Category Archives: Short Stories

Lovely Writing, Interesting Moments, and Well Drawn Characters, But No Narrative Tension: A Review of Eva Crocker’s Debut Short Story Collection BARRELLING FORWARD

Posted on August 24, 2017 by

You know what’s the worst? Being really excited about a book and then being disappointed when you actually read it. Alas, such was my experience with the debut short story collection Barrelling Forward, by Newfoundland writer Eva Crocker. The weird … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Fiction, Gay, Queer, Short Stories

Two-Spirit Futures: A Review of LOVE BEYOND BODY, SPACE, & TIME: AN INDIGENOUS LGBT SCI FI ANTHOLOGY

Posted on July 12, 2017 by

Some books are just like a delicious treat that you want to savour for as long as possible. Love Beyond Body, Space, & Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology is one of those books. It’s a slim volume of short … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay, Indigenous, Lesbian, magic realism, Non-Canadian, Queer, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Trans, Trans Feminine | 3 Comments

My Favorite Queer Books of 2017 (So Far)

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

It’s halfway through the year, so I was checking up on how I was doing so far in my Goodreads reading challenge. It turns out I am doing AWESOME: my goal is to read 140 books this year and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Bisexual, Black, Canadian, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, list, memoir, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Queer, Short Stories, Vancouver | 2 Comments

Happy Anniversary, Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian!: Some Highlights from the Last 5 Years

Posted on June 1, 2017 by

Did you know it was exactly five years ago that I started this blog? I can’t believe it, and probably wouldn’t have noticed except for a handy WordPress notification that popped up last week when I logged in and informed … Continue reading →

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2017’s Very Exciting Shortlist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Emerging LGBTQ Writers: Kai Cheng Thom, Eva Crocker, and Ali Blythe

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

If you’re at all interested in Canadian LGBTQ2IA+ books, you have probably at least heard of the Dayne Ogilvie Prize. It’s an annual $4000 prize given by the Writers’ Trust of Canada for emerging LGBTQ-identified writers. Every year amazing writers … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Canadian, Fiction, Montreal, News, Queer, Short Stories, Toronto, Trans, Trans Feminine, Trans Masculine, Vancouver | Tagged | 2 Comments

5 New and Upcoming Queer and Trans Canadian Books

Posted on May 10, 2017 by

Aside from Kai Cheng Thom’s poetry collection, which I FUCKING LOVED, I haven’t read any of the upcoming and new queer Canadian books on this list yet. But I am looking forward to reading all of them. Check out these … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology, Asian, Canadian, Fantasy, Fiction, Lesbian, Poetry, Queer, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Toronto, Trans, Trans Feminine, Trans Masculine, Vancouver, Young Adult | 2 Comments

Six More Canadian Trans Women Writers You Should Know

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

Back in January I published a list of Six Canadian Trans Women Writers You Should Know. To my utter delight, it was a super popular post and to date has been viewed on my blog over 1700 times! Of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Canadian, Fiction, Montreal, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Sex Work, Short Stories, Trans, Trans Feminine, Transgender | 4 Comments