Catherine Hernandez's Blog: Scarborough Longlisted for Canada Reads

What the judges said...

"Rooted from within the worldview and place it portrays, Scarborough is an intimate portrait of a community with all its nuances and desires deftly captured. Through this novel, Hernandez invites us to engage in both the subtle and the sharp, the ordinary and the extraordinary; which, at its best, is what Toronto is all about. Brick by brick, life by life, Scarborough delivers an orchestral impact, one small, beautiful voice at a time."

Yesssss! I made it into Nowtoronto.com And thanks to Susan G. Cole for allowing me to curse during our interview. I had so much fun bringing her around to all the "sites" around town. lol. #scarbnovel https://nowtoronto.com/…/b…/catherine... “I knew that there were going to be people who would think, ‘Who the fuck does this author think she is writing about a part of Toronto nobody gives a shit about?’ All the more reason to write it. If I’m not shit-disturbing, what’s the fucking point in writing?”

Great review of #scarbnovel http://hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/trev...

Here's an article I wrote for the Quill & Quire about the process of writing #scarbnovel http://www.quillandquire.com/omni/cat...

Another great review for #scarbnovel. So very grateful. He writes:
Hernandez writes not from the vantage of “them over there” but from “us” and “we.”
“We, the brown kids with one and one-half parents, with siblings from different dads we only see in photos; we who call our Grandmothers mom; we who touch our Father’s hands through Plexiglas.”
This is a crucial book for Toronto, and a shining example for writers concerned with the cultural tensions of the now. (Jonathan Valelly)http://www.brokenpencil.com/news/book...

Ahhhh! Another great review of #scarbnovel from Booklist, one of the premiere magazines for US libraries. Since the full review is only for paid subscribers I can share this quote from them:
Scarborough is raw yet beautiful, disturbing yet hopeful. And though it often feels relentless in its bleakness, it also gives voice to people whose stories are often unheard, making this an important book that deserves a wide audience.
— Kathy Sexton
Thanks to all of my supporters for continuing to send their love of the book as well. Every positive thought counts.

Thank you Out In Print: Queer Book Reviews for this review. It's true: we have all been Bing. Sending much appreciation for your time reviewing my work in the form of a Whitney Houston song! https://outinprintblog.wordpress.com/...

An in-depth conversation w 49th Shelf​ about the process of writing #scarbnovel https://49thshelf.com/Blog/2017/05/09... #givethanks

Thank you National Post​ for having a Scarberian review #scarbnovel "From the Rouge Hill waterfront via the 54 bus route, to the little strip mall on Lawson and Centennial to the National Thrift on Lawrence and Kingston, to the mural on the Warden Station underpass (Jamaican patty in hand), this is a town coloured by its people, brutal when it’s rough, comfortably home when it feels like it or when it doesn’t. And this is a story on the reckoning of privilege and the acceptance of difference. Simply put, it’s a lot." -- Sadaf Ahsan http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/boo...

Thank you Open Book​ for letting me reveal 12 fun facts about me: http://open-book.ca/News/The-Dirty-Do... #scarbnovel