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Tag Archives: Disability
Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian # 6: Books about Queerness and Disability
Hello there! It’s been lovely to follow you on here! I had a book related question for you. If you’re unable/don’t have the time to answer, no problem! I was just wondering if you knew of any non-fiction/theory books about … Continue reading
A Life-Affirming, Earnest Book for Young Adults: A Review of Cheryl Rainfield’s novel Parallel Visions
Toronto-based young adult writer Cheryl Rainfield’s recently released teen novel Parallel Visions is a simply written, slim book, but it’s hard-hitting nevertheless. Within the first few pages, for example, the issue of teen LGBTQ suicide comes up. The novel not … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Fantasy, Fiction, Lesbian, Queer, Toronto, Young Adult
Tagged asthma, books, Disability, literature, sexual assault, teen literature
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An Empty Ache in Your Chest: A Review of Anne Fleming’s Anomaly
Anne Fleming’s Anomaly (2005) is one of those novels, which, despite being nearly five hundred pages long, makes you want to return right to the first page and begin again once you’ve finished reading it. It’s the kind of book … Continue reading
Posted in Anne Fleming, Canadian, Coming-of-age, Fiction, Lesbian, Queer, Toronto
Tagged books, Disability, literature, raincoast books
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