Book Lists

These lists are but a sample of what the library offers and are continuously being added to. Check back often for updates!

Celebrating Asian Authors

Fiction:

XOXO by Axie Oh
I Love You So Mochi  by Sarah Kuhn
This Time will be  Different by Misa Sugiura (ebook)
When the Emperor was Divine: a Novel by Julie Otsuka
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
For Today I am a Boy by Kim Fu
The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor (graphic novel)
 Money Boy by Paul Yee (ebook)
 Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
Drawing from Memory  by Allen Say (graphic novel)
Floating City: a Novel by Kerri Sakamoto
Frankly in Love by David Yoon (ebook)
Non-Fiction:

They Called Us Enemy  by George  Takei (graphic novel)
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (graphic novel)
Let's Make Ramen!: a comic book cookbook by Hugh Amano (graphic novel)
Cook Korean!: a comic book with recipes by Robin Ha (graphic novel)
The Kojiki: an account of ancient matters by Ao Yasumaro
Almost American Girl: an  Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha
Nine Continents: a memoir in and out of China by Xiaolu Guo
The Analects of Confucius by Confucius, Mencius, Laozi

 

Celebrating Black Authors

Fiction:

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury (Canadian)
Gutter Child by Jael Richardson (Canadian)
Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh
Let's Talk about Love by Claire Kahn
Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
Like Home by Louisa Onomé (Canadian)
Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi (Canadian)
Sugar Town Queens by Malla Nunn
Some Other Now by Sarah Everett (Canadian)
Me Moth by Amber McBride 


Non-Fiction

Black History in its Own Words by Ron Wimberly (Graphic Novel)
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by Curtis Jackson (50 Cent)
A Drop of Midnight by Jason Diakité
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Trailblazers: the Black pioneers who have shaped Canada
Africville by Gloria Wesley
The Stone Thrower: A Daughter's Lessons, A Father's Life by Jael Richardson (Canadian)
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup


Celebrating Indigenous Authors

Fiction:

Grey Eyes by Frank Busch
The Back of the Turtle  by Thomas King
Grass Green, Running Water by Thomas King
Borders  by Thomas King (ebook)

Non-Fiction:
From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle
Seven Fallen Fathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga
The Inconvenient Indian: a curious account of Native People in North America by Thomas King
The 500 Years of Resistance comic book by Gord Hill (graphic novel)
Back to the Red Road: a story of survival, redemption and love  by Edward Gabin and Florence Kaefer
21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act by Robert Joseph
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation by Monique Gray Smith  

Indigenous  Topic (not  by Indigenous authors)
Indigenous Atlas of Canada by the Canadian Geographical Society
Indigenous Atlas of Canada, Inuit by the Canadian Geographical Society
Great Musicians from our First Nations by Vincent Schilling
For King and Kanata: Canadian Indians and the First World War  by Timothy Winegard
Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (Volume 1: Summary) by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada


Proudly Queer

Fiction:

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (ebook)
Green Glass Ghosts by Rae Spoon
All Out Edited by Saundra Mitchell
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Saenz
Pink  by Lili Wilkinson
We have Always Been Here : A Queer Muslim memoir by Samra Habib
Boys Run the Riot series by Keito Gaku (manga)
Check, Please! series by Ngozi Ukazu  (graphic novel)
Cheer Up!  by Crystal Frasier (graphic novel)
Girl from the Sea  by Molly Ostertag  (graphic novel)


Non-Fiction:

Understanding Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity by Robert Rodi & Laura Ross
A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns (Graphic Novel)
A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities (Graphic Novel)
Gender: A Graphic Guide by Meg Barker and Julia Scheele
Special Topics in Being a Human: a Queer & Tender Guide to Things I've Learned the Hard Way... by S. Bear Bergman
Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens (ebook)
Confronting Stereotypes  by Robert Rodi & Laura Ross
Finding Community by Robert Rodi & Laura Ross
Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words  by Lindsay Herriot
 No Way, They Were Gay? : Hidden Lives and Secret Loves by Lee Wind
The Transgender Teen: a handbook for parents and professionals by Stephanie Brill  

Coming Soon:

Melissa by Alex Gino  
The (Un)Popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin


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