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Finding Nevo by Nevo Zisin

Black Dog Books, $18.99 pb, 224 pp, 9781925381184

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‘Coming out’ stories remain one of the most potent sources for young people to understand their own relationship to sex, gender, and sexuality. Living in a largely heteronormative society, many young people find a place in these stories to validate and challenge their thoughts and experiences. Nevo Zisin’s memoir, written at the age of twenty, covers these areas but also speaks to those living outside sex and gender binaries. In recent years there has been a wealth of resources developed for people who resist such classification, and it has become a burgeoning and popular field in independent publishing. Zisin’s preferred pronouns are ‘they’, ‘them’, and ‘their’. It has been some time since ‘they’ has become the preferred singular pronoun in common English usage, yet many people are still surprised when someone adopts ‘they’ as a singular pronoun.

 


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Finding Nevo by Nevo Zisin

Black Dog Books, $18.99 pb, 224 pp, 9781925381184

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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