Category Archives: Zoe Whittall

Reading Projects Past and Reading Projects Present: A Year of QTPOC Books

Posted on January 1, 2015 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

So I’ve had a look at the books I read last year, and found some surprising and some not so surprising results. One thing that was pretty interesting is that I read more books by and/or about bisexual women than … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology, Asian, Bisexual, Black, Canadian, Fiction, Ivan E. Coyote, Lesbian, Nalo Hopkinson, News, Postcolonial, Queer, Science Fiction, Shani Mootoo, Short Stories, South Asian, Toronto, Trans, Trans Feminine, Trans Masculine, Zoe Whittall | Tagged , | 5 Comments

“That’s My Secret. Holding Still”: A Review of Zoe Whittall’s Novel Holding Still For As Long As Possible

Posted on August 22, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Reading Zoe Whittall’s Toronto-set novel Holding Still For As Long As Possible is kind of like reading a wittier, more exciting version of my urban early-to-mid-twenties queer life in the 2000s.  It was fun and nostalgic for me to jump … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Fiction, Queer, Toronto, Trans, Trans Masculine, Zoe Whittall | 6 Comments

The Best Erotica I’ve Ever Read: A Review of With a Rough Tongue: Femme Writes Porn, Edited by Amber Dawn and Trish Kelly

Posted on May 25, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Can I just start this review by saying that With a Rough Tongue: Femmes Write Porn (edited by Vancouver writers Amber Dawn and Trish Kelly) is by far THE BEST EROTICA I HAVE EVER READ.  It’s like really good sex—when … Continue reading →

Posted in Amber Dawn, Anthology, BDSM, Bisexual, Butch, Canadian, Caribbean, Erotica, Fiction, Kristyn Dunnion, Lesbian, Nalo Hopkinson, Non-Canadian, Postcolonial, Queer, Sex Work, Short Stories, Trans Feminine, Trans Masculine, Vancouver, Zoe Whittall | 8 Comments

Queers, Social Media, and Fiction: A Review of Friend. Follow. Text.: #storiesFromLivingOnline Edited by Shawn Syms

Posted on May 10, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

How fitting is it that I found out about the anthology Friend. Follow. Text.: #storiesFromLivingOnline on goodreads, and the editor Shawn Syms found out that I was interested in it on twitter, because I had written about it on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology, Asian, Bisexual, Canadian, Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Canadian, Queer, Short Stories, Toronto, Vancouver, Zoe Whittall | Tagged | 2 Comments

Books to Read after a Lesbian Break-up

Posted on January 5, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

I’m a big believer in the power of books to fix any kind of problem.  So, of course, since I’m going through a break-up, I turned to my somewhat massive collection of books for comfort and I guess all sorts … Continue reading →

Posted in Amber Dawn, Anna Camilleri, Anthology, BDSM, Bisexual, Canadian, Coming-of-age, Erotica, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic, Lesbian, Nalo Hopkinson, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Queer, Science Fiction, Trans, Trans Feminine, Vancouver, Zoe Whittall | Tagged , , | 14 Comments