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Looking for your next LGBTQ+ book to read?
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By
Matthew Zinck
Some of my favorite books from queer authors and/or featuring queer characters.
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If reading a book could feel like getting a hug, this is it.
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Powerful book of essays exploring the author's childhood, adolescence, and college years.
All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto
Fantastic coming of age novel about the power of friendship and young love.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Coming of age memoir exploring sex, race, and power.
How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir: Jones, Saeed
Beautiful fantasy novel with a gender-bending protagonist claiming their destiny through survival and war across an epic alternate China.
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Hilarious and sexy novel that is also beautiful and tender tackling ableism and addiction
Just by Looking at Him by Ryan O'Connell
Bold exploration of motherhood and queer family dynamics.
With Teeth by Kristen Arnett
Beautiful love story that transcends time itself.
The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
Gripping thriller exploring class, power, and nuances of victimhood and complicity. (TW: sexual assault)
Yes, Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage
Fun romance novel with unexpected love.
Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters
Brave and beautiful YA novel with a trans protagonist.
The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons
Book of essays exploring inequality and public health.
The Viral Underclass: Human Toll of Inequality & Disease
Great debut novel exploring geography, race, and class.
The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela
Fun magic fantasy romance!
A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1) by Freya Marske
Beautiful and comforting quest to understand meaning and purpose in life.
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) by Becky Chambers
