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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!
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I loved "The Thirty Names of Night" by Zeyn Joukhadar! Below is an excerpt of the Goodreads book description."Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans boy sheds his birth name and searches for a new one. He has been unable to paint since his mother’s ghost has begun to visit him each evening. As his grandmother’s sole caretaker, he spends his days cooped up in their apartment, avoiding his neighborhood masjid, his estranged sister, and even his best friend (who also happens to be his longtime crush). The only time he feels truly free is when he slips out at night to paint murals on buildings in the once-thriving Manhattan neighborhood known as Little Syria."
⭐Anny⭐ (Book Princess) wrote: "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."Just added it to my hold pile at the library thanks
For any of the Dutch readers out here. Nederlandse lezers, ik heb een tip voor jullie! Voordat alles beter werd van Rosemarijn Milo.
In Voordat alles beter werd leren we twee homoseksuele stellen kennen. Paul heeft een relatie met Stefan en Floor met Lisette. Het zijn de jaren 90 en homoseksualiteit is bepaald niet geaccepteerd. Daarnaast heerst de altijd aanwezige dreiging van aids. De twee stellen denken de ultieme oplossing gevonden te hebben: Paul trouwt met Floor en Stefan met Lisette. Met zijn vieren betrekken ze één woning in Amsterdam. Probleem opgelost! Maar is dat wel echt zo?
Heel bijzonder boek!
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"Hahahahaa I already read this book, but now I'll have to read it again, with your comment in mind. Hilarious and spot on!
⭐Anny⭐ (Book Princess) wrote: "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'm reading it now - and loving it!
Johnny the Walrus by Matt Walsh should be in this collection.
Another LGBT book that should be included is Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier.
I attended a "Friends of the Library" meeting recently and had the honor to meet author Steven Rowley. His book "UNCLE" was the topic. I enjoyed the book.
Sorry. I made a mistake in my last comment. The book was entitled GUNCLE by author Steve Rowley. I enjoyed the book and met the author in person at the Friends of the Library guest event in Palm Springs, California. As a member of ONE ARCHIVES, I will send a copy to them.
Scott wrote: "Vasyl wrote: "how to hide this top bar from my page? thanks!"AdBlock takes care of it nicely."
Vasyl wrote: "how to hide this top bar from my page? thanks!"
I thought you were trolling, but it worked! THANKSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I’d like to offer my new novel THE OTHER MOTHER, to this list. It was named a Best Book of May by TIME magazine and is an Amazon Editor’s Pick.
The genre is literary fiction. It’s a family saga about a young man searching for the father he never knew, who ends up learning that he’s the product of a lesbian relationship and has another mother he never knew.
Readers have said: “the plot is so propulsive, I can’t stop reading;” “beautiful and tender;” and “truly amazing, I loved everything about it.”
Please add it to your list and let me know what YOU think.
Thanks!
Ilia wrote: "I'd love to see more fantasy/sci-fi, horror, detective books written by queer authors, tbh. The list has barely any."Check out Biding Time by Lyn Gardner /. Lesbian Vampires. Could not put it down.
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo, Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune, the entire Tales from Verania series by TJ Klune, and The Extraordinaries series by TJ Klune, Docile by KM Szpara, Bath Haus by PJ Vernon, Both of the Aristotle and Dante books
Currently reading Blackfish City and absolutely loving it! It is a weird dystopian fantasy by Sam J. Miller. The representation in the book is so well done 🤌 I was already sold with the mention of an Orcamancer, as I too am whale obsessed, but then Soq’s non-binary energy just slid in and made me even more excited about the rest of this book!Happy Pride, everyone! 🏳️🌈
I really loved Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist, and I just started Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May as well as A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson.
Bobby wrote: "When is heterosexual month...keep me informed!!"Lame!
Any book by F.T. Likens is a great lgbt+ read for ya
Let us celebrate the people that leave this lifestyle.....they are the ones worthy of applauding.....
I think South of Broad by Pat Conroy should be on this list.
Please add “In the Dream House” by Carmen Maria Machado to this list!
“Beyond Any Experience” by Anne E. Terpstra! It’s an amazing novel by a very talented debut author. Check it out if you’re interested in F/F.
Love, Sorrow and the In-Between
by Gallagher Green
I love this book and it should definitely be on the list. Good for YA and adults. Everyone should read this book.