Recs if you like A Minor Chorus...
Badge Gremlins
Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listened in the description, or offhandedly said.
Queer and trans intergenerational connections
Fiction and non-fiction with significant intergenerational exchange/learning/teaching/relationship between trans and/or queer characters/people.
This list is in progress, please recommend in the comments! Especially interested in:
- positive exchanges between people of different generations, especially BIPOC and marginalized people
- characters learning about organizing from people of other generations
- multigenerational family stories with multiple trans/queer characters
Indigenous Fiction
Fiction Stories based on Indigenous/American Indian/Native American culture.
Indigenous books
I'm coming at this from a Canadian Metis point of view and I welcome other suggestions for the list.
CBC Canada Reads 2026 Longlist
These are the books that were chosen for the longlist for CBC Canada Reads.
Prose that borders on the poetic
For the lovers
Indigenous Canadian Fiction
Indigenous Canadians writing thought-provoking and inspiring work about facing down the legacy of colonialism.
Canada Reads 2026 - Shortlist
the world needs more canada
an incomplete list of novels by canadian authors. if you have a suggestion for works feel free to comment them below. i am always looking for more diverse voices in the large category of canadian lit!
CBC Canada Reads Contenders #3 - 2022 to Present
The most recent contenders from Canada Reads, an annual "Battle of the Books" run by the CBC (Canada's national broadcaster). Each year five Canadian celebrities step in to champion one Canadian book in a series of televised debates/discussions to see which book will come out on top.
The Writer's Syllabus (by Shaelin Bishop)
Shaelin Bishop (aka ShaelinWrites) is a Canadian writer and YouTuber who makes lots of great videos with really helpful writing advice. She also has two videos called "The Writer's Syllabus" with book recommendations that will help you become a better writer and I decided to make a list of them here!
Reading the Queer World: North America & Caribbean
Mix of genres by queer authors from nations in North America and the Caribbean, set in (or partially in) the nation. Not every nation is represented yet—I'm still researching them! Keeping it at maximum 3 books per nation.
Antigua & Barbuda: Annie John Bahamas: If I Had Wings Canada: A Minor Chorus; Mohawk Trail Costa Rica: Crocodilopolis Cuba: Call Me Cassandra Dominican Republic: Tentacle Greenland: Last Night in Nuuk Honduras: Libertad Jamaica: Broughtupsy; Things I Have Withheld Mexico: How We Named the Stars* Panama: Stepmotherland Puerto Rico: This is the Only Kingdom; Bad Seed Trinidad and Tobago: Cereus Blooms at Night; The Dreaming United States: The Color Purple; Jonny Appleseed
(*) diaspora author
Canadian/Turtle Island Reads
every month is pride month (september)
🚧under construction🚧 queer books published in september! inspired by the hrcyed 3.0 birth month prompt I got some of the books from the following lists, if one of them is yours, thank you for making them :) ‘Queer BIPOC Speculative Fiction Novellas’ by polterbooks ‘Queer Indian Stories’ by iamsalonip ‘Queerly Beloved’ by CandidCapybara
