2SLGBTQIA+ Local NL Reads

Books from our Newfoundland and Labrador collections featuring 2SLGBTQIA+ stories and/or written by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors!

Updated June 14, 2023
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Acceptance : stories at the centre of us.
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Paper Book
Engen Books and Quadrangle are proud to bring you Acceptance: Stories at the Centre of Us, a collaboration anthology featuring stories by and about the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Quadrangle's mission is to create a community centre for 2SLGBTQAI+ individuals and organizations in Newfoundland and...
Barrelling forward : stories /
Crocker, Eva
Paper Book
Winner of the Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction and the CAA Emerging Writer Award, Barrelling Forward is a brilliantly crafted debut collection from one contemporary fiction's newest literary star. Eva Crocker sees life in sharper focus than the rest of us. The objects,...
Almost feral /
Hickey, Gemma
Paper Book
***CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***IPPY AWARDS SILVER MEDAL, CANADA-EAST BEST REGIONAL NONFICTION CATEGORY** ***BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***MARGARET AND JOHN SAVAGE FIRST BOOK AWARD - NON-FICTION WINNER*** ...
Transversing : for the love of learning /
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Paper Book
Originally produced for the stage by Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland and For the Love of Learning, transVersing features some of Newfoundland's most vibrant and necessary trans-youth voices. Gathering the work of Violet Drake, Daze Jefferies, Fionn Shea, Perin Squires, Taylor Stocks, and Dane...
A plan for Pops /
Smith, Heather, 1968-
Paper Book
"A positive and realistic representation of both a wheelchair user and an elderly, interracial gay male couple." --Kirkus Reviews "A beautiful and uplifting book." --School Library Journal Lou spends every Saturday with Grandad and Pops. They...
Une idee pour Papi /
Smith, Heather, 1968-
Paper Book
Lou passe tous ses samedis avec Grand-Papa et Papi. Ils se rendent à la bibliothèque main dans la main, comme une guirlande de personnages en papier. Grand-Papa lit des livres sur la science et le design, Papi écoute des disques de rock and roll et Lou va de l'un à l'autre. Mais un jour, tout...
Urchin /
Story, Kate.
Paper Book
They say Dor's family is cursed. The house her great-great grandfather built on the south side of St. John's has never been at peace; the old people think it lies on a fairy path. Ever since electricity came to the island, things have worsened, and experiments in the brand-new technology of radio...
Autoethnography and feminist theory at the water's edge : unsettled islands /
Boon, Sonja.
Paper Book
This book takes an intimate, collaborative, interdisciplinary autoethnographic approach that both emphasizes the authors' entangled relationships with the more-than-human, and understands the land and sea-scapes of Newfoundland as integral to their thinking, theorizing, and writing. The authors...
Still no word /
Webb-Campbell, Shannon, 1983-
Paper Book
EGALE Canada Human Rights Trust OUT IN PRINT Literary Award Winner! Shannon Webb-Campbell's Still No Word seeks the appearance of the self in others and the recognition of others within the self. Patient, searching, questioning, and at times heartbreaking--these poems reveal the deep past within the...
Even weirder than before /
Taylor, Susie
Paper Book
***CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***IPPY AWARDS BRONZE MEDAL, LGBT+ FICTION CATEGORY*** ***SHORTLISTED FOR THE MIRAMICHI READER'S 'THE VERY BEST!' FIRST BOOK AWARD*** ***AMERICAN BOOK FEST, LGBTQ FICTION AWARD WINNER*** ...
All I ask /
Crocker, Eva
Paper Book
Like Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends and Eileen Myles's Chelsea Girls, All I Ask by the award-winning and highly acclaimed author Eva Crocker is a defining novel of a generation. A little before seven in the morning, Stacey wakes to the police pounding on her door. They search...
Love, life /
stapleton, bernardine ann teraz, 1959-
Paper Book
A hilarious romp through love, food, and Italy. Do you love life? In this hilarious frolic through the hills of Italy, our heroine discovers the past is never really gone: it runs beside us our entire lives, just waiting to bite us in the arse. love, life is a made-up true fable about...
The love of summer /
Thompson, Sarah, 1982-
Kerri Walters had a normal life until she met Summer Donnelly. She had just turned 18 in the small community of Jenkinstown when new neighbours moved in next door, including Summer. The pair become inseparable and it soon becomes clear to Kerri that there is more happening than just a...
Arranged marriage. [online electronic book]
MacLeod, Prudence
Paper Book
Harmony Rupert was a typical university student, mired in debt, working two jobs, and trying to finish her education. That all changed when she began a study of historical arranged marriage. Her excitement about the project changes when she finds herself caught up in the process and wakes up beside...
Two-man tent /
Chafe, Robert
Paper Book
In Two-Man Tent, one of Canada's most celebrated writers, Robert Chafe, offers his long-awaited collection of short fiction. The individual stories are thematically linked by an interwoven, recurring tale of a long-distance relationship told in the form of text messages, chat sessions, and emails,...
Land of many shores : perspectives from a diverse Newfoundland and Labrador /
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Paper Book
Seeing through the eyes of others brings new perspective on the place we call home. In Land of Many Shores, writers share their perspectives about life in Newfoundland and Labrador from often- neglected viewpoints. In this collection, Indigenous people, cultural...
Out proud : stories of pride, courage, and social justice /
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Paper Book
Produced in partnership with Egale Canada Human Rights Trust, Out Proud: Stories of Pride, Courage, and Social Justice is the second in a series of essay anthologies designed to give attention to issues that are sometimes ignored in the mainstream media--and a voice to those most closely affected by...
Girly muckle and the queer hands /
stapleton, bernardine ann teraz, 1959-
You've heard of The Battery - quiet, peaceful, serene. That is until Girly Muckle wakes up. Girly knows the folk living in The Battery have plenty of secrets to keep. She has a few of her own. For starters, she's a selkie. Now, a selkie isn't some cutie-pie creature, so you needn't imagine a...
Queer monologues : stories of LGBT youth /
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Paper Book
Queer Monologues: Stories of LBGT Youth, produced by For the Love of Learning (FTLOL), offers queer youth a safe, creative outlet to share their concerns, hopes, and personal stories with the community-at-large. If an individual is unable to be themselves, the consequences can be emotional, physical...
Indie rock
Bishop, Joe
Paper Book
Indie Rock candidly focuses on a queer poet/musician's life in Newfoundland and his personal struggles with addiction, OCD, and trauma. This intelligent and punchy collection is steeped in musicality and the geographies and cadences of Newfoundland. With an astute attention to form, rhythm, and...
The teenage years...mapped /
Jamieson, Joshua, 1984-
Paper Book
The Teenage Years...Mapped is a collection of poetry by Joshua Jamieson, a talented young poet who is sure to contribute to the future of Newfoundland Literature. In his poetry, the author explores the social and peer pressures faced by teenagers relating to themes such as adolescent sexuality. A...

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