Category Archives: Caribbean

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

The Best Erotica I’ve Ever Read: A Review of With a Rough Tongue: Femme Writes Porn, Edited by Amber Dawn and Trish Kelly

Posted on May 25, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Can I just start this review by saying that With a Rough Tongue: Femmes Write Porn (edited by Vancouver writers Amber Dawn and Trish Kelly) is by far THE BEST EROTICA I HAVE EVER READ.  It’s like really good sex—when … Continue reading →

Posted in Amber Dawn, Anthology, BDSM, Bisexual, Butch, Canadian, Caribbean, Erotica, Fiction, Kristyn Dunnion, Lesbian, Nalo Hopkinson, Non-Canadian, Postcolonial, Queer, Sex Work, Short Stories, Trans Feminine, Trans Masculine, Vancouver, Zoe Whittall | 8 Comments

A Magical, Tantalizing Recreation of Historical Space for Queer Black Women: A Review of Nalo Hopkinson’s The Salt Roads

Posted on March 26, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

My first thought after beginning to read The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson was “Why did it take me so long to read this book?  It’s SO AWESOME.” My second thought: “Holy crap, there’s lesbian sex twice in the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Black, Canadian, Caribbean, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay, Nalo Hopkinson, Postcolonial, Queer, Sex Work, Toronto | Tagged , | 11 Comments

An Unnerving, Challenging Urban Fantasy with Definite Mojo: A Review of Nalo Hopkinson’s Sister Mine

Posted on December 18, 2013 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

When I was telling my girlfriend about Nalo Hopkinson’s urban fantasy, Sister Mine, she said it sounded like the author was on LSD when she was writing it.  I think that’s a pretty apt description, and I mean that in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Black, Canadian, Caribbean, Fantasy, Fiction, Nalo Hopkinson, Queer, Toronto | Tagged | 8 Comments

My Top Ten Favourite Authors: All Women, Mostly Queer, Some Canadian

Posted on November 30, 2012 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Feeling inspired by a recent post on Autostraddle about favourite authors and the influences they’ve had in your life, I decided to do a top ten list of my own.  (Speaking of Autostraddle, the latest Lez Libery Lit column mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Anne Fleming, Canadian, Caribbean, Fiction, Graphic, Indigenous, Ivan E. Coyote, Lesbian, Non-Canadian, Postcolonial, Queer, Shani Mootoo, Short Stories, South Asian, Trans Masculine, Transgender | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments