Features
Features is where Queer Book Club goes deeper. Beyond the review and beyond the list. Into the conversations, history, publishing landscape, and cultural moments. We talk about what queer literature looks like right now and where it’s going next.
Every feature on this page is written with a single standard in mind: queer representation must be central to the work being discussed, not incidental. We don’t cover books or authors where queerness is background detail or subtext. We cover the writers, publishers, awards, and cultural moments where LGBTQ+ lives are the whole point, and we write about them with the seriousness and depth they deserve.
All Features
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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 cultural moment that shaped each one.
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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 novel’s legacy is still unresolved, still producing heat, and still showing up as tattoos.
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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 won? A full history of LGBTQ+ representation on Canada’s biggest literary stage, from the early years to now.
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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 richer, more varied, and more welcoming to new voices than it’s ever been.
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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. Not side characters. Not subtext. Two books where queerness is the whole point. Where LGBTQ+ lives get the same weight and seriousness that Canadian literary fiction has long reserved for other experiences.