Monthly Archives: August 2014

#crazyforcanlit: This Year’s Queer Offerings from the Canadian Publishing Season

Posted on August 26, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

So there’s kind of a fun thing happening over at the Giller Prize website. They’ve got a big, pretty picture list of all the Canadian fiction published (and yet-to-be-published) this year and are inviting people to make creative lists with … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Bisexual, Canadian, Caribbean, Coming-of-age, Dionne Brand, Emma Donoghue, Fiction, Lesbian, Queer, Rural, Short Stories, South Asian, Toronto, Trans Feminine, Trans Masculine | Tagged , | 3 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

Wonder-full, Sexy, Smart, and Scary: A Review of Nalo Hopkinson’s Short Story Collection Skin Folk

Posted on August 17, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

I’ve really been spoilt by fantastic short story collections this summer, and Skin Folk by Nalo Hopkinson is no exception.  When I say fantastic, I mean it in more than one sense: these stories are remarkable, especially wrapped as they … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Black, Butch, Canadian, Caribbean, Erotica, Fantasy, Fiction, Lesbian, Nalo Hopkinson, Postcolonial, Science Fiction, Sex Work, Short Stories, Toronto | Tagged | 8 Comments

Not a Bad Apple in the Bunch: A Review of Casey Plett’s Short Story Collection A Safe Girl to Love

Posted on August 16, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Around this time last year, I read an amazing debut short story collection by Nancy Jo Cullen that I raved about, saying it was the best fiction I’d read all year.  There must be something in the air in late … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Fiction, Lesbian, Queer, Rural, Short Stories, Trans, Trans Feminine | Tagged | 13 Comments