Gabrielle Drolet

2 weeks ago | thetyee.ca | Gabrielle Drolet

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2 weeks ago | theglobeandmail.com | Gabrielle Drolet

2 weeks ago | xtramagazine.com | Gabrielle Drolet

When I was living in Toronto and newly single, one of the first people I went on a date with was a physiotherapy student named Olivia. She had curly brown hair that always fell perfectly, like a doll’s. We met at a bar in the Gay Village with shitty cocktails and good sandwiches. Olivia was one of the few women I’d matched with on the apps. I could lie and say that this was because of scarcity—pretend that, in all of Toronto, there simply weren’t enough queer women to go around.

2 weeks ago | thewalrus.ca | Gabrielle Drolet

When people ask what I do for a living, I’m faced with two choices: either I can lie or I can bore them with the truth, which is too complicated to explain succinctly. While those around me have normal, definable jobs—accountant, journalist, engineer—my work requires headings and subheadings to get it across properly: a map of overlapping gigs and contracts. “What do you do?” It’s a simple question that often gets asked on first dates.

1 month ago | 49thshelf.com | Trevor Corkum |Julie Booker |Gabrielle Drolet |Robert Wiersema

This month, we’re featuring Broadview Press, an independent publisher known for its expertly edited classics and commitment to accessible, thoughtful scholarship—especially in the humanities, with a specifically Canadian emphasis. Tell me the story of your publisher and when you arrived on the scene. Broadview Press was founded by Don LePan in 1985.