When you open up a book and it includes a map, family tree, glossary, and a pronunciation guide, you know you’re getting into something big. Hild is the first book in a (3 part?) series that explores the life of St Hilda of Whitby. Hild starts with her childhood and her ascent into being a king’sRead More
Danika reviews Lyme Light by Natalie H.G. London
Lyme Light is a memoir by Natalie H.G. London that focuses on her experiences with Lyme disease. This is the first time I’ve read a memoir focused around an illness, and I’ll admit, I was skeptical about how much London could write about having Lyme disease without rehashing the same topics. I was definitelyRead More
Danika reviews Kissing Kate by Lauren Myracle
I have had this book on my shelf for so many years that I actually couldn’t say with any certainty whether I read it or not. I felt like I had, but I couldn’t remember anything about it. So, since I was going to see Lauren Myracle at Leakycon in a couple weeks, I decidedRead More
Danika reviews Polymorph by Scott Westerfeld
I debated whether or not to review this book at the Lesbrary. It’s definitely not a lesbian book, but it is queer, and since I have a policy of reviewing every book I read that could be posted here, I decided to go ahead. I found Polymorph in a crowded used bookstore while travelling, and pickedRead More
Danika reviews Gender Failure by Rae Spoon & Ivan E. Coyote
Ivan Coyote is one of my favourite authors, and this is actually the ninth book edited or written by them that I’ve read. Rae Spoon was already one my most listened to musicians before their first book, First Spring Grass Fire blew me away. So it’s no great surprise that I loved this book. IRead More
Danika reviews War of Streets and Houses by Sophie Yanow
An American artist witnesses the Quebec spring 2012 student strike on the streets of Montreal. The brutal police response and their violent tactics trigger an exploration of urban planning and its hidden connections to military strategies. Marshal Bugeaud’s urban warfare tactics in Algeria, Haussmann’s plan for Paris, planning and repression in the New World;Read More
Danika reviews Handmade Love by Julie R. Enszer
Back in January, I read another collection of Julie R. Enszer’s poetry: Sisterhood. I found that little poetry book so powerful that I was eager to pick up another collection of Enszer’s work. Unfortunately, I didn’t enjoy it as much. Sisterhood had several poems (one especially) that hit me so hard that I re-read them over and over,Read More
Danika reviews Frenemy of the People by Nora Olsen
This is the third Nora Olsen book I’ve read, after Swans & Klons and The End. Both of those I felt had great premises and some strong elements, but they fell a little short of my expectations. Frenemy of the People is a different genre (contemporary) than those, and I had heard good things about it fromRead More
#WeNeedDiverseBooks
Here’s my rather late contribution to #WeNeedDiverseBooks. What are some of your favourite queer women of colour reads? I’m especially interested in ones written by queer authors of colour.
Danika reviews This Is What Happened In Our Other Life by Achy Obejas
Almost all of my poetry reviews begin the same way: with me expressing that I don’t know how to review poetry. With that in mind, I’m going to keep this review pretty brief, because I don’t think I have much to add to the conversation. As a personal preference, I usually enjoy poetry thatRead More
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