Lawrence O'Toole (journalist)

Lawrence O'Toole is a former Canadian journalist, best known as a film, dance and theatre critic for The Globe and Mail and Maclean's in the 1970s and 1980s.[1] After moving to New York City in 1988, he was a contributor to Time, Entertainment Weekly, GQ and The New York Times,[2] and volunteered for an AIDS service organization.[2] In 1994, he published Heart's Longing: Newfoundland, New York and the Distance Home, a memoir of his experience growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador, coming out as gay as an adult, and later returning to his hometown of Renews for a visit.[3] The book was an expansion of an article he had previously written for Saturday Night.[2]

He also published at least one short story, "Goin' to Town with Katie Ann", which was featured in the 1990 Journey Prize anthology.[4]

He currently works as a real estate agent in Kingston, New York.

References

  1. ↑ "Critic's great voice lives on in collection". Ottawa Citizen, October 9, 1994.
  2. 1 2 3 "Between the Rock and a hard place". Montreal Gazette, October 22, 1994.
  3. ↑ "O'Toole makes a splash beyond the shallows of journalese". The Globe and Mail, December 3, 1994.
  4. ↑ "Readable journey through Canada's diverse short stories". Ottawa Citizen, September 1, 1990.

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