Category Archives: Victoria

Queer Canadian Books for Everyone!: A Holiday Gift Guide

Posted on November 30, 2013 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Feeling inspired by a recent podcast by Mary over at the podcast Queer Books Please where she recommended holiday book gifts and she unabashedly declared, “Yes there is a lesbian book for everybody,” I decided to write a post of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alberta, Amber Dawn, Asian, Bisexual, Butch, Canadian, Coming-of-age, Erotica, Farzana Doctor, Fiction, Ivan E. Coyote, Lesbian, Mariko Tamaki, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Queer, Rural, Sex Work, Short Stories, South Asian, Toronto, Trans, Trans Masculine, Vancouver, Victoria, Young Adult | Tagged , | 4 Comments

A Dark, Promising Debut: A Review of Andrea Routley’s Jane and the Whales

Posted on November 23, 2013 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

If you’ve been following the goings-on in queer Can lit, you’ll likely recognize this name: Andrea Routley.  Just in case: Routley is the founder and editor of Plenitude, Canada’s queer literary magazine based out of Victoria.  I’ve been really impressed … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Fiction, Lesbian, Queer, Rural, Short Stories, Victoria | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Talking Sculptures, Sexy Sea Creatures, and Dinner with Your Ex: A Review of Plenitude’s Third Issue

Posted on October 27, 2013 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

The third issue of Plenitude certainly starts off on a high note: Vancouver writer and performance artist Amber Dawn’s short story “The Nevelson” is a brilliant, fantastical, cheeky, and funny piece of fiction.  Queer and feminist in the oddest and … Continue reading →

Posted in Amber Dawn, Anthology, Bisexual, Canadian, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Poetry, Queer, Short Stories, Trans, Trans Feminine, Victoria | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

The Crush is Certainly Mutual: A Review of Plenitude’s Second Issue

Posted on October 24, 2013 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Considering that the third issue of Victoria-born queer literary journal Plenitude recently came out, it seems a little odd to be finally publishing this review of the second issue.  The combined facts that I hate reading on my computer and … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology, Canadian, Erotica, Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Canadian, Poetry, Queer, Victoria | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Plenitude: A New Victoria-Based Queer Literary Magazine You’re Bound to Love

Posted on September 14, 2012 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Plenitude!: it’s a brand new magazine of the queer and literary sort, based out of Victoria.  If you’ve been missing queer short fiction and poetry in your life—especially poetry—you should be pumped right about now!  When I received an email … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology, Canadian, Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, News, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Queer, Short Stories, Victoria | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments