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Book review: Valmiki’s Daughter
Arts

Book review: Valmiki’s Daughter

Shani Mootoo crafts treacherous seas

November 24, 2008
Firestorm of fiction
Arts

Firestorm of fiction

Helen Humphreys’ Coventry is dense terrain

October 28, 2008
Book review: The Stone Gods
Culture

Book review: The Stone Gods

Jeanette Winterson’s imaginative realities

July 2, 2008
Jane Rule’s last book: Loving the Difficult
Culture

Jane Rule’s last book: Loving the Difficult

New collection of essays is intensely personal

April 14, 2008
Books: Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule
Culture

Books: Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule

Landmark novel still resonates powerfully

January 7, 2008
BOOKS: Emma Donoghue’s Landing
Culture

BOOKS: Emma Donoghue’s Landing

Long-distance love seen up close

August 29, 2007
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BOOKS: The Mistress’s Daughter by AM Homes
Culture

BOOKS: The Mistress’s Daughter by AM Homes

Searching for connection

August 8, 2007
BOOKS: Always
Culture

BOOKS: Always

Falling hard & fast in love

July 12, 2007
Book review: The IHOP Papers
Culture

Book review: The IHOP Papers

Bloody stories from the waitressing trenches

February 28, 2007
Book review: Cris Beam’s Transparent
Culture

Book review: Cris Beam’s Transparent

Trans kids living the life in LA

January 31, 2007
Book review: Alison Bechdel’s  Fun Home
Culture

Book review: Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home

Exploding nuclear family

May 24, 2006
Coyote a great queer storyteller
Culture

Coyote a great queer storyteller

West Coast lesbian author coming to Ottawa

January 25, 2006
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Book review: Death remembered
Culture

Book review: Death remembered

Death foretold

January 4, 2006
Book review – A family falls for a mysterious woman
Culture

Book review – A family falls for a mysterious woman

Ali Smith’s an author worth finding

August 17, 2005
Kids’ lit is not always child’s play
Toronto

Kids’ lit is not always child’s play

But queer titles offer a brave new world

April 28, 2004
Excessive excess
Toronto

Excessive excess

Me, myself and rye

March 31, 2004
Unsettled trans memoir
Toronto

Unsettled trans memoir

But who is she attracted to?

March 3, 2004
Resolve to dissolve under the sheets
Toronto

Resolve to dissolve under the sheets

Stendhal gets around the self-help cheese

January 7, 2004
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