2022 Reading List!!!
Edmonton Lesbian Book Club
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2y ago
 2022 Edmonton Lesbian+ Book Club Reading Line Up January: Iron Goddess of Mercy by Larissa Lai (American-born Chinese Canadian lesbian writer); 2021 epic poem February: The Gospel of Breaking by Jillian Christmas (Black Canadian lesbian writer); 2020 poetry collection March: You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat (LGBTQ Palestinian American writer); 2020 novel April: Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto (queer Japanese Canadian writer), illustrated by Ann Xu (Asian American artist); 2021 graphic novel May: Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen ..read more
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Our (Slightly) New Name!!
Edmonton Lesbian Book Club
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3y ago
Hi friends! After 17-odd years, we’re making a tiny little change to our name. We’ve heard from some in the community that it wasn’t inclusive enough. We mulled over lots of big changes but in the end we’ve settled for subtle. From here on, we’re Edmonton Lesbian+ Book Club. We hope this keeps us in your search engines but also lets our enby and trans friends know this group is open. Just to reiterate WHO WE ARE: We welcome queer women of all ages, genders, ethnicities, religious backgrounds, and socio-economic classes to attend. We also welcome the presence of their families, friends, and com ..read more
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2021 Reading List ch-ch-changes...
Edmonton Lesbian Book Club
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3y ago
Hi all!  We've made a couple of adjustments to our lineup in order to take advantage of some fun events happening around town (or well, really, online...). March is the month we've really changed. On March 29, when we would normally meet, we'll attend the CLC Kreisel Lecture by Vivek Shraya, online at 7 pm. On Wednesday, March 31, there is a CLC Brown Bag lunch online meeting with Cicely Belle Blain! Then that evening we'll meet to chat about her book, Burning Sugar at 7 pm. Kimiko Tobimatsu's book moves to November. Here're the revised lineup:  January: The Subtweet by Vi ..read more
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January: The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya February: Po...
Edmonton Lesbian Book Club
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3y ago
January: The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya February: Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo March: Kimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Genitza April: Coconut by Nisha Patel and Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz May: We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib June: Fiebre Tropical by Juliana Delgado Lopera July: Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson August: The Athena Protocol by Shamim Sarif September: Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez October: Like a Boy but Not a Boy by Andrea Bennett November: Burning Sugar by Cicely Belle Blain and Iron Goddess of Me ..read more
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2020!
Edmonton Lesbian Book Club
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4y ago
Our lesbian book club 2020 reading list!  January: The Song of the Sea by Edmontonian and book club member (we’re so proud!) Jenn Alexander. Jenn will be there to chat with us! February: Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis. About five very different women in the midst of the Uruguayan dictatorship. March: Holy Wild by Gwen Benaway. This is the bisexual, trans, Anishinaabe and Métis author’s third collection of poetry. April: Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki, Toronto writer. This graphic novel gives back story on Harley Quinn before The Joker. May: The Mystics of Mile End by Sigal S ..read more
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