Tag Archives: Canadian Queer

My Favourite Reads of 2021

Posted on January 21, 2022 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

2021 was not my best reading year in recent times; there are lots of books I own or was sent by publishers that I’m excited about that I have not read yet! That’s because I spent most of last year … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Bisexual, Black, Canadian, Casey Plett, comics, Fiction, Graphic, Halifax, Hiromi Goto, Indigenous, Kristyn Dunnion, Lesbian, memoir, Montreal, mystery, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Queer, Romance, Short Stories, Trans, Trans Feminine, Vancouver | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

LGBTQ Fall Book Releases to Be Excited About

Posted on September 22, 2015 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Fall! The leaves are turning colours and everyone is going back to school (well, I am, at least). Fall is also an especially awesome time for book lovers because so. many. books are released in this lovely season. Here are … Continue reading →

Posted in asexual, Bisexual, Black, Canadian, Fiction, Lesbian, Marnie Woodrow, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Poetry, South Asian, Trans, Trans Feminine, Transgender | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

A Near-perfect, Devastating Collection of Poetry: A Review of For Your Own Good by Leah Horlick

Posted on May 28, 2015 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

For Your Own Good by Leah Horlick is full of the kind of writing that inspires superlatives.  It’s one of the best books of poetry I’ve ever read, a genuinely important, incredibly powerful book that has stirred awe in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Jewish, Lesbian, Poetry, Queer, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Vancouver | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Shani Mootoo’s Cereus Blooms at Night: A Visceral, Sensual, and Compassionate Novel

Posted on August 14, 2012 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

A few months ago when I reviewed Shani Mootoo’s most recent novel, Valmiki’s Daughter, I prefaced the review with an admission that I already loved Mootoo’s writing before I even started the book.  It was her first novel, Cereus Blooms … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Caribbean, Fiction, Lesbian, Postcolonial, Queer, Shani Mootoo, South Asian, Transgender | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

A Review of Karen X. Tulchinsky’s Love Ruins Everything: A Failed Lesbian Camp Melodrama

Posted on July 17, 2012 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

I’m not quite sure what I was expecting when I picked up Karen X. Tulchinsky’s first novel Love Ruins Everything (2000), but it certainly wasn’t what I imagined.  Let’s get this straight (or should I say queer, since if this … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Fiction, Gay, Jewish, Karen X. Tulchinsky, Lesbian, Queer, Toronto | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment