Milo wrote: "LGBTQ+ books should be part of the annual GR awards." Yes! Agreed!

I added almost all of these to my to-read shelf!

Eva wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Drew wrote: "Love the list but would have been better if it was organized by genre"

Honestly! I wanna read some queer thrillers/mysteries. I was hoping to add some to my to-read lis..."

Ooh, thank you for these suggestions! I added both to my reading list, they sound amazing.

Jt wrote: "I am an open-minded male individual who has been curious about lesbian stories since my youth. Jeanette Winterson's Oranges are Not the Only Fruit which was broadcast on A & E introduced me to alte..."

there are certainly many books about victims of conversion theory. Sadly not many survived thanks to you fucks :)

To the open minded. Read about the experiences of people whose lives have been transformed by Jesus Christ.

They are merely testimonies......

“A War of Loves” by David Bennett
“Gay Girl, Good God” by Jackie Hill Perry
“ A Change of Affection” by Beckett Cook
“Out of a far country” by Christopher Yuan
“Messy Grace” by Caleb Kaltenbach
“Born Again This Way” by Rachel Gilson

Milo wrote: "LGBTQ+ books should be part of the annual GR awards."

absolutely agreed!

Travis wrote: "Anyone recommending Bi novels ? Or anything fantasy and YA -? Malice was rlly good :)"
The Space Between You and Me by Ashley B. Davis <--it me

Sarah wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Thank you for the list! As an ace myself i like reading LGBTQIA+ books, even if I wish there were more asexual centred ones."

true, i can only think of Loveless!"

Check Out "Tash Hearts Tolstoy" "Let's Talk about Love" "Ace of Spades""Beyond the Black Door" "This Golden Flame" "Aces Wild" and "Arden Grey" - They're all YA Ace books!

This list is so extended I’m so happy! I’ve been very negligent of lgbtq+ books in my reading history, mainly because I want to make a dent on my physical TBR before I leave home, and I don’t have that many. The ones I have that haven’t read are just so promising and everyone keeps hyping them up. I can’t wait to finish my last exam and actually do some reading. All these are going to my list.

Thanks for sharing this!

Surprised to see Brett Easton Ellis on this list. I read American Psycho and felt kind of mixed about it, but was very curious about this new release so I did already buy it, but I'm curious why it's on the list. If he is part of the LGBT or if this book just is, but I'm very curious to start this one, now.

Cass wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Thank you for the list! As an ace myself i like reading LGBTQIA+ books, even if I wish there were more asexual centred ones."

true, i can only think of Loveless!"

Chec..."

Along with those recs:
- Tarnished Are the Stars by Rosiee Thor (aro-ace)
- Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong (demi)
- The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath (ace)
- Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor (demi-bi)
- The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee (aro-ace; technically a sequel but can be read as a standalone)
- Not Good For Maidens by Tori Bovalino (ace)
- The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor (nonbinary pan-ace)

Fantastic list, I can't wait to get my teeth into some of these. As a queer and trans person who is married to a straight, white girl, I didn't know many of these existed. Can't wait to dig in.

Jennifer wrote: "It's so nice to see so many non-judgmental, open minded, caring, thoughtful people on GR. It's always nice when people show their true colors and remove all doubt what kind of person they are! If y..."

Yeah I also came across one of these people and I was honestly baffled that there are people who comment stuff like that instead of let people be themselves, but gladly he's removed. It's a time for celebration, not negativity.

Some recommendations:

The River Has Teeth - Erica Waters
Wilder Girls - Rory Power
The Ghost We Keep - Mason Deaver
Under the Whispering Door - T.J. Klune
The Passing Playbook - Isaac Fitzsimmons
This Poison Heart - Kalynn Bayron
Tin Man - Sarah Winman

I appreciate the list, but I wish it were broken into genres for easier browsing.

Milo wrote: "LGBTQ+ books should be part of the annual GR awards."
agreed

♡ wickedwren wrote: "great selection of books! i've got my eye on 'hijab butch blues' and maybe also 'some desperate glory' for this month's tbr."

muslim sapphic represantation matters. can't wait!

Hijab Butch Blues is great! Can recommend it.

KT wrote: "Roger wrote: "As a straight man I can't say that I have a whole lot of interest in these books, but I have had many gay and lesbian friends and I applaud any efforts to gain greater acceptance for ..."

same! do you happen to have any recommendations by any chance?

Reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Laurel wrote: "Drew wrote: "Love the list but would have been better if it was organized by genre"

Honestly! I wanna read some queer thrillers/mysteries. I was hoping to add some to my to-read list."

The Bell in the Fog is the sequel to Lavender House, which is a fantastic historical mystery I highly recommend! And for new thrillers, check out Killing Me by Michelle Gagnon and You Can Trust Me by Wendy Heard. Really more of a suspense novel, but The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz comes out later this month and I really enjoyed it. And if you like queer cozy mysteries, Board to Death by CJ Connor comes out in August, and try Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies by Misha Popp and A Killing in Costumes by Zac Bissonnette.

Roger wrote: "As a straight man I can't say that I have a whole lot of interest in these books, but I have had many gay and lesbian friends and I applaud any efforts to gain greater acceptance for sexual minorit..."

Roger wrote: "As a straight man I can't say that I have a whole lot of interest in these books, but I have had many gay and lesbian friends and I applaud any efforts to gain greater acceptance for sexual minorit..."

As straight people we should 100% be reading these types of stories.

Got to check out "The Princess Without Hair". It has a bisexual non-binary lead character, two lesbian couples, one gay couple (one of them is a drag queen) and a transman romantic lead.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Travis wrote: "Anyone recommending Bi novels ? Or anything fantasy and YA -? Malice was rlly good :)"

Check out the Princess without Hair series. The lead is bisexual and one of her main love interests is genderfluid. In the first book he presents as masc but in the second book he presents as femme.

There's also an enemies to lovers arch with her and another woman.

happy pride everyone!!!

Travis wrote: "Anyone recommending Bi novels ? Or anything fantasy and YA -? Malice was rlly good :)"

currently reading and loving Imogen, Obviously which is both very Bi and YA!

Milo wrote: "LGBTQ+ books should be part of the annual GR awards."

Totally agree!!

I'm currently reading an mm fantasy Tristan III Dragon's Blood following it up with The Dragon's Warlord by S. Legend.
I'm looking forward to Take Me With You by Michael Robert releasing on June 9th.
A couple other amazing books I've read recently were The Reaper by Garry Michael (forbidden, suspenseful, cult, assassins).
Igni Ferroque by Ashlyn Drewek (mm, pnr, enemies to lovers)
Finishing Lines by Jeris Jean (mm, friends to lovers, 2nd chance)

very helpful list, just wish they were grouped by genre to make to easier

Lesly wrote: "For those interested in sapphic books, here are all the ones I've read and liked!

- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
- Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
- Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsne..."

THANK YOU!

So excited to see fellow LGBT+ authors shine <3

Thank you for including World Running Down!

Milo wrote: "LGBTQ+ books should be part of the annual GR awards."

Great idea! I'm in Florida, and this year there are no Pride displays in libraries, makes me sad. Last year they were giving away folding flags, this year nothing.

May we suggest one of favorite authors and her new book to add to the list. This one is getting a lot of attention. From Suzanne DeWitt Hall The Language of Bodies

Low-fantasy lit with LGBTQIA+ themes as just part of the overall awesomeness:
- The Green Hills Series by Celyn Kendrick
1. Green Hills and Daffodils
2. Green Hills and Dragon Tales
3. Green Hills and Fairy Bells
4. Green Hills and Holy Wells
5. Green Hills and Battlefields

Historical Fiction:
One Night With Finnbar by Leo D'Lance

Coming of Age:
Drink Boys by John Hope

MM Romance:
Embrace Me by Beck Grey

Celebrating Pride Month with writers from Aotearoa New Zealand! All new for lots of you in other parts of the world!!!

Crime fiction from two amazing writers, Renée and Kim Hunt, both finalists in New Zealand's Ngaio Marsh Awards, both writing #yeahnoir about the complexities of love.

Renée is a distinguished Māori writer (Ngāti Kahungunu and Scots ancestry) of plays, fiction and memoir. #indigenous

The Wild Card by Renée (Porohiwi series #1)

"Ruby Palmer is no damsel-in-distress. She’s a theatre-stealing, boss ass wahine toa determined to solve the mystery of her friend’s death, even at risk to her own life... She is tough, courageous and endearing to the reader...reference to the acceptance of takatāpui before the imported teachings of the missionaries and a dramatic and soap-worthy range of relationships that challenge heteronormative conventions and establish a new-normal in fiction novels." (Pantograph Punch, https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2...)

Blood Matters by Renée (Porohiwi series #2)

Another star of a story, also set in small town Porohiwi, centering on Puti Derrell, owner of a bookshop called Mainly Crime and guardian of 10-year old called Bella Rose who wants to be a private investigator when she grows up.

The Beautiful dead by Kim Hunt (Cal Nyx series #1)
The Quarry by Kim Hunt (Cal Nyx series #2)

‘Looking for fierce female protagonists? Queer action heroes? A dash of butch femme romance? You’ve come to the right place’. The Cal Nyx series is set in Australia and The Quarry is a Spiral Collectives Book.

Also celebrating a selection of books proudly published by Spiral Collectives—

Keri Hulme's Booker prize-winning #indigenous novel, now a classic.

Keri Hulme The bone people

& a celebration of Keri, of Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Scots and English ancestry, who defined herself as 'neuter', with contributions from her family, peers and others who knew her (1947-2021); and from Keri herself, as a writer, visual artist and essayist.

Spiral Collectives (ed.) Keri Hulme: Our Kuru Pounamu.

&, from Aotearoa New Zealand's first out lesbian poet, a collection of erotic poems, selected and introduced by lesbian poet Emer Lyons.

i do not cede by Heather McPherson

Anything SR-aro-ace casual/friendly (as in not Being Ace 101: a Novel or Ace vs the Allo World)?

I'd settle for just "here's platonic content" but there's the Murderbot seriesAll Systems Red and Elatsoe (not new, from 2020) that I've found with ace-spectrum protagonists and pretty minimal romantic/sexual content/desire/tension.

Milo wrote: "LGBTQ+ books should be part of the annual GR awards."

This!!!!

Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill is the clear winner for me!

Witchbound I loved this new romance! It's the first in a gay (m/m) werewolf series. Second hasn't come out yet but I can't wait to read it when it does. The main characters were hysterical and I laughed and cried throughout the whole book. One of the werewolves is a very strong Alpha which might bother some, but I loved him and his mate. Fell in love with the whole cast of characters and the world. Perfect read for pride month.

I was able to read an advance copy of this book and it is def worth checking out if you like bisexual romance with a suspenseful crime angle. The bisexual MC is fantastic.

Hook: Book One Of The Karmaeleon Trilogy

commenting to save this list :-)

Great list as always - many of these I was already aware of and have ARCs or copies of - some you put on my radar - so thanks! Andrew Rannells' first memoir was so good, looking forward to his new one. One that ISN'T on the list but should be is Karl Geary's Juno Loves Legs - my favorite book of the year so far, published in April.

Sarah wrote: "Thank you for the list! As an ace myself i like reading LGBTQIA+ books, even if I wish there were more asexual centred ones."

If you haven't already, I highly recommend Emily Victoria (This Golden Flame, Silver in the Mist). Both her books have aro/ace protagonists. She also has story in an ace anthology (Being Ace) coming out in October.

So many of these books have great covers!

are any of these books for kids/teens on the younger side? most of these books seem to be for adults and it'll be great if there are any lgbtq+ books for people my age.

Roger wrote: "As a straight man I can't say that I have a whole lot of interest in these books, but I have had many gay and lesbian friends and I applaud any efforts to gain greater acceptance for sexual minorit..."

What a strange take. I'm assuming you also aren't a long lost princess, an assassin, a time traveler, or a magician, but that apparently hasn't stopped you from reading books featuring such characters or themes.

The list features a wide selection of books across all kinds of genres, dealing with all kinds of themes. You don't have to be queer in order to have an interest in books written by queer authors or featuring queer characters, and it isn't a bad thing to make an effort to at least occasionally support and read something by authors or featuring characters that are different from you. Doing so helps cultivate empathy, and is a part of how a greater acceptance of marginalized groups is gained.

hallie? wrote: "are any of these books for kids/teens on the younger side? most of these books seem to be for adults and it'll be great if there are any lgbtq+ books for people my age."

Here's some queer middle grade books!
- Ellen Outside the Lines by AJ Sass
- Ana on the Edge by AJ Sass
- Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby
- In the Role of Brie Hutchins...by Nicole Melleby
- The Science of Being Angry by Nicole Melleby
- How to Become a Planet by Nicole Melleby
- Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
- Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake
- The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake
- Camp QUILTBAG by Nicole Melleby and AJ Sass
- Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith
- Juniper Harvey and the Vanishing Kingdom by Nina Varela
- Rick by Alex Gino
- Both Can Be True by Jules Machias
- Spin With Me by Ami Polonsky
- Melissa by Alex Gino
- The Ship We Built by Lexie Bean
- Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas
- Moonflower by Kacen Callender
- King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
- Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
- The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith
- Lilla the Accidental Witch by Eleanor Crewes
- The Song of Us by Kate Fussner
- Second Chance Summer by Sarah Kapit
- Kenzie Kickstarts a Team by Kit Rosewater
- Where the Lost Ones Go by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
- The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy
- Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee
- The Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael Leali
- Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff
- The Pants Project by Cat Clarke
- Dear Mothman by Robin Gow
- Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Rey Terciero
- Jude Saves the World by Ronnie Riley
- The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'Neill
- Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O'Neill
- Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One by Maggie Horne
- Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges
- Fight + Flight by Jules Machias
- The Real Riley Mayes by Rachel Elliott
- Go With the Flow by Lily Williams
- Nikhil Out Loud by Maulik Pancholy
- Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
- Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo
- Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir
- The Dog Knight by Jeremy Whitley

Milo wrote: "LGBTQ+ books should be part of the annual GR awards."

I agree! Hope you're reading the comments, goodreads :)

as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, i enjoy that this list is available, but i do wish that a little description were given, or at the very least the books sorted into the categories of representation they have. that may just be a thing i look for, but as an aroace, i find it very difficult to find books that have representation of my identity, so if books could be sorted into categories so that each book doesn’t have to be researched individually, that would be so great