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Queer Novels by Decade: 35 LGBTQ Books from the 1920s to Today

A curated reading list tracing queer literature from the 1920s to today, with five essential books per decade and the…

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What A Little Life Left Behind

Some books are absorbed into the culture quietly. A Little Life was not one of them. Ten years on, the…

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Queer Books at Canada Reads: A 25-Year History

Canada Reads has been running for 25 years. How often has queer literature made the shortlist? How often has it…

2 months ago

The Queer Writer’s Guide to LGBTQ+ Publishers: Where to Submit Your Work

If you've written a queer story and you're ready to find it a home, the landscape of LGBTQ+ publishing is…

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Canada Reads 2026 Is Here, and Queer Canadian Literature Has Never Looked This Good

The 2026 shortlist features five books debating from April 13 to 16. Two of them carry explicit, central queer representation.…

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Transgender Fiction at the 2026 Lammys Spotlight

A deep dive into the five finalists for the 38th Lammy Award in Transgender Fiction, and what they reveal about…

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Bisexual Fiction at the 2026 Lammys Spotlight

A deep dive into the five finalists for the 38th Lammy Award in Bisexual Fiction, and what they illuminate about…

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Gay Fiction at the 2026 Lammy Awards Spotlight

A deep dive into the five finalists for the 38th Lambda Literary Award in Gay Fiction, and what they reveal…

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Lesbian Fiction at the 2026 Lammy Awards Spotlight

A deep dive into the five finalists for the 38th Lammy Award in Lesbian Fiction, and what they say about…

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The Book They Told Him to Burn: The History and Enduring Legacy of Giovanni’s Room

Giovanni's Room turns 70 this year, and Baldwin's Paris love story still cuts just as deep. A young American, a…

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