Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian
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A Queer Canadian Book Blog featuring reviews of LGBTQ+ books and writers, especially LGBTQ women and non binary folks. Casey is a Canadian writer and librarian who is fond of topics such as bisexuality, libraries, queer and literature.
Thoughts and Feelings in Hannah McGregor’s Brilliant Book of Feminist Essays A SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION
Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian
1y ago
Among many other things, this book is a master class in the seamless integration of diverse tones, going from formal citations of Sara Ahmed to sentences like "Frankly, podcasting made me into a real hard-line bitch about open access ..read more
Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian
2y ago
People Change is a very readable, thought-provoking book of essays that I gobbled up in one morning a few months ago. It’s a short book but Shraya covers a lot of ground, discussing change, reinvention, and fluidity through referencing fashion ..read more
Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian
2y ago
2021 was not my best reading year in recent times; there are lots of books I own or was sent by publishers that I’m excited about that I have not read yet! That’s because I spent most of last year ..read more
Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian
2y ago
Is it too late to be sharing a list of 2020 favourites? Never! These were not necessarily published in 2020, just books that I read in that (neverending) year. There’s a smattering of all different genres, with an ample number ..read more
Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian
2y ago
A while back Lorimer Children’s and Teens, a Canadian publisher focusing on books for reluctant readers, sent me a few books from their Real Love series. The Real Love series are hi-lo YA novels about LGBTQ+ teens, written by Canadian ..read more
Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian
2y ago
Dionne Brand’s most recent book, Theory, is one of those novels that does what it sets out to do absolutely perfectly; but what it sets out to do isn’t going to be for everyone. It’s written in a self-referential discourse ..read more
Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian
2y ago
Happy Pride Month! In honour of the original riot against police brutality that inspired Pride month and in support of #BlackLivesMatter I want to share two lists, one of people and organizations to donate to, and another of books. The ..read more