Nova Scotia House

By Charlie Porter

Winner of the 2026 Lambda Literary Award in Gay Fiction
Shortlisted for the 2025 Goldsmiths Prize
Named a 2025 Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post and The Guardian

Nova Scotia House takes us to the heart of a relationship, a community and an era, both a love story and a lament.

In this profound meditation on grief, Johnny looks back at his relationship with his life partner, Jerry, after his AIDS-related death. When they met, nearly thirty years ago, Johnny was 19, Jerry was 45. They made a life on their own terms in Jerry's flat: 1, Nova Scotia House. Johnny is still there today--but Jerry is gone, and so is the world they knew.

Intimate, visionary, and profoundly original--as well as raw, hot, and hilarious--Nova Scotia House marks the debut of a vibrant new voice in contemporary fiction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643622005
• ISBN13: 9781643622002
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Nightboat Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Amazing Read

It’s a great read with an interesting narrator and a non linear plot.