RM Vaughan ‘Troubled’ at book launch

Former Xtra writer at International Writers Fest

The Ottawa International Writers Festival has been playing host to dozens of writers and hundreds of readers since Apr 13. RM Vaughan, Steven Venright and Nathaniel G Moore took the state Apr 17.

Vaughan, a Globe and Mail columnist and former Xtra contributor, launched Troubled, a memoir in verse about his turbulent relationship with his former shrink.

Here, Vaughan introduces the book and reads from a series of poems called Session.

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Marcus McCann

Marcus McCann is an employment and human rights lawyer, member of Queers Crash the Beat, and a part owner of Glad Day Bookshop. Before becoming a lawyer, he was the managing editor of Xtra in Toronto and Ottawa.

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