I dont even know where to start, or how to describe it. Lynn crosbie s says where did you sleep last night is about feeling such tremendous grief and longing, and teenaged girls falling in love with the ghost of kurt cobain kevin van paassen for. She earned a phd in english literature from the university of toronto, focusing on the writing of anne sexton. Sep, 2016 where did you sleep last night is a love story about a teenage girl who embarks on a relationship with kurt cobain. Jul 27, 2015 the cover of lynn crosbies where did you sleep last night depicts a line drawing of kurt cobain wearing bugeyed sunglasses with a hunting cap obscuring his face. Lynn crosbie poetically reimagines the saga of kurt. Where did you sleep last night by lynn crosbie now.