Category Archives: Halifax

A Gay Coming of Age Story that Avoids Tidy Resolutions and Black and White Morals: A Review of CINNAMON TOAST AND THE END OF THE WORLD by Janet E. Cameron

Posted on June 10, 2017 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Janet E. Cameron’s debut novel is not the whimsical or light-hearted story you might expect from the cheery title and cover. In fact, it’s a coming of age / coming out YA story that follows the general formula of these … Continue reading →

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The Best Historical Queer Women’s Fiction: A List of Personal Favourites

Posted on September 4, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Sometimes you just don’t feel like living in your current time and place and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.  Luckily, we have historical fiction to fill that need.  Personally, I love reading books that were written in ye olden … Continue reading →

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Holiday Wish List: Don’t Bring Me Figgy Pudding, Bring Me Books!

Posted on November 24, 2013 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

I’m starting to feel kind of excited about the holidays.  By that, of course, I mean all the delicious holiday food that I love (mmm, stuffing).  While I’m on the holiday train, though, I thought I’d write up a Christmas … Continue reading →

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Unrepentant, Brave, and Moving: A Review of Rae Spoon’s First Spring Grass Fire

Posted on December 4, 2012 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

For a slim book under 150 pages, transgender musician and now writer Rae Spoon’s first book First Spring Grass Fire sure packs a wicked punch.  First Spring Grass Fire follows the adventures of Rae, a gender-non-normative kid growing up in … Continue reading →

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The Word on the Street is Queer: Also, Watch for a Rae Spoon Book Launch Near You

Posted on September 21, 2012 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

The Word on the Street is a national festival centred on, you guessed it, words, in all their diverse glimmering glory.  Taking place in Vancouver, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Kitchner, Toronto, and Halifax and starting in a few days (depending on where … Continue reading →

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