Welcome to Litsy!

Jonny is a 2-spirit “NDN glitter princess.” He leaves his northern Manitoba rez for life in Winnipeg, where he finds other queers, but faces new difficulties, including the constant racism that‘s a fact of life for #Indigenous folk in Canadian cities. Jonny is a memorable character with a fresh & gritty voice: funny & heartbreaking, with lyrical & coarse language that‘s sprinkled with Cree words & colloquialisms. #LGBTQ #nativebooks 🇨🇦

Another excellent novel by Thomas King. He weaves corporate greed and environmental destruction into a whimsical at times, apocalyptic almost-fairytale about grief, loss, and resurgence. I stayed up too late reading it two nights in a row. I just didn't want to put it down! #Nativebooks

I'm all set for #LitsyPartyOfOne
Snakes follow tomorrow. I'm baking muffins 😆
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Heaps of humour, a monster based on #Indigenous folklore, gender issues, great characters, and the gritty realism of contemporary life on a reserve in Saskatchewan: this novel has all kinds of good stuff going for it. I enjoyed it very much. #CanadianAuthor #NativeBooks #OwnVoices

The cover art is by Aaron Paquette, an artist, author, and also an elected city councillor in Edmonton. Eye catching, even as a tiny ebook image on my phone. #nativebooks #Indigenousauthors

My talented pal Leanne Betasamosake Simpson reading at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival #Nativebooks #queerbooks

I'm biased because this author is a dear friend but it's an absolutely gorgeous read. Poetry, prose, sardonic wit and deep truths about being Native in Canada. It look me a long time to read it because I kept re-reading it. I adored this one! #Nativebooks #queerbooks

Reading in bed. This glorious book by my talented friend is such a pleasure to read! #queerbooks #Nativebooks ❤️📚

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Haven't read it yet. I know it will be very similar to Momaday, it will be very spiritual, and l'm kind of intimidated. But l will come to it 😊

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Very visionary, strongly spiritual, this is the Native novel l had more difficulties getting into. I'm also not very familiar with the Pueblo cultures, which didn't help.
I'm sure l missed a lot between the lines, but what a did catch was very powerful, the story of a veteran serching for his true self in so many different ways.
Loved it.