Rainbow Reads for Adults

Recommended books by and about 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.

Updated May 26, 2026
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Rainbow Reads for Adults

Recommended books by and about 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.

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1

Is this a cry for help?
Austin, Emily
Paper Book

Also available in eBook, eAudiobook, Large Print and Audiobook formats.

Canadian Author.

2

An Evening with Birdy O'Day
Kearney, Greg
Paper Book
Roland Keener is an aging hairstylist who's lived and worked in the same town all his life. He's more or less content with the quiet and predictable days he shares with his partner of twenty-five years, Tony. That is, until he hears that Birdy O'Day - washed-up music icon and Roland's childhood best...

Canadian author.

3

La fille d'elle-même
Boulianne-Tremblay, Gabrielle.
Paper Book

Dans un village a la lisiere d'une foret de coniferes, une petite fille se sent differente ; tout le monde croit qu'elle est un garcon. Souliers toujours trop petits, coupe champignon, elle se fait traiter de fille manquee, fume des cigarettes pour ne plus grandir et traine pendant toute son adolescence un garcon mort dans son portefeuille, jusqu'a ce qu'elle se donne naissance en quittant la terre a l'origine de sa tristesse.

Aussi disponible en format numerique.

Auteure canadienne.

4

Leo Rising
Bongiovanni, Archie.
Paper Book
From the artist behind the hit A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns, Archie Bongiovanni, an examination of the intersection of fame, identity, and sexuality in their latest audacious and genuine LGBTQIA+ graphic novel, Leo Rising Lesbian influencer....

Also available in eBook format.

5

Vera Bushwack
Burwash, Sig.
Paper Book
A uniquely thrilling and emotive fantasy ride along a sea-bordered highway The wondrous rustic landscape of Nova Scotia bursts from the page in Vera Bushwack, where reality gladly gives way to fantastical flights of fancy before gently coming back down to earth. A...

Canadian author.

6

A Sweet Sting of Salt: A Novel
Sutherland, Rose
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE When a young woman in 19th century Nova Scotia uncovers a magical secret about her neighbour, she'll have to fight to keep the truth--and the woman she loves--safe in this stunning queer reimagining of the classic folktale The...

Canadian author.

7

Bloom : A Novel
Couch, Robbie.
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of If I See You Again Tomorrow comes a delightful and heartwarming novel about family, love, grief, and one precocious houseplant, that reminds us of the beauty of living a life in full Bloom. Morris Warner is...

8

Behind you : a novel
Hernandez, Catherine
Paper Book
As terror grips a city, a young girl faces danger closer to home and chilling memories that last a lifetime. Catherine Hernandez's most gripping and affecting novel yet, Behind You is inspired by a horrifying chapter in Canadian history and follows fictional characters terrorized by a...

Canadian Author

9

Be Gay, Do Crime
Llewellyn, Molly
Paper Book
"Chaotic, sexy, and binge-worthy as hell, Be Gay, Do Crime is an EVENT."--Ruth Madievsky, author of All Night Pharmacy A follow-up to their runaway success Peach Pit: Sixteen Stories of Unsavory Women, editors Molly Llewellyn and Kristel...

Also available in eBook format.

10

Aunt Tigress
Qin, Emily Yu-Hsuan
Paper Book
From debut author Emily Yu-Xuan Qin comes a snarky urban fantasy novel inspired by Chinese and First Nation mythology and bursting with wit, compelling characters, and LGBTQIA+ representation Readers of Seanan McGuire, Ilona Andrews, and Ben Aaronovitch will devour this gory story...

Canadian author.

11

Play you for it : a novel
Saldivar, Samantha
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * In this sizzling sapphic romance, sparks fly between a sports journalist and her latest source--the first woman to be named head coach of a Division 1 men's basketball team--but are they willing to risk their careers for a shot at love? When Jordan D'Amato...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook format.

12

Woodworking a novel
St. James, Emily.
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE 2025 Named A Best Book of 2025 by Vox, Elle, NPR, Bustle, Marie Claire, Chicago Review of Books, Chicago Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Them, Xtra, and Autostraddle Matty Maggiacomo's...

13

Bury your gays
Tingle, Chuck.
Paper Book
The instant USA Today bestseller by Chuck Tingle about what it takes to succeed in a world that wants you dead. Named one of the Best Horror Books of 2024 (Esquire, Parade, and Library Journal) * Winner of the Locus Award for Best Horror...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

14

Stonewall
Duberman, Martin B.
Paper Book
The definitive history of the Stonewall riots, the first Gay Rights March, and the LGBTQ people at the center of the movement.  On June 28, 1969, the Stonewall, a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village, was raided by police. But instead of submitting to the routine...
Also available in eBook format.

15

We have always been here : a queer Muslim memoir
Habib, Samra
Paper Book
Samra Habib has spent most of her life searching for the safety to be herself. The men in her life wanted to police her, the women had only shown her the example of pious obedience, and her body was a problem to be solved. A triumphant memoir of forgiveness and family, both chosen and not, We Have...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Canadian author.

16

Gender queer : a memoir
Kobabe, Maia
Paper Book
2020 ALA Alex Award Winner 2020 Stonewall -- Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was...

Also available in eBook and eaudiobook format.

17

Genre queer une autobiographie non binaire
Kobabe, Maia
Paper Book

L'auteure relate son parcours, son coming out aupres de ses proches ainsi que le cheminement qui lui a permis de s'identifier comme une personne non binaire et asexuelle.

Aussi disponible en format numerique.

18

Prairie fairies : a history of queer communities and people in western Canada, 1930-1985
Korinek, Valerie J.
Paper Book
Prairie Fairiesdraws upon a wealth of oral, archival, and cultural histories to recover the experiences of queer urban and rural people in the prairies. Focusing on five major urban centres, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton, and Calgary, Prairie Fairiesexplores the regional...

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

19

Mamaskatch : a Cree coming of age
McLeod, Darrel
Paper Book
Growing up in the tiny village of Smith, Alberta, Darrel J. McLeod was surrounded by his Cree family's history. In shifting and unpredictable stories, his mother, Bertha, shared narratives of their culture, their family and the cruelty that she and her sisters endured in residential school....

Also available in DAISY and eBook formats.

Canadian author.

20

Mamaskatch : a Cree coming of age
McLeod, Darrel
Paper Book
Growing up in the tiny village of Smith, Alberta, Darrel J. McLeod was surrounded by his Cree family's history. In shifting and unpredictable stories, his mother, Bertha, shared narratives of their culture, their family and the cruelty that she and her sisters endured in residential school....

Dans les aromes de la tisane a la menthe sauvage et du ragoot d'orignal, Bertha, la mere de Darrel J. McLeod, lui transmet la fierte de la culture et du mysticisme de leurs ancetres cris. Elle lui legue aussi une part du lourd fardeau des traumatismes de sa jeunesse, passee dans les pensionnats catholiques d'Alberta ou on l'avait envoyee de force.

Aussi disponible en format numerique.

Auteur canadien.

21

Nîtisânak
Morgan, Jas M.
Paper Book
Lindsay Nixon's nitisanak honours blood and chosen kin with equal care. A groundbreaking memoir spanning nations, prairie punk scenes, and queer love stories, it is woven around grief over the loss of their mother. It also explores despair and healing through community and family, and being torn...
Canadian author.

22

You're that bitch : & other cute lessons about being unapologetically yourself : a gay Cinderella story
Rock, Bretman
Paper Book
"This book is hilarious and that bitch made me laugh out loud."--Chelsea Handler A chaotically joyous collection of essays from one of the original influencers and the internet's sweetheart, Bretman "The Baddest" Rock. Hilarious and earnest, this collection of essays, and never...

Also available in eAudiobook format.

23

I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir
Vellekoop, Maurice
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE TORONTO BOOK AWARD WINNER OF THE TRILLIUM BOOK AWARD "An utter treat among graphic novels. This beautiful, honest coming-of-age tale is a standout in its quality.... One of the best books so far this year." --Toronto Star For fans of Fun...

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

24

Gay girl prayers poems
Austin, Emily (Emily R.)
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN AWARD FOR POETRY A collection of poetry reclaiming Catholic prayers and biblical passages to empower girls, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. The extreme level of sass in Emily Austin's Gay Girl Prayers does...

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

25

Crooked teeth a queer Syrian refugee memoir
Ramadan, Ahmad Danny.
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNER GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NON-FICTION FINALIST FOR THE VANCOUVER BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 EVERGREEN AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUBERT EVANS NON-FICTION PRIZE AN AUDIBLE BEST BOOK OF 2024 ...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Canadian author.

26

The Idea of an Entire Life: Poems
Belcourt, Billy-Ray
Paper Book
Named a Best Canadian Poetry Book of 2025 by CBC Books Daring and vulnerable, this is the highly anticipated new collection from Griffin Poetry Prize winner Billy-Ray Belcourt. In The Idea of An Entire Life, Belcourt delivers an intimate examination of twenty...

Canadian Author

27

A two-spirit journey : the autobiography of a lesbian Ojibwa-Cree elder
Chacaby, Ma-Nee
Paper Book
Winner of Canada Reads 2025 From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community, Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social and economic legacies of colonialism. As a child, Chacaby learned...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook format.

Canadian Author.

28

Outspoken : A Journey from Olympic Athlete to Activist
Baxter, Betty.
Paper Book
An Olympian recounts her experiences as a young gay athlete and coach in the 70s and 80s, turning discrimination into celebration. When Betty Baxter was hired to coach the Canadian women's volleyball team in 1980, she was met with a media frenzy as the first woman in the position. Then her...

Canadian Author

29

My great-grandfather danced ballet
Solomon, Misha.
Paper Book
Two timelines intersect, weaving an alternate reality of queer ancestors, half-truths, domesticity, and desire in spite of past and present persecution. What if the queer ancestor you always wondered about had really existed--and could speak to you across all time? When there's only...

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian Author.

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