Category Archives: comics

6 New and Upcoming Trans Books You Must Read

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers edited by Casey Plett and Cat Fitzpatrick This big fat anthology due out in September is just so  exciting. It’s a collection of speculative writing from 25 trans writers from the … Continue reading →

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Interview with a Queer Reader: Natalie Cannon Talks KUSHIEL’S DART, Gay Sherlock and Watson, Ace Romance Novels, and More!

Posted on February 20, 2017 by

Natalie Cannon is a person of many hats: writer, editor, and reader for three. She writes urban fantasy short stories for her MFA Fairleigh Dickinson University and her first short story is going to be published in Ink & Locket’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Black, comics, Fantasy, Fiction, Interview with a Queer Reader, mystery, Trans, Trans Feminine | 9 Comments

Four Cozy Queer Canadian Comfort Reads

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

I don’t know about you, but these days I’m in need of some serious self-care, which for me and I’m sure many of you, means reading comfort books. You know, fluffy books, books that you make you feel like you’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Bisexual, Canadian, comics, Emma Donoghue, femme, Fiction, Graphic, Lesbian, Queer, Romance, Rural, South Asian, Toronto, Trans, Trans Masculine, Vancouver | 1 Comment

A Comic as Weird and Rad as It Sounds: A Review of RAT QUEENS, Volumes 1 and 2

Posted on April 25, 2016 by

Rat Queens by Vancouver writer Kurtis J. Wiebe and American illustrators Roc Upchurch and Stjepan Sejic is one of those comics that, when people try to describe it, ends up sounding like the most bizarre combination of the most disparate … Continue reading →

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Bisexuality, Witches, and Relationships: A Nostalgic Review of Meags Fitzgerald’s Graphic Memoir LONG RED HAIR

Posted on April 21, 2016 by

It may be impossible for me to review Montreal-based artist, illustrator, graphic novelist, and animator Meags Fitzgerald’s graphic memoir Long Red Hair with any sense of how this book might affect people other than me, or people very similar to … Continue reading →

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2015 Bookish Survey

Posted on January 3, 2016 by

This is an adapted list that I used last year to have a look back at what books I had read, originally stolen from Danika over at the lesbrary!  I did a reading challenge this year where I only read … Continue reading →

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LGBTQ Fall Book Releases to Be Excited About, version 2.0

Posted on October 26, 2015 by

Well there are just so many great books being released or that have already come out this fall that I just had to write another one of these. I could have kept them to myself, but that just would have … Continue reading →

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