Tag Archives: Canadian

LGBTQ Fall Book Releases to Be Excited About, version 2.0

Posted on October 26, 2015 by

Well there are just so many great books being released or that have already come out this fall that I just had to write another one of these. I could have kept them to myself, but that just would have … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, comics, Graphic, Lesbian, memoir, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Trans, Trans Feminine, Trans Masculine | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

“Ink on paper, picking up trails”: A Review of Beth Brant’s MOHAWK TRAIL

Posted on August 5, 2015 by

If you’ve never heard of Beth Brant (Degonwadonti), that’s a damn shame.   I mean, she’s one of the founding grandmothers of lesbian writing in English, of Native lesbian writers, and women of colour writers.  Shame on me for not reading … Continue reading →

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Montreal’s Queer Between the Covers Bookfair: Fun Times for Queer Nerds

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

What are all the cool queer kids doing this Saturday, August 18th?  Going to Montreal’s 5th annual Queer Between the Covers / Queer Entre Les Couvertures Bookfair, of course!  Running from 11am to 6pm at the Centre St-Pierre – 1212 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Erotica, Fiction, Gay, Graphic, Lesbian, Montreal, News, Poetry, Queer, Transgender | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A Glimpse into a Different Kind of Queerness: A Review of Jane Rule’s Novel Memory Board

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

Jane Rule’s 1987 Memory Board was recommended to me as the novel I should start with when approaching this Canadian lesbian writing legend who passed away in 2007.  I followed the advice of the professors who gave me a quick … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Daphne Marlatt, Fiction, Jane Rule, Lesbian, Queer, Vancouver | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

An Ideal Read for a Thoughtful Night at a Coffeehouse: A Review of Gail Scott’s Main Brides

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

Montreal writer Gail Scott’s 1993 book Main Brides is less a novel than a series of snapshots, taken with the camera of the main character Lydia’s eyes.  It’s a book where mood and atmosphere are more important than plot or … Continue reading →

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A Collection at Once Tough and Tender: A Review of Kristyn Dunnion’s The Dirt Chronicles

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

In The Dirt Chronicles, Kristyn Dunnion writes brilliant, moving stories about a diverse crowd: anarchist punks, dumpster-diving freegans, a First Nations lesbian teenager, queer brown kids in foster care, trans sex workers, middle-aged ostensibly straight men with intense homoerotic cross-cultural … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Fiction, Gay, Indigenous, Kristyn Dunnion, Lesbian, Queer, Sex Work, Short Stories, Toronto, Trans, Trans Masculine, Transgender | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Reimagining Queer Canadian Women’s Herstory: A Review of Daphne Marlatt’s Novel Ana Historic

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

For a viscerally experimental and gorgeously postmodern glimpse at queer Canadian women’s herstory, there is no better place to look than Daphne Marlatt’s 1988 novel Ana Historic.  I say postmodern and experimental because the novel undoubtedly is, but this is … Continue reading →

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