An Evening with Birdy O'Day

By Greg Kearney
Categories: Fiction, LGBTQ+, Gay Literature

A funny, boisterous, and deeply moving novel about aging hairstylist Roland's childhood friendship with Birdy O'Day, whose fevered quest for pop music glory drives them apart

Roland Keener is an aging ...

Perfect Little Angels

By Vincent Anioke
Categories: BIPOC, Black Literature, LGBTQ+, Gay Literature, Fiction

A beautifully imagined story collection set largely in Nigeria that explores themes of masculinity and repressed desires through the lens of (un)conditional love

In this stunning debut story collection ...

A Fate Worse Than Death

By Nisha Patel
Categories: LGBTQ+ Literature, Poetry, Disability Literature, BIPOC, Asian Literature

Poems that interrogate the complexities of disability, based on the author's evaluation of her own medical records

A Fate Worse Than Death is a stunning poetic investigation of the worthiness of disabled ...

Oma's Bag

Text by Michelle Wang
Illustrated by Sam Nunez
Categories: BIPOC, Asian Literature, Children's & Young Adult, Children's, Disability Literature

A gentle and loving book that helps children navigate an Alzheimer's diagnosis in their family

The five Lim children - Jessica, Jocelyn, Jeffrey, Jacob, and Kenzie - are thrilled when their parents tell ...

Curious Sounds

By Roger Mooking & francesca ekwuyasi

A collaborative, multi-faceted book by two extraordinary Black artists about finding beauty in the chaos

Roger Mooking is a Trinidadian-born, Canadian-raised talent who creates immersive experiences in ...

Live at the Commodore

By Aaron Chapman

A new edition of the storied history of Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom, by the author of Vancouver After Dark.

The Commodore Ballroom, located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, remains one of the best-loved ...

Transland

By Mx. Sly
Categories: LGBTQ+ Literature, LGBTQ+, Trans Literature, Biography & Memoir

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST

A memoir of transformation and self-discovery that explores fetish communities from a gender diverse perspective

Transland is a fiery and revealing memoir that delves into ...

Sharp Notions

Edited by Marita Dachsel & Nancy Lee
Categories: Biography & Memoir, Crafts & Hobbies, Anthologies

Personal essays from diverse voices about their relationships to the fibre arts

Sometimes the reliability of a knit stitch, the steady rocking of a quilting needle, the solid structure of a loom is all ...

Erdogan

Text by Can Dundar
Illustrated by Anwar
Translated by L.L. Kreider
Categories: History, Graphic Novels & Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir

Winner, 2022 Atomium Comic Strip Prize

A comprehensive graphic biography of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the authoritarian president of Turkey

One of the world's most divisive and controversial leaders, Recep ...

40 Men and 12 Rifles

By Marcelino Truong
Translated by David Homel
Categories: Graphic Novels & Non-Fiction, BIPOC, Asian Literature

By the author of Such a Lovely Little War and Saigon Calling, a stirring graphic novel about love, beauty, and war in 1950s Indochina

40 Men and 12 Rifles is an expansive, gripping graphic novel set in ...