Lee Arden
Author & publisher
About:
Lee Arden is white, trans, an anarchist, a Quaker, and is originally from Algonquin land in the Ottawa Valley, now calling Montreal/Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang home.Lee founded and runs Sheer Spite Press, a small press and zine distro producing and distributing beautiful, affordable, political books and zines, with a focus on personal narratives.Their first traditionally published book is The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard? (September 2026, Fernwood Publishing). They are also the author of many zines, including PALS: The Radical Possibilities of Friendship, and Surprisingly OK: What Healing Trauma Feels Like.
The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard?
Out September 10, 2026 from Fernwood Publishing."Friendship is hard because everything is hard. This book examines social structures to demonstrate how people mend an unravelling social fabric."
Book tour!
All events for the book launch will be posted here:
Press
The Politics of Lonely in CBC's list of most-anticipated Canadian non-fiction for fall 2026
How do we sustain friendships in a world on fire?, interview in Xtra by Oliver Haug
Snacking from Ursula Le Guin’s communal pickle barrels with Lee Arden, Gender Reveal podcast