Sideshow Concessions

Sideshow Concessions is the first book from queer performer and scholar Lucas Crawford. A collection populated by the circus-like bodies and experiences of a narrator navigating rural pasts and urban presents, Sideshow Concessions is the unofficial story of someone who is both a bearded lady and the fattest man in the world. Lucas Crawford is from rural Nova Scotia and is based in Vancouver. Crawford's poetry has been published widely, including in the Literary Review of Canada, The Antigonish Review, Room, PRISM International, and Best Canadian Poetry (2015). Crawford is the R.W.W. Junior Chair of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Simon Fraser University. Transgender Architectonics (2015) is Crawford's book of scholarly essays.

Sideshow Concessions is the first book from queer performerand scholar Lucas Crawford. A collection populated by thecircus-like bodies and experiences of a narrator navigatingrural pasts and urban presents, Sideshow Concessions is theunofficial story of someone who is both a bearded lady andthe fattest man in the world.

"Sideshow Confessionsis an accessible glimpse at the absurd — a clever look at a trans narrative which explores its challenges without drowning in them... Crawford's sense of humour is a breath of fresh air." — Broken Pencil

" Sideshow Concessions is fresh, honest, heartbreaking, and funny, with turns of phrase equally intelligent and moving." —Karen Solie

Sideshow Concessions is the first book from queer performer and scholar Lucas Crawford. A collection populated by the circus-like bodies and experiences of a narrator navigating rural pasts and urban presents, Sideshow Concessions is the unofficial story of someone who is both a bearded lady and the fattest man in the world. "Sideshow Confessions is an accessible glimpse at the absurd — a clever look at a trans narrative which explores its challenges without drowning in them... Crawford's sense of humour is a breath of fresh air." — Broken Pencil " Sideshow Concessions is fresh, honest, heartbreaking, and funny, with turns of phrase equally intelligent and moving." —Karen Solie