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.

I Remember Lights is available in April 2025.

(From Book*hug Press)

Ben Ladouceur is an award-winning poet from Ottawa. His first collection Otter, an exploration and celebration of friendship, love and queerness, won the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for best debut collection. Ladouceur's book Mad Long Emotion won the Archibald Lampman Award, which gazes playfully at relationships and love in the natural world. In 2018, Ladouceur received the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ emerging writers. CBC Books named Ladoucer a writer to watch in 2019.