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LGBTQ2S+ Authors and Books

Explore books that offer a vibrant and diverse array of content, celebrating queer voices through captivating storytelling, insightful interviews, and dynamic discussions on culture, history, and activism, fostering a rich sense of community and inclusion.

The Romance Recipe  Ruby Barrett

The Romance Recipe

Barrett, Ruby
Carina Adores, July 2022

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Coexistence Stories

Coexistence Stories

Belcourt, Billy-Ray
Penguin Random House Canada, May 2024

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NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field

NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field

Belcourt, Billy-Ray
House of Anansi Press, September 2019

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This Accident of Being Lost

This Accident of Being Lost

Betasamosake Simpson, Leanne 
House of Anansi Press, April 2017

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A Shadow Crown by Melissa Blair  A YA book by Melissa Blair

A Shadow Crown by Melissa Blair

Blair, Melissa
Union Square & Co., May 2023

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Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens  Tanya Boteju

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens

Boteju, Tanya
Simon & Schuster, February 2021

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Theory Dionne Brand

Theory

Brand, Dionne
Knopf Canada, September 2018 

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Learned  Carellin Brooks

Learned

Brooks, Carellin 
Book*hug Press, November 2022

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When I Arrived at the Castle - Softcover Carroll, Emily

When I Arrived at the Castle

Carroll, Emily
Koyama Press, April 2019

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The Jade Peony  Wayson Choy

The Jade Peony

Choy, Wayson 
Douglas & McIntyre, April 2011

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Tomboy Survival Guide  Ivan Coyote

Tomboy Survival

Coyote, Ivan
Arsenal Pulp Press, June 2016

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awâsis – kinky and dishevelled

awâsis – kinky and dishevelled

Dancer, Sky 
Brick Books, April 2021

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The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

Ferguson, Jen 
Heartdrum, May 2022

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Me, Myself, They  Joshua M. Ferguson

Me, Myself, They

Ferguson, Joshua M. 
House of Anansi Press, May 2019

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Missed Connections  Brian Francis

Missed Connections

Francis, Brian
McClelland & Stewart, August 2021 

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Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez

Scarborough

Hernandez, Catherine 
Arsenal Pulp Press, May 2017

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Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land) & Antigone: 方

Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land) & Antigone: 方

Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho)   
Playwrights Canada Press, March 2022

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The Chaos

The Chaos

Hopkinson, Nalo   
Margaret K. McElderry Books, March 2013

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Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

Bad Cree

Johns, Jessica
HarperCollins Publishers, January 2023

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Care Work  Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Care Work

Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah 
Arsenal Pulp Press, April 2018

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Queer Little Nightmares  edited by David Ly and Daniel Zomparelli

Queer Little Nightmares

Ly, David and Zomparelli, Daniel 
Arsenal Pulp Press, May 2022

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God in Pink

God in Pink

Namir, Hasan
Arsenal Pulp Press, July 2015

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Pageboy by Elliot Page

Pageboy

Page, Elliot
HarperCollins Publishers, June 2023

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Tegan and Sara: Junior High by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, illustrated by Tillie Walden

Tegan and Sara: Junior High

Quin, Tegan and Quin, Sara
Illustrated by Walden, Tillie
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), May 2023

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The Clothesline Swing

The Clothesline Swing

Ramadan, Ahmad Danny 
Nightwood Editions, May 2017

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The Foghorn Echoes

The Foghorn Echoes

Ramadan, Danny 
Penguin Random House Canada, August 2022

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When You Get the Chance  Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson

When You Get the Chance

Ryan, Tom and Stevenson, Robin
Running Press Kids, May 2021

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The Island of Forgetting  Jasmine Sealy

The Island of Forgetting

Sealy, Jasmine 
HarperAvenue, April 2022

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The Boy & the Bindi by Vivek Shraya, illustrated by Rajni Perera

The Boy & the Bindi

Shraya, Vivek  
Illustrated by Rajni Perera
Arsenal Pulp Press, September 2016

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Sea of Tranquility  Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility

St. John Mandel, Emily
Knopf Canada, March 2023

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Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass  Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Steve Pugh

Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass

Tamaki, Mariko
Illustrated by Pugh, Steve
DC Ink, August 2019

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Chrysalis by Anuja Varghese

Chrysalis

Varghese, Anuja 
Astoria, March 2024

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Indigiqueerness by Joshua Whitehead with Angie Abdou

Indigiqueerness

Whitehead, Joshua
Athabasca University Press, April 2023

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Love After the End

Love After the End

Whitehead, Joshua  
Arsenal Pulp Press, June 2022

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Small Beauty

Small Beauty

Wilson-Yang, Jia Qing
Metonymy Press, May 2016

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Iron Widow  Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow

Zhao, Xiran Jay
Tundra Books, February 2023

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