Rainbow Reads for Adults

Recommended books by and about 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.

Updated May 26, 2026
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Is this a cry for help?
Austin, Emily
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER Emily Austin, the bestselling "queen of darkly quirky, endearingly flawed heroines" (Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus), returns with a luminous new novel following a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to...

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

Canadian Author.

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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.

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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.

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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

5

Woodworking a novel
St. James, Emily.
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE 2025 'Big-hearted and hilarious, an ode to authenticity and a must-read in our current times.' -Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures. 'Writing a funny book is hard. Writing a convincing takedown of...

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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.

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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.

8

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.

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Gender queer
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...

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.

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Mamaskatch : a Cree coming of age
McLeod, Darrel J.
Paper Book
As a small boy in remote Alberta, Darrel J. McLeod is immersed in his Cree family's history, passed down in the stories of his mother, Bertha. There he is surrounded by her tales of joy and horror--of the strong men in their family, of her love for Darrel, and of the cruelty she and her sisters...

Also available in DAISY and eBook formats.

Canadian author.

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Mamaskatch
McLeod, Darrel J.
Paper Book

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.

12

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.

13

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The idea of an entire life : poems
Belcourt, Billy-Ray
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

18

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.


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