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Tag Archives: Canadian authors
Art, Lesbian Love, Palestine, Cairo, and Family in the Novel THE PHILISTINE by Leila Marshy
The Philistine by Leila Marshy was one of those review books that I received with anticipation, but just never got around to reading. Now I have to say, curse you past Casey, because I am sad it sat on my … Continue reading
Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Fiction, Montreal, Queer
Tagged cairo, Can Lit, Canadian authors, egypt, LGBTQ literature, palestine, palestinian authors
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“how to live with the baggage of life”: A Review of Jane Rule’s Memoir TAKING MY LIFE
I want to start off this review with a confession: Taking My Life, legendary Canadian lesbian writer Jane Rule’s memoir, was given to me as a review copy for this blog not long after I first began it in 2012. … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Jane Rule, Lesbian, memoir, Non-Fiction, Queer, Vancouver
Tagged Canadian authors, Feminist, herstory, LGBTQ, literature
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LGBTQ Fall Book Releases to Be Excited About
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 Arsenal Pulp Press, asexual, Black Fiction, Canadian authors, Canadian Fiction, Canadian Literature, Canadian Queer, fall book releases, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, poetry, polyamory
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An Exhilarating End to Daniel Heath Justice’s Queer Native Fantasy Trilogy: DREYD: THE WAY OF THORN AND THUNDER
I can’t imagine a better, more satisfying finish to Daniel Heath Justice’s fantasy trilogy than Dreyd, the final, exhilarating book. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you should have a look at my review of the first and … Continue reading
Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Fantasy, Fiction, Indigenous
Tagged aboriginal, Canadian authors, Canadian Fiction, Canadian Literature, Native
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For Anyone with a Gender: A Review of Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme, Edited by Ivan E. Coyote and Zena Sharman
Edited by the impressive team of Ivan E. Coyote and Zena Sharman—an adorable married couple (see photo below)—the collection Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme (2011) certainly does live up to its name. It’s refreshing to see an anthology reflect … Continue reading
