Monthly Archives: February 2014

What Is This Blog All About Anyways?: Or, Women, and Other Complicated Words

Posted on February 27, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

I spent a fair amount of time thinking about what the parameters of my website were going to be before I set it up, although I admittedly probably didn’t think the cheesy name Canadian lesbrarian through well enough.  Oh well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Butch, Canadian, Ivan E. Coyote, Lesbian, News, Non-Canadian, Queer, Shani Mootoo, Trans, Trans Feminine, Trans Masculine | Tagged | 8 Comments

Seemingly Simple Graphic Stories about Messy Coming-out Narratives: A Review of Diane Obomsawin’s On Loving Women

Posted on February 25, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

On Loving Women by Québécoise animator, graphic artist, and painter Diane Obomsawin is another really awesome book that I’m not sure I would have heard about if it hadn’t been sent to me to review!  So I am super happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Coming-of-age, Graphic, Lesbian, Montreal, Non-Fiction, Queer, Short Stories, Young Adult | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

The Talking Nipples Are Just The Cherry On Top: A Review of YA Novel Fruit by Brian Francis

Posted on February 13, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

I might be breaking my own rules here by reviewing Fruit: A Novel about a Boy and His Nipples by Brian Francis.  After all, the title makes it pretty clear this novel is about a boy (as amazing as that … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Coming-of-age, Fiction, Gay, Queer, Toronto, Trans, Trans Feminine, Young Adult | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Wisdom of Youth, The Perspective of Age: A Review of Letters Lived: Radical Reflections, Revolutionary Paths Edited by Sheila Sampath

Posted on February 11, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

I feel pretty lucky to be regularly sent books to review.  Free!  Books!  It’s like a dream come true.  Often I haven’t heard of the book or author and I am glad to be made aware of a new writer … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology, Asian, Black, Canadian, Graphic, Indigenous, Lesbian, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Postcolonial, Queer, Toronto, Trans, Trans Feminine, Trans Masculine, Young Adult | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

A Heartbreaking and Adorable Little Gem: A Review of Elisha Lim’s Zine, Favourite Dating Tales 2009-2012

Posted on February 5, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

So, I read this adorable yet heartbreaking little zine the other day: Favourite Dating Tales 2009-2013 by Toronto-based artist Elisha Lim.  I have to give props to Mey, a great newish edition to the wonder that is the queer women’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Butch, Canadian, Lesbian, Queer, Romance, Toronto, Trans, Trans Masculine | Tagged , | 2 Comments