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The 2022 Pride Reading List: 72 New Books to Read All Year
It’s time for our annual celebration of Pride Month, in which we highlight some of the best new and upcoming books with LGBTQ+ authors and themes! All titles are on shelves now or will be soon, and we’ve sorted the list accordingly.
Bear in mind that this is necessarily an incomplete list, since queer literature is pretty much stitched into the very fabric of the mainstream these days, we’re happy to say. We’ve kept the focus on books for adults, across multiple genres, and you’ll find both established authors, exciting debut writers, and the occasional beloved celebrity. (Is that Harvey Fierstein? Yes! Yes, it is!)
Scroll over the covers below to learn more about each book, and keep track of any leads via your Want to Read shelf. Happy Pride Month, everybody!
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Do you have a great Pride Month reading recommendation? Share it with your fellow readers in the comments below!
Check out more recent articles:
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Check out more recent articles:
New LGBTQ+ Romances to Read for Pride (and All Year Long)
A Mystery Expert Recommends Queer Crime Series
June's Most Anticipated New Books
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Jun 01, 2022 12:42AM
So excited to read some amazing LGBTQ+ books this month! Also idk why but the cover of Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall gives me Mr Bingly and Mr Darcy energy
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I haven't read any of them! Good selection :D My to-read list has grown!
Moon Witch, Spider King was great. Also was there a lack of authors that Hall is recommended twice? :)
It's amazing the choices available to every taste out there.
Loveless by Alice Oseman came out in Germany earlier this year and I'm recommending it to everyone :) It's about a lesser known queer identity and the author is part of that community herself.
I'd love to see more fantasy/sci-fi, horror, detective books written by queer authors, tbh. The list has barely any.
Books I return to again and again: K.A. Belle's Oz-Vegas trilogy for laughs and good feelings (Jaime and Lu are my fave characters). Diana McKinley's The Foundation about a young man who survives and goes on to get everything he ever wanted.
not me adding all of these books to my to-read list
Hey ! you missed my autobiography. just published a few days ago.Tall Annie: A Life in Two Genders
where else can you read about gender change, submarines, Vietnam War, China, Alimony, gemstones, Scotland, rattlesnakes, SRS / GRS, online dating, screaming around roundabouts, and the definition of love. Enjoy !
Zoe wrote: "So excited to read some amazing LGBTQ+ books this month! Also idk why but the cover of Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall gives me Mr Bingly and Mr Darcy energy" me too!
I would love one with wlw relationships but this list helped me find a lot of good ones
Here and Queer: A Queer Girl's Guide to Life also, all of Alice Oseman's books are great pride reads :))
Happy Pride Month!!
Catherine wrote: "not me adding all of these books to my to-read list"Same lmao
Ilia wrote: "I'd love to see more fantasy/sci-fi, horror, detective books written by queer authors, tbh. The list has barely any."Iron Widow fits the bill!!! I absolutely ADORED it!
Have you read that one???
If anyone has any YA recommendations I'd really appreciate it! These books are a bit above my age group. Preferably books without sexual content or anything too violent. Or if there are any books on here that a teen could read - please recommend :) Thanks!
Morëlle, Cora, thank you for recommendations! Definatley will check them out.
Iron Widow was my favorite read in 2021. Another 2021 book I enjoyed was Shadowlands by Rivers Solomon.
Great list! Thank you!!!Siren Queen is the book I'm most excited about that I havent read. And it is weird because I dont normally like Hollywood type books. Or books set in the early 20th century. But this sounds amazing.
YAY PRIDE MONTH!My ♥✿☼ gay recommendations ☼✿♥ would be Milk Fed, The 2000s Made Me Gay, Her Body and Other Parties, Too Much, In the Dream House, and Plain Bad Heroines.
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I notice a lack of YA gay books in this list, so I will put my recommendations here (only 2022 releases):All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown
So This Is Ever After by FT Lukens
Gay Club! by Simon James Green
Blaine for the Win by Robbie Couch
Golden Boys by Phil Stamper
If You Change Your Mind by Robby Weber
Endless Sky by Christopher Renna
Only Pieces by Edd Tello
Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes
Icebreaker by AL Graziadei
The Magic Between by Stephanie Hoyt
The Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka
Founder's Mercy by Owen Lach
And some Adult:
The Hourglass Throne by KD Edwards (Tarot Sequence #3)
The City of Dusk by Tara Sim
The Ballot Boy by Larry Mellman
boooks wrote: "If anyone has any YA recommendations I'd really appreciate it! These books are a bit above my age group. Preferably books without sexual content or anything too violent. Or if there are any books o..."I would recommend the Simon Snow trilogy and the Darius the Great Is Not Okay series! Simon Snow is a Harry Potter adjacent with a lovely twist and Darius is realistic and slice of life oriented!
Ilia wrote: "I'd love to see more fantasy/sci-fi, horror, detective books written by queer authors, tbh. The list has barely any."If you haven't yet read Kristen Lepionka's Roxane Weary series, it's excellent - MC is a bi PI.
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue is the first of a lovely YA trilogy with an emphasis on diversity and supportive relationships - romantic and platonic.
Dang, I really love this. A bunch of people sharing awesome queer books recommendations- This is so cool :) I'd love some recommendations for YA books with wlw and/or gender queer characters! (thanks to everyone who's shared YA recs! I really appreciate it)
New series full of queer characters and exciting adventures by author Bayla Dornon: The Jake Bennett Adventures.Bayla Dornon
The Jake Bennett Adventures Vol. One: Jake Bennett: L.A.P.D. Rookie
boooks wrote: "Dang, I really love this. A bunch of people sharing awesome queer books recommendations- This is so cool :) I'd love some recommendations for YA books with wlw and/or gender queer characters! (than..."Here are some popular recent YA titles you might enjoy!:
I Kissed Shara Wheeler
She Gets the Girl
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
Ophelia After All
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Loveless
This looks so effing like what a perfectly straight person's idea of interesting Queer reads might be like (rolling eyes).
Zoe wrote: "So excited to read some amazing LGBTQ+ books this month! Also idk why but the cover of Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall gives me Mr Bingly and Mr Darcy energy"😍👍
Ilia wrote: "I'd love to see more fantasy/sci-fi, horror, detective books written by queer authors, tbh. The list has barely any."Definitely check out the Kate Kane series by Alexis Hall starting with Iron & Velvet. It is both Urban Fantasy & Noir detective, and is one of my favorite series!
Vasyl wrote: "how to hide this top bar from my page? thanks!"AdBlock takes care of it nicely.
boooks wrote: "If anyone has any YA recommendations I'd really appreciate it! These books are a bit above my age group. Preferably books without sexual content or anything too violent. Or if there are any books o..."Have you read "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe?" by Benjamin Alire Saenz? Perfect for YA!
boooks wrote: "If anyone has any YA recommendations I'd really appreciate it! These books are a bit above my age group. Preferably books without sexual content or anything too violent. Or if there are any books o..."Check out Emily Victoria! This Golden Flame was released last year and her new book Silver in the Mist comes out November 1, 2022!!! Both these books are YA fantasy with Aro/Ace protagonists that have no sex and minimal violence.
Have some suggestions! Here are a few of my LGBTQIA+ favorites:History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistin
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Better Than Good by Lane Hayes
*WARNING* A few of these books may not be appropriate for younger audiences
Suggestions for LGBTQ+:Mysteries:
Hidden Treasures
On the Other Hand, Death
The Less Than Spectacular Times of Henry Milch
Pale as a Ghost
Mahu
Amuse Bouche
Urban Fantasy:
Trailer Park Trickster
Dread Nation
The Soul Engine
Fahrenheit's Ghost
Last Car to Annwn Station
Promises, Promises
Smoke and Shadows
The Perfect Assassin
SF:
Winter's Orbit
The Deathsniffer's Assistant
Sunset
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
An Unkindness of Ghosts
Scott wrote: "Vasyl wrote: "how to hide this top bar from my page? thanks!"AdBlock takes care of it nicely."
thanks a lot!
I read this book last year, The Other Side of Unhappy, and I must admit it will stay with me for a long time. It's a great lesson of forgiveness and acceptance. Both very entertaining and deep.Happy Pride Month!
Ilia wrote: "I'd love to see more fantasy/sci-fi, horror, detective books written by queer authors, tbh. The list has barely any."Here's one, freshly released: Incitatus
Sci-fi thriller / horror by a bi author, with a saphic romance right in the middle of the plot. Perfect read for the Pride Month.
Ilia wrote: "I'd love to see more fantasy/sci-fi, horror, detective books written by queer authors, tbh. The list has barely any."That's exactly what I was thinking!
Catherine wrote: "not me adding all of these books to my to-read list"Haha relatable
My "Want to Read" pile just got a bit larger! I'm happy that I already had found one of the titles on my own.
