Here is a selection of the best literary works, selected by our team, to help you through this period of isolation.
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FICTION
Le jour du roi
Author
Abdellah Taïa
Publisher
Points (2010)
Language
French
Themes
Homosexuality/Transexuality/Morocco
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/jour-du-roi-le-abdellah-taia-9782757824597.html
N'essuie jamais de larmes sans gants
Author
Jonas Gardell
Publisher
Alto (2018)
Language
French (translated from Swedish by Lena Grumbach and Catherine Marcus)
Themes
Homosexuality/HIV/AIDS/Religion
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/n-essuie-jamais-de-larmes-sans-jonas-gardell-9782896943876.html
Liminal
Author
Jordan Tannahill
Publisher
House of Anansi Press Inc
Language
English
Themes
Homosexuality/Queer/
Transexuality/Body/Art/Philosophy
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/liminal-jordan-tannahill-9782924898369.html
Last Night in Nuuk
Author
Niviaq Korneliussen
Publisher
Grove/Atlantic (2019)
Language
English (translated from Greenlandic by Anna Halager)
Themes
Queer/Trans/Autochtonie
The End of Eddy
Author
Édouard Louis
Publisher
Points (2014)
Language
English (translated from French by Michael Lucey)
Themes
Homosexuality/Class divide/Poverty
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/the-end-of-eddyend-of-eddy-edouard-louis-9781250181992.html
Future Sex
Author
Emily Witt
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2016)
Language
English
Themes
Feminism/Sexual Pleasure/Polyamory
Link
☛ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22929486-future-sex
Asking for It
Author
Louise O'Neill
Publisher
Quercus (2016)
Language
English
Themes
Rape Culture/Young Adult
Link
☛ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25255576-asking-for-it
George
Author
Alex Gino
Publisher
Scholastic (2017)
Language
English
Themes
Transsexuality/Exploration/Gender Identity/Children's Books
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/george-scholastic-gold-alex-gino-9780545812573.html
The Argonauts
Author
Maggie Nelson
Publisher
Graywolf Press (2015)
Language
English
Themes
Relationships/Queer Parenthood/Feminism
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/the-argonautsargonauts-maggie-nelson-9781555977351.html
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Author
Jeannette Winterson
Publisher
Random House UK (2014)
Language
English
Themes
Homosexuality/Lesbianism/Coming-of-age
Speak
Author
Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher
Square Fish (1999)
Language
English
Themes
Rape/Mental Health/Young Adult
Look How Happy I'm Making You
Author
Polly Rosenwaike
Publisher
Doubleday Books (2019)
Language
English
Themes
Parenthood/Maternity/Pregnancy
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/look-how-happy-i-m-making-polly-rosenwaike-9780385544030.html
Corps
Author
Chloé Savoie-Bernard
Publisher
Groupe Nota Bene (2018)
Language
French
Themes
Female Body/Relationships/Maternity
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/corps-chloe-savoie-bernard-9782897419790.html
Des femmes savantes
Author
Chloé Savoie-Bernard
Publisher
Triptyque (2016)
Language
French
Themes
Femininity/Women of Colour/Interracial Relationships
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/des-femmes-savantes-chloe-savoie-bernard-9782924787458.html
Le jeu de la musique
Author
Stéphanie Clermont
Publisher
Le Quartanier (2017)
Language
French
Themes
Relationships/Trans Identity/Queer
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/le-jeu-de-la-musique-stefanie-clermont-9782896983353.html
Drama Queens
Author
Vickie Gendreau
Publisher
Book*hug Press (2019)
Language
English (translated from French by Aimee Wall)
Themes
Femininity/Sex Work
Link
☛ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44331462-drama-queens
God in Pink
Author
Hasan Namir
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press (2015)
Language
English
Themes
Homosexuality/Islam/Iraq War
Link
☛ https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25074253-god-in-pink
ESSAYS
Adolescences lesbiennes : De l'invisibilité à la reconnaissance
Author
Christelle Lebreton
Publisher
Remue-ménage (2017)
Language
French
Themes
Homosexuality/Transexuality/Morocco
Les retranchées : échecs et ravissements de la famille, en milieu de course
Author
Fanny Britt
Publisher
Atelier 10 (2019)
Language
French
Themes
Maternity/Feminism/Parenthood
La crise de la masculinité : autopsie d'un mythe tenace
Author
Francis Dupuis-Déri
Publisher
Remue-ménage (2018)
Language
French
Themes
Masculinity/Feminism/Gender Identity
Corps accord : guide de la sexualité positive
Author
La CORPS féministe
Publisher
Remue-ménage (2019)
Language
French
Themes
Sexual Health/Feminism/Sexual Pleasure
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/corps-accord-guide-de-sexualite-positive-9782890916630.html
Travail invisible : portraits d’une lutte féministe inachevée
Authors
Camille Robert et Louise Toupin
Publisher
Remue-ménage (2018)
Language
French
Themes
Feminism/Emotional Labour/Inequality
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/travail-invisible-portraits-d-une-lutte-9782890916357.html
Les luttes fécondes
Author
Catherine Dorion
Publisher
Atelier 10 (2017)
Language
French
Themes
Feminism/Polyamory
Manuel de résistance féministe
Author
Marie-Ève Surprenant
Publisher
Remue-ménage (2015)
Language
French
Themes
Feminism/Militancy
Men Explain Things to Me
Author
Rebecca Solnit
Publisher
Haymarket Books (2015)
Language
English
Themes
Feminism/Mansplaining
The Ethical Slut
Authors
Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton
Publisher
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale (2017)
Language
English
Themes
Polyamory/Sexual Pleasure
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/the-ethical-slut-third-edition-janet-w-hardy-9780399579660.html
Closer: Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality
Author
Sarah Barmak
Publisher
Coach House Books (2016)
Language
English
Themes
Sexual Health/Feminism/Sexual Pleasure
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/closercloser-sarah-barmak-9781552453230.html
Sexuality in Muslim Contexts: Restrictions and Resistance
Authors
Anissa Hélie and Homa Hoodfar (ed.)
Publisher
Zed Books (2012)
Language
English
Themes
Islam/Body/Sexuality/Feminism
Familles LGBT : le guide
Author
Mona Greenbaum (ed.)
Publisher
Remue-ménage (2015)
Language
French
Themes
LGBTQ+/Family/Parenthood
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/familles-lgbt-le-guide-mona-greenbaum-9782890915060.html
Hétéro, l'école?
Author
Gabrielle Richard
Publisher
Remue-Ménage (2019)
Language
French
Themes
Sex Education/Heteronormativity/Sexual and Gender Diversity
Folles frues fortes
Authors
Collective Work
Publisher
Tête première (2019)
Language
French
Themes
Feminism/Sexuality/Termination of Pregnancy
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/folles-frues-fortes-9782924207970.html
King Kong Theory
Author
Virginie Despentes
Publisher
Feminist Press (2010)
Language
English (translated from French by Stephanie Benson)
Themes
Women/Lesbianism/Homosexuality/Sex Work/Sexual Violence
Link
☛ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7624359-king-kong-theory
Queer zones : la trilogie
Authors
Sam Bourcier and Paul B. Préciado
Publisher
Amsterdam (2019)
Language
French
Themes
Queer/Sexuality/Sexual and Gender Diversity/Heteronormativity
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/queer-zones-la-trilogie-sam-bourcier-9782354801748.html
Who Cooked the Last Supper: The Women's History of the World
Author
Rosalind Miles
Publisher
Broadway Books (2001, org. 1988)
Language
English
Themes
Feminism/Gender/Women’s Writing/Gender Roles
Link
☛ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56354.
Who_Cooked_the_Last_Supper_
More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory
Authors
Franklin Veaux and Eve Rickert
Publisher
Thorntree Press (2014)
Language
English
Theme
Polyamory
Sex Before Marriage: Guidance for Young Adults
Author
Eleanor Hamilton
Publisher
Meredith Press (1969)
Language
English
Theme
History of Sex
Link
☛ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17436012-sex-before-marriage
COMIC BOOKS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS
La fille dans l'écran
Authors
Manon Desveaux and Lou Lubie
Publisher
Station T (2019)
Language
French
Themes
Lesbianism/Technology/Long-distance Relationships
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/la-fille-dans-l-ecran-lou-lubie-9782925001003.html
Pénis de table
Author
Cookie Kalkair
Publisher
Mécanique générale (2018)
Language
French
Themes
Sexual Health/Sexual Pleasure/Sexual Orientation/Masculinity
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/penis-de-table-cookie-kalkair-9782922827880.html
Saga
Authors
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Publishers
Image Comics (2012-2020)
Language
English
Themes
Sexuality/Interracial Relationships/Parenthood/Racism
Link
☛ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15704307-saga-vol-1
Bitch Planet
Authors
Kelly Sue Deconnick and Valentine De Landro
Publisher
Image Comics (2014-2017)
Language
English
Themes
Feminism/Women's Land
Link
☛ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/
23609469-bitch-planet-1?from_search=true&from_srp=tru
Hshouma : corps et sexualité au Maroc
Author
Zinab Fasiki
Publisher
Massot Editions (2019)
Language
French
Themes
Body/Sexuality/Homosexuality/Morocco
Link
☛ https://shop.librairieleuguelionne.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=hshouma&qs_file=&
q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Author
Alison Bechdel
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Themes
Lesbian/Homosexuality/Conservatism
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/fun-homefun-home-alison-bechdel-9780618871711.html
Blankets
Author
Craig Thompson
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly (2015)
Language
English
Themes
Religion/Sexuality/Relationships
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/blanketsblankets-craig-thompson-9781770462182.html
Not Funny Ha-Ha: A Handbook for Something Hard
Author
Leah Hayes
Publisher
Fantagraphics (2015)
Language
English
Themes
Termination of Pregnancy/Class Divide
Link
☛ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25528454-not-funny-ha-ha
Yes, Roya
Author
C. Spike Trotman
Publisher
Iron Circus Comics (2016)
Language
English
Themes
Polyamory/BDSM/Bisexuality/Relationships
Link
☛ https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/30334051-yes-roya
Une soeur
Author
Bastien Vivès
Publisher
Casterman Editions (2017)
Language
French
Themes
Adolescence/Discovery of Sexuality
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/une-soeur-bastien-vives-9782203147164.html
L'amour
Author
Bastien Vivès
Publisher
Delcourt (2012)
Language
French
Themes
Relationships/Breakups
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/amour-l-bastien-vives-9782756029894.html
La rose la plus rouge s'épanouit
Author
Liv Strömquist
Publisher
RACKHAM (2019)
Language
French (translated from Swedish by Kirsi Kinnunen)
Theme
Relationships
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/la-rose-la-plus-rouge-s-liv-stromquist-9782878272352.html
L'origine du monde
Author
Liv Strömquist
Publisher
RACKHAM (2016)
Language
French (translated from Swedish by Kirsi Kinnunen)
Themes
Sexuality/Women
Link
☛ https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/l-origine-du-monde-liv-stromquist-9782878271973.html