I just finished “Dress you Family in Corduroy and Denim,” a collection of David Sedaris’ essays (257 pgs). I had heard a few his essays before on TAL (Thanks Autostraddle! ), before deciding to pick up one of his books. My favourites were the stories from his childhood, and mostly came from the first half of the book. I read my mom excerpts of…[Read more]

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I had a bit of a spending spree in a charity shop at the weekend and so bought and read ‘All My Friends are Superheroes’ by Andrew Kaufman on Saturday. At 108 pages it is just a wee novella but an absolute joy that I got through in one sitting.

The story is that of Tom and his new wife The Perfectionist (Perf). Tom is a…[Read more]

Just finished the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, inspired by the movie and the new series of the BBC production coming out next month. It is spectacularly well written and it’s amusing to understand all the little nuances that the movies portray.

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I just finished “Slammerkin” (384 pages), the second book in a row I’ve read by Emma Donoghue (the first being “Room”). Her prose is terrific and her themes are dark and I’m going to need to read something more lighthearted after this. “Slammerkin” tells the story of a teenage prostitute in 18th-century England for two years…[Read more]

I just finished Jennifer Finney Boylan’s memoir, “I’m Looking Through You” (267 p). She has a great writing style, and she uses it to tell her story about growing up as a boy who is haunted by the woman she would become.

I really enjoyed this book. There are moments where I wonder if she’s just writing about my life, and there are moments w…[Read more]

Not a book post, per se, but good grief queers! My “to read” list is getting longer and longer from y’all and your reading selections. Thank you all. :)