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My Favourite Reads from 2020
Is it too late to be sharing a list of 2020 favourites? Never! These were not necessarily published in 2020, just books that I read in that (neverending) year. There’s a smattering of all different genres, with an ample number … Continue reading
Art, Lesbian Love, Palestine, Cairo, and Family in the Novel THE PHILISTINE by Leila Marshy
The Philistine by Leila Marshy was one of those review books that I received with anticipation, but just never got around to reading. Now I have to say, curse you past Casey, because I am sad it sat on my … Continue reading
Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Fiction, Montreal, Queer
Tagged cairo, Can Lit, Canadian authors, egypt, LGBTQ literature, palestine, palestinian authors
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Fluid Queer Identities and Food Justice in the Hi-Lo YA YOU’RE YOU by Mette Bach
A while back Lorimer Children’s and Teens, a Canadian publisher focusing on books for reluctant readers, sent me a few books from their Real Love series. The Real Love series are hi-lo YA novels about LGBTQ+ teens, written by Canadian … Continue reading
A Witty Dissertation on Love, Relationships, and Academia Itself: THEORY by Dionne Brand
Dionne Brand’s most recent book, Theory, is one of those novels that does what it sets out to do absolutely perfectly; but what it sets out to do isn’t going to be for everyone. It’s written in a self-referential discourse … Continue reading
Posted in Black, Canadian, Dionne Brand, Fiction, Lesbian, Queer, Toronto
Tagged Academia, black canadian, Black Voices, Can Lit, Dionne Brand, QTPOC, Theory
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