Peyton Thomas is an author and journalist based in Toronto. His debut novel, Both Sides Now, will be published on August 24, 2021 by Dial Books and Penguin Teen Canada. It is available for pre-order now.

Peyton's writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, Billboard, and Pitchfork, among other publications. He was a 2016 Lambda Literary Fellow and a 2014 recipient of the Norma Epstein Foundation Award in Creative Writing. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 2015, majoring in political science and sexual diversity studies.

Writing

Music

"Still Tears Left to Cry" for Billboard

Album Reviews for Pitchfork

U2's "Zooropa" for Pitchfork's Sunday Review

Soccer Mommy's "color theory" for Pitchfork's Best Albums of 2020

Denzel Curry's "ZUU" for Pitchfork's Best Albums of 2019

Sleater-Kinney's "Hurry on Home" for Pitchfork's Best Songs of 2019

Television

"Netflix's I Am Not Okay With This Turns 1980s Pop Anthems Into Lesbian Love Songs" for Pitchfork

Film

"What Will It Take to Get a Gay Character in Star Wars?" for Vanity Fair