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Danika reviews Gender Failure by Rae Spoon & Ivan E. Coyote

May 30, 2014 by Danika Ellis

  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

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Link Round Up: April 30 – May 8

May 8, 2013 by Danika Ellis

      Autostraddle posted Lez Liberty Lit #19: Strong Coffee, Stronger Bourbon and Mariel Cove: A Masturbation Month One-Handed-Read Review and Interview. Bonjour, Cass! posted Queer Library: New Additions. Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian posted Rachel Rose’s Song & Spectacle Wins the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry; Also, Feelings about Alison Bechdel and Jeanettte Winterson.Read More

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Danika reviews One In Every Crowd by Ivan Coyote

January 21, 2013 by Danika Ellis

Note: I found this post saved as a draft instead of posted! It was supposed to be posted in September! Oops! Ivan E. Coyote was one of the first authors I ever recommended on the Lesbrary, and she continues to be one of my favorites. I was, of course, really excited to hear that sheRead More

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Link round up: August 15-21

August 21, 2012 by Danika Ellis

       AfterEllen posted Batwoman #12: Happy anniversary, lesbian superhero! Here, have a Wonder Woman! Autostraddle posted Read a F*cking Canadian Book, Eh: Shani Mootoo’s “Cereus Blooms at Night” Queer Ladies Speed-Dating at Strand Bookstore Happened, Was A Huge Success Lez Liberty Lit: Your New Biweekly Guide To Queer Lady Literature (The Lesbrary is featured in this article!!)Read More

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Danika reviews Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme edited by Ivan Coyote and Zena Sharman

January 7, 2012 by Danika Ellis

I’ve been a fan of Ivan Coyote for years, so I had high expectations for this collection. It absolutely delivered. It’s hard to sum up Persistence other than using its own subtitle. It contains a huge array of different kind of butches and femmes (and a futch, and some switches, and…), embodied by many different gendersRead More

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Danika reviews Missed Her by Ivan E. Coyote

April 3, 2011 by Danika Ellis

Ivan E. Coyote is one of my very favourite queer writers. When giving recommendations for les/bi/etc books, Sarah Waters and Ivan E. Coyote are at the top of the list (though their styles are pretty different). Ivan is often described as a “kitchen table storyteller,” and it’s true. Their stories read as if one ofRead More

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Ivan E. Coyote on gender identity

July 11, 2010 by Danika Ellis

I adore Ivan E. Coyote (author of several short story collections/memoirs and a novel), as you might already know, but I especially like Ivan’s new article on gender identity and pronouns. Check it out here. I wish she had spoken at my school; Ivan is definitely the kind of role model I would have lovedRead More

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Bi & Lesbian Book Recommendations

February 14, 2010 by Danika Ellis

If you’re not sure where to start with queer women books, here are some of my favourites. The Classics 1) Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown This 1970s novel is not only a lesbian/queer women classic, it also entertaining and challenges social norms even to this day. I still remember the day I realized IRead More

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About the Lesbrary

The Lesbrary is a sapphic book blog that started in 2010. It's run by Danika Ellis, and we have about a dozen reviewers from around the world recommending sapphic books in every genre. Check out the top navigation bar for more about the Lesbrary as well as options to browse by genre, age category, rating, and more.

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