Category Archives: Caribbean

Gorgeous, Fiery Words and Skillful, Clever Use of Poetic Devices Equal Only to Each Other: A Review of Jillian Christmas’s Poetry Collection THE GOSPEL OF BREAKING

Posted on May 12, 2020 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

There were many times when I gasped out loud and just sat in awe as I was reading Jillian Christmas’s debut poetry collection The Gospel of Breaking. The poems are alternately sad, sexy, funny, and angry; I found myself—very willingly—riding … Continue reading →

Posted in Black, Canadian, Caribbean, Poetry, Queer | 2 Comments

Viscerally Real Queers, Dyke Processing, Kink, and Disability in Jane Eaton Hamilton’s novel WEEKEND

Posted on October 15, 2018 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Oof. You know when a book feels almost too real? That was my experience with Jane Eaton Hamilton’s novel Weekend. I don’t know if I’ve read a novel about queer relationships that felt so viscerally authentic, ever. This is a … Continue reading →

Posted in BDSM, Black, Butch, Canadian, Caribbean, disability, Fiction, Lesbian, Non Binary, Queer, Trans, Trans Masculine, Transgender | 5 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: Sanchari Sur Talks Queer South Asian Writing, Naked Heart Festival, and More!

Posted on December 6, 2017 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Sanchari Sur is a PhD candidate in English at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research focuses on South Asian Canadian Writers (women, to be specific), as well as representations of subaltern bodies in those written works, and how those bodies challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Caribbean, Fiction, Interview with a Queer Reader, Postcolonial, Queer, Shani Mootoo, South Asian, Toronto | Tagged | Leave a comment

Four Amazing Queer Canadian Short Story Collections You Must Read

Posted on November 2, 2017 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Have I mentioned lately how much I love short stories? I mean, I adore a good novel too, obviously, but novels get a lot of love, whereas short stories and the writers who are so talented at writing them get … Continue reading →

Posted in Butch, Canadian, Caribbean, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, list, Nalo Hopkinson, Queer, Rural, Science Fiction, Shani Mootoo, Short Stories, South Asian, Trans, Trans Feminine, Transgender, Vancouver | 4 Comments