Category Archives: South Asian

“The good thing about pen and words”: A Review of Shani Mootoo’s Poetry Collection THE PREDICAMENT OF OR

Posted on April 24, 2016 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

I count Shani Mootoo as one of Canada’s most gifted writers, her first novel Cereus Blooms at Night being one of the first queer books I read after coming out and still one of my favourite books of all time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Caribbean, Poetry, Postcolonial, Shani Mootoo, South Asian | Tagged , | 1 Comment

A Reflection on My Year of Reading QTPOC Books

Posted on January 8, 2016 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

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 →

Posted in Asian, Bisexual, Black, Canadian, Caribbean, Dionne Brand, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay, Indigenous, latina, Lesbian, magic realism, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Postcolonial, Queer, Shani Mootoo, Short Stories, South Asian, Toronto, Trans, Trans Feminine, Young Adult | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

LGBTQ Fall Book Releases to Be Excited About

Posted on September 22, 2015 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Fall! The leaves are turning colours and everyone is going back to school (well, I am, at least). Fall is also an especially awesome time for book lovers because so. many. books are released in this lovely season. Here are … Continue reading →

Posted in asexual, Bisexual, Black, Canadian, Fiction, Lesbian, Marnie Woodrow, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Poetry, South Asian, Trans, Trans Feminine, Transgender | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian # 6: Books about Queerness and Disability

Posted on May 24, 2015 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Hello there! It’s been lovely to follow you on here! I had a book related question for you. If you’re unable/don’t have the time to answer, no problem! I was just wondering if you knew of any non-fiction/theory books about … Continue reading →

Posted in ask your friendly neighbourhood lesbrarian, Canadian, disability, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Poetry, South Asian, Trans Masculine | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

“go explode the whole known world”: A Review of Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s Poetry Collection Bodymap

Posted on April 12, 2015 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

If you’ve never read anything by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, you probably have no idea how much of a real treat you’re in for when you pick her latest poetry collection, Bodymap.  It’s her strongest set of poetry yet.  Lyrically these are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Poetry, South Asian, Toronto | Tagged , | 6 Comments