Category Archives: latina

My 2018 Year in Reading: Favourite Books of the Year, Most Memorable Character, Best Cover, and More!

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

I love looking back on what I read the past year, don’t you? This is a kind of survey that I’ve adapted a bit from where I originally found it on The Lesbrary in 2014. If you’re not following The … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Bisexual, Canadian, comics, disability, Erotica, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay, Graphic, Indigenous, latina, Lesbian, list, mystery, Non-Canadian, paranormal, Queer, Romance, Sex Work, South Asian, Trans, Trans Feminine, Transgender, Young Adult | 2 Comments

A Trans Novel to Break You, and Build You Back Up: A Review of Casey Plett’s LITTLE FISH

Posted on August 3, 2018 by

Make sure you read Casey Plett’s novel Little Fish. It will break you, and build you back up. Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Casey Plett, Fiction, latina, Lesbian, Queer, Trans, Trans Feminine, Transgender | 3 Comments

Some Personal Favourites and Canadian Finalists for the 2018 Lambda Literary Awards

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

Can you believe I’m only writing about the announcement of Lambda Literary Award finalists now? It happened like 2 weeks ago! Well, better later than never. Here are some highlights, of personal favourites and also Canadian finalists: Fiction Finalists In … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic, latina, Lesbian, list, memoir, News, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Queer, Science Fiction, Short Stories, South Asian, Toronto, Trans, Trans Feminine, Trans Masculine, Transgender | 6 Comments

Interview with a Queer Reader: Daniel Shank Cruz Talks Bisexual Books, Queer Mennonite Writers, Tips for Finding New Queer Books and Authors, and More!

Posted on June 11, 2017 by

June’s queer reader is Daniel Shank Cruz! He grew up in New York City and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in a Mennonite family. It was because of his Mennonite background that he first got into reading Canadian literature through reading Mennonite writers, … Continue reading →

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Bookish Survey 2016: A Review of My Year in Reading

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

This is a year-end reading survey I’ve been using for a couple years now that I originally stole from Danika at The Lesbrary in 2014. (If you’re not following The Lesbrary, you’re missing out on a lot of rad queer … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Black, Canadian, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay, Indigenous, Jewish, latina, Lesbian, Montreal, mystery, Non-Canadian, Queer, Romance | Tagged | 17 Comments

A Reflection on My Year of Reading QTPOC Books

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

When I was looking back on the books that I had read in 2014, I realized that, despite the fact that according to lots of people’s standards I read very ‘diverse’ books, I had read more than twice the amount … 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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