Category Archives: Black

Heck Yes, Queer Femme Romance!: A Review of Band Vs. Band, Volume 2 by Kathleen Jacques

Posted on July 12, 2018 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

If you aren’t already reading Vancouver-based cartoonist and designer Kathleen Jacques’s queer femme Band Vs. Band comics series, you are SERIOUSLY missing out. Let me help you rectify that situation. This review is of Band Vs. Band Comix, Volume 2; … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Bisexual, Black, Canadian, comics, femme, Fiction, Graphic, Lesbian, Queer, Trans, Trans Feminine, Vancouver | 4 Comments

The Ten Queer Black Books I’m Most Excited to Read in 2018

Posted on February 21, 2018 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Happy Black History Month! Some of these are new, some of these are old, all of them are undoubtedly going to be awesome when I finally read them. They range from magical realism and science fiction to middle grade and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Black, Caribbean, Fiction, Jewish, Lesbian, list, magic realism, mystery, Non Binary, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Postcolonial, Queer, Romance, Science Fiction, Sex Work, Short Stories, Trans, Trans Feminine, Transgender, Young Adult | Tagged | 4 Comments

Interview With A Queer Reader: Paige Allen Talks AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS, Queer Fan Fiction, and More!

Posted on February 6, 2018 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Paige Allen is a a 24-year-old navigating corporate life in Greater Boston by day; by night, she is, in her own words, “a passionate fangirl and supporter of superheroes, comics, science fiction, fantasy, YA fiction and the Food Network.” In … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Black, Fiction, Interview with a Queer Reader, Non Binary, Queer, Science Fiction, Trans, Young Adult | 2 Comments

The Best (Mostly Queer) Books I Read in 2017

Posted on January 18, 2018 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

I recently published a lengthy post reviewing my 2017 year in books, but I thought my top eight deserved a post all to themselves. Here are my absolute favourite books that I read last year (many published in 2017, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Bisexual, Black, Canadian, Fantasy, Fiction, Indigenous, Lesbian, memoir, Non-Canadian, Poetry, Queer, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Uncategorized, Vancouver | Tagged , | 13 Comments

Looking Back at My 2017 Year of Reading: A Bookish Survey

Posted on January 15, 2018 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

This is a year-end reading survey I’ve been using for a couple years now that I stole from Danika at The Lesbrary in 2014. If you’re not following The Lesbrary, you’re missing out on a lot of rad queer women’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology, asexual, Black, Canadian, Fantasy, Fiction, list, memoir, mystery, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Queer, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Trans, Trans Feminine, Trans Masculine, Transgender, Vancouver | Tagged , | 5 Comments