Category Archives: Bisexual

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

The Best Queer Women’s Fiction of 2014

Posted on December 30, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Another year is ending, and another year where I added more books to my to-read list than  I scratched off.  Oh well.  New Years also means it’s time for the best of 2014.  I didn’t read as many new books … Continue reading →

Posted in Alberta, Amber Dawn, Asian, Bisexual, Canadian, Dionne Brand, Erotica, Fiction, Lesbian, Postcolonial, Queer, Romance, Shani Mootoo, Short Stories, South Asian, Toronto, Trans, Trans Feminine, Vancouver | 5 Comments

“A Big Sky in My Heart”: A Review of Shani Mootoo’s Novel Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab

Posted on November 24, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Can you imagine a more beautiful and provocative beginning to a novel than this: Surely it is a failure of our human design that it takes not an hour, not a day, but much, much longer to relay what flashes … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Caribbean, Fiction, Postcolonial, Queer, Rural, Shani Mootoo, South Asian, Toronto, Trans, Trans Masculine, Transgender | Tagged | 4 Comments

A Narrative Punch to the Throat Indeed: A Review of Ashley Little’s Anatomy of a Girl Gang

Posted on November 1, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Ashley Little’s Anatomy of a Girl Gang is not for the faint of heart.  As one of my fellow readers Julia on Goodreads wrote in their review: “JESUS CHRIST.  That is all.”  That pretty much sums up my feelings too. … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Bisexual, Canadian, Coming-of-age, Fiction, Indigenous, Lesbian, Queer, Sex Work, Vancouver, Young Adult | 7 Comments

Queer Scare: LBQ Women’s Halloween Reads

Posted on October 27, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Well it’s a dark, gloomy, rainy night in Vancouver and it seems particularly apt to start talking about some seasonally appropriate reads.  By that, of course, I mean queer Halloween books. The Haunting on Hill House by Shirley Jackson What? … Continue reading →

Posted in Amber Dawn, Anthology, Asian, BDSM, Bisexual, Black, Canadian, Caribbean, Erotica, Fantasy, Fiction, Indigenous, Lesbian, Nalo Hopkinson, Poetry, Postcolonial, Queer, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Toronto, Vancouver | Tagged , , | 5 Comments