Join us for our monthly LGBT+ bookclub! Every month we read a novel featuring LGBTQ+ characters and storylines. All adult readers are welcome to join us & we can't wait to meet you!

January 08, 2023: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A reporter gets more than she bargained for when she interviews the famous Evelyn Hugo about her life and career in Hollywood. Especially when it turns out Evelyn’s life may not have been all that it seems from behind the scenes…

February 05, 2023: Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer
Known widely as a gays in space story, this graphic novel has it all: colourful characters, stories and illustrations! Follow Pan as she joins a ragtag group of gladiators on an intergalactic mission to defeat the patriarchy and save princesses.

March 05, 2023: One Last Stop by Casey McQuinston
August meets Jane on the New York subway and they quickly fall in love. But their relationship is made complicated when August finds out that Jane is a time traveler from the 1970’s, with no way to get off the subway and into the present.

April 02, 2023: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Sue, a thief, moves in with Maud and her uncle in hopes to steal her fortune. However, as the two women grow closer together, Sue realizes the money is not the fortune she wants.

May 07, 2023: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
You might have heard of Fun Home, the Broadway musical but did you know it was originally a graphic novel? Alison Bechel’s semi-autobiographical graphic novel covers a period of self-discovery when she comes out to her family during college, but also makes a discovery about her own family.

June 04, 2023: Genderqueer by Maia Kobabe
Another autobiographical graphic novel – this book focuses on author Maia’s personal story of growing up and discovering eir sexual and gender identity through high school and beyond.

July 09, 2023: Annabelle by Kathleen Winter
Follow the life of the intersex protagonist through adolescence and adulthood as they process and come to come to terms with their identity, all while growing up in the remote Canadian wilderness and then eventually growing into themselves in St. Johns.

August 13, 2023: Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
Poignant, honest, and funny at times – Jonny grapples with his past, present and future relationships in the days leading up to his return to his childhood home and reservation for a funeral all while learning to survive in big city Winnipeg.

September 10, 2023: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Achilles and Patroclus are two very different people – Achilles, son of a god and Patroclus an exiled prince but both come together when they join to fight in the Trojan war. This is the Illiad retold with a queer love story between Achilles and Patroclus.

October 01, 2021: Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
This novel follows the life of Jess who navigates life as a lesbian in 1940s America and beyond. Follow along with Jess as they explore gender, identity, class, sexuality, and relationships in a changing world.
(Trigger warning for: Homophobia, transphobia, violence, and sexual assault. Please read with caution.)

November 05, 2021: The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
Cameron Post is sent away to conversion camp after she’s discovered to be in a relationship with one of her friends. Once at the camp she befriends the other campers and must learn how to make a new life for herself.
(TW for conversion therapy and homophobia)

December 03, 2023: With Teeth by Kristen Arnett
Sammie navigates the complexities of dating and middle-age when she and her wife start their divorce proceedings. All while parenting a moody teenage boy. This story focuses on the intricacies of LGBTQ+ relationships, parenthood and growing older.