Nova Scotia House

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. >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.

Charlie Porter is a writer, fashion critic and curator. He has written for the Financial Times, the Guardian, The New York Times, GQ, Luncheon, i-D, and Fantastic Man, and has been described as one of the most influential fashion journalists of his time. Porter co-runs the London queer rave Chapter 10, and is a trustee of the Friends of Arnold Circus, where he is also a volunteer gardener. He lives in London.