Category Archives: Victoria

A Romance about Love and Grief: A Review of the Graphic Novel FORWARD by Lisa Maas

Posted on May 24, 2018 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Forward, the first graphic novel by Lisa Maas, is a great reminder of the great work that can be made when authors and artists represent what they know intimately. Set in Victoria, it’s a story about two women both trying … Continue reading →

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Q&A with Karen Rivers, author of A POSSIBILITY OF WHALES

Posted on March 16, 2018 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

If you haven’t already, read my full review of the book, which I posted yesterday. A Possibility of Whales is a brand new middle grade book by Canadian author Karen Rivers featuring a supporting trans boy character. I was lucky … Continue reading →

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Family, Whales, and Trans Kids in Middle Grade Novel A POSSIBILITY OF WHALES by Karen Rivers

Posted on March 15, 2018 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

A Possibility of Whales by Victoria-based author Karen Rivers is, to my knowledge, the first Canadian middle grade book to feature a transgender character. This makes it a pretty big deal. Overall, I’m happy this book exists for cisgender and … Continue reading →

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I Hate Canadian Nature Poetry; Or, Why I Didn’t Like Arleen Paré’s Governer-General-Award-Nominated Lake of Two Mountains

Posted on October 7, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Well, what a coincidence.  I was just finally sitting down today to write a review of Arleen Paré’s poetry collection Lake of Two Mountains and guess what popped up on my social media feed.  Paré has been nominated for  the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Indigenous, Lesbian, Poetry, Queer, Rural, Victoria | Tagged | 11 Comments

Now in Gorgeous Print Version!: A Review of Plenitude’s Fourth Issue

Posted on May 26, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

The fourth issue of Plenitude is both a little new and what I’ve come to expect from this high-quality, diverse collection of writing by queer people.  What’s new, you ask?  Plenitude now comes in a print version!  I was so … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrea Routley, Anthology, Asian, Bisexual, Canadian, Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Canadian, Poetry, Postcolonial, Queer, Short Stories, Victoria | 3 Comments