List of fiction set in Toronto
A list of fiction set in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in whole or in part.
English
Novels
- Lovers and Strangers by Joyce Marshall
- The Meeting Point by Austin Clarke
- Cabbagetown by Hugh Garner
- The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
- Cabbagetown Diary: A Documentary by Juan Butler
- A Fine and Private Place by Morley Callaghan
- The Engineer of Human Souls by Josef Škvorecký
- Life Before Man by Margaret Atwood
- The Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies
- The Martyrology Book 5 by B. P. Nichol
- The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay The Fionavar Tapestry
- Fables of Brunswick Avenue by Katherine Govier
- What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson Davies
- The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay The Fionavar Tapestry
- The Darkest Road by Guy Gavriel Kay The Fionavar Tapestry
- In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje
- Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
- The Lyre of Orpheus by Robertson Davies
- Born To Lose by Trevor Clark (author)
- Killshot by Elmore Leonard
- A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
- Barking Dogs by Terence M. Green
- Losing Joe's Place by Gordon Korman
- Murther and Walking Spirits by Robertson Davies
- Blood Price by Tanya Huff
- No New Land by M. G. Vassanji
- Blood Trail by Tanya Huff
- Blood Lines by Tanya Huff
- Blood Pact by Tanya Huff
- Headhunter by Timothy Findley
- The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood
- The Innocence of Age by Neil Bissoondath
- The Cunning Man by Robertson Davies
- How Insensitive by Russell Smith
- Deadly by Nature by Meredith Andrew
- The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer
- Moonlit Days and Nights by D. H. Toole
- Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
- Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels
- To Dance At The Palais Royale by Jane McNaughton
- Blood Debt by Tanya Huff
- Blue Limbo by Terence M. Green
- Buying On Time by Antanas Sileika
- Where She Has Gone by Nino Ricci
- "1978" by Daniel Jones
- Brown Girl in the Ring Nalo Hopkinson
- Factoring Humanity by Robert J. Sawyer
- Noise by Russell Smith Flyboy Action Figure Comes With Gasmask by Jim Munroe
- A Witness to Life by Terence M. Green
- Sanctuary & Other Stories by Jennifer Duncan
- The Rules of Engagement by Catherine Bush
- The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
- Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer
- Courage My Love by Sarah Dearing
- Thirsty by Dionne Brand
- Margery Looks Up by Meredith Andrew
- Back Flip by Anne Denoon
- Making a Killing by Warren Dunford
- The Neanderthal Parallax by Robert J. Sawyer
- *Hominids
- *Humans
- *Hybrids
- Cat's Crossing by Bill Cameron
- The Double by Philip Quinn
- Doctor Bloom's Story by Don Cole
- Death in the Age of Steam by Mel Bradshaw An opening act of unspeakable evil by Jim Munroe
- The City Man by Howard Ackler
- Gently Down the Stream by Ray Robertson
- What We All Long For by Dionne Brand
- Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow
- The Secret Mitzvah of Lucio Burke by Steven Hayward
- Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam
- How Happy to Be by Katrina Onstad
- Consolation by Michael Redhill
- Blood Bank by Tanya Huff
- Girls Fall Down by Maggie Helwig
- Barnacle Love by Anthony de Sa
- Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving
- "The Carnivore" by Mark Sinnett Dragging The River by Trevor Clark Holding Still for as Long as Possible by Zoe Whittall The Incident Report by Martha Baillie
- The Charlie Salter mysteries by Eric Wright
- The Jane Yeats mystery series by Liz BradyGhosted by Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall Old City Hall by Robert Rotenberg Love On The Killing Floor by Trevor Clark How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti Six Metres of Pavement by Farzana Doctor The Guilty Plea by Robert Rotenberg Dawn at the Royal Star by Jeff Sinasac Stray Bullets by Robert Rotenberg Kicking the Sky by Anthony de Sa Stranglehold by Robert Rotenberg The Placebo Effect by David Rotenberg A Murder of Crows by David Rotenberg Dream Caster by Najeev Raj Nadarajah The Glass House by David Rotenberg The Cheese Stealer's Handbook by Shoshaku Jushaku Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan The Society of Experience by Matt Cahill The Hidden Keys by Andre Alexis Ghost Pains by Alan Michael Beau The Language of Secrets by Ausma Zehanat Khan Heart of the City by Robert Rotenberg Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Khan A Death in Sarajevo by Ausma Zehanat Khan Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez A Dangerous Crossing by Ausma Zehanat Khan The Grimoire of Kensington Market by Lauren B. Davis Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin One and Only by Jenny Holiday Not Another Family Wedding by Jackie Lau Chin-Williams SeriesThe Testaments by Margaret Atwood The Chai Factor by Farah Heron A Deadly Divide by Ausma Zehanat Khan The Diamond Queen of Singapore by Ian Hamilton The Ava Lee SeriesThe Stand-In by Lily Chu Hannah Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin The Bank Street Peeper by Erma Odrach Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury Blood Like Fate by Liselle Sambury Chaos Calling by E. M. Williams The Xenthian CycleThe Comeback by Lily Chu Jane & Edward by Melodie Edwards Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin Denison Avenue by Christina Wong and Daniel Innes Cold by Drew Hayden Taylor
Graphic novels
- Jellaby: Monster in the City by Kean Soo
- Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley
- Skim by Mariko Tamaki
Short stories
- Toronto Short Stories by Morris Wolfe and Douglas Daymond
- Streets of Attitude: Toronto Stories by Cary Fagan and Robert MacDonald
- "People One Knows: Toronto Stories" by Daniel Jones
- This Ain't No Healing Town by Barry Callaghan
- Canada Geese and Apple Chatney by Sasenarine Persaud
- Concrete Forest by Hal Niedzviecki
- Natasha and Other Stories by David Bezmozgis
- Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood
- Immigrant City by David Bezmozgis
- Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta
- The Vinyl Cafe series by Stuart McLean
- * 1995 – Stories from the Vinyl Cafe
- * 1996 – When We Were Young: A Collection of Canadian Stories
- * 1998 – Home from the Vinyl Cafe
- * 2001 – Vinyl Cafe Unplugged
- * 2003 – Vinyl Cafe Diaries
- * 2005 – Stories from the Vinyl Cafe 10th Anniversary Edition
- * 2006 – Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe
- * 2006 – Dave Cooks the Turkey
- * 2009 – Extreme Vinyl Café
- * 2010 – The Vinyl Cafe Notebooks
- * 2012 – Revenge of The Vinyl Cafe
- * 2013 – Time Now For The Vinyl Cafe Story Exchange
- * 2015 – ''Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page''
TV series
AirwavesAlias GraceThe ArrowThe AssociatesBeing EricaBillable HoursBittenBlood TiesBloodletting & Miraculous CuresBlue MurderThe BorderCaptain FlamingoThe CityConnor UndercoverCrackedDa Kink in My Hair- Degrassi, including:
- * The Kids of Degrassi Street
- * Degrassi Junior High
- * Degrassi High
- * Degrassi: The Next Generation
- * Degrassi: Next ClassThe DetailDiamondsDino DanDino DanaDrop the BeatE.N.G.FlashpointForever KnightFrankie Drake MysteriesThe Great DetectiveHangin' In, 1981–1987The Indian DetectiveKingKim's ConvenienceKing of Kensington, 1975–1980Kenny vs. SpennyLife With DerekLiberty StreetThe LineThe ListenerMary Kills PeopleMaterial WorldMetropiaMurdoch MysteriesThe Next StepThe NewsroomNirvanna the Band the ShowOnce a ThiefOrphan BlackOur HeroPrivate EyesPure PwnageRansomReally MeReGenesisRemedyRiverdaleRookie BlueSaving HopeSecret Millionaires ClubSeeing ThingsSide EffectsStraight UpStreet LegalThis Is WonderlandTotal Drama IslandTradersTrain 48Twitch CityWojeckWorkin' Moms
- ''The Zack Files''
Film
The Adjuster Ararat The Art of Woo Blood and Donuts Bon Cop, Bad Cop Breakfast with Scot Calendar CamillaCanadian Bacon Childstar Chloe Circle of Two Citizen Gangster Crash Dead Ringers Deadly Eyes Down the Road Again Dr. Cabbie Driven Enemy Every Day Exotica The F Word Foolproof Goin' Down the Road Going the Distance H Highpoint Hollywood North How She Move The Hurricane I've Heard the Mermaids Singing Ivory Tower Khaled The Kidnapping of the President Last Night Let's All Hate Toronto The Love Guru Monkey Warfare My Life Without Me Picture Day One Week Owning Mahowny Scott Pilgrim vs. the World The Silent Partner Sugar Take This Waltz This Movie Is Broken The Uncles Toronto Stories Turning Red VideodromeOverviews
- Greg Gatenby's Toronto: A Literary Guide provides an encyclopaedic literary tour of Toronto places.
- Robert Fulford’s lecture from 1996 called: "The Invention of Toronto".
- Amy Lavender Harris' Imagining Toronto, a comprehensive study of literary representations of Toronto.
Videogames
French
Novels
- Du vieux vin dans des bouteilles neuves by Frederick J. A. Davidson
- Ainsi parle la tour CN by Hédi Bouraoui
- Toronto, je t’aime by Didier Leclair
- Ce pays qui est le mien by Didier Leclair
- 69, rue de la Luxure by Paul-François Sylvestre
- Déclic à Toronto by Mireille Messier
- La première guerre de Toronto by Daniel Marchildon
- Toronto by Bravery
- Tila à Toronto by Jean-Baptiste Mubalutila Mbizi
- Les dragouilles T.16 : Les bleues de Toronto by Karine Gottot
- À bientôt, Toronto ! by Louis Laforce
- Welsford by Claude Guilmain
Chinese
Novels
- Sun Bo ,《男人三十》 。北京:文化艺术,2000.
- Yu Xi 余曦,《安大略湖畔》 。北京:作家,2005.
- Zhang Ling 张翎,《邮购新娘》 北京:作家,2004.
Short stories
- Zhang Ling 张翎,《雁过澡溪》 。广东广州:花城,2005.
- Zhang Ling 张翎,《尘世》 。广西南宁:广西人民,2004.
Hindi
Films
- Bollywood/Hollywood. Deepa Mehta, 2002.
- Kismat Konnection. Aziz Mirza, 2008.
Tamil
Films
- ''Arasangam''