Autostraddle's 60 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way in Summer 2020

Can you believe it? 60 amazing queer and/or feminist books are being published this summer! I’ve done a round-up so you don’t miss out on anything literary that is both excellent and gay. There’s a wide variety of genres represented on this list, including YA, non-fiction, memoir, romance, literary fiction, comics, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, and poetry. (While you’re here, I bet you’d also love to pick up some comforting, joyful reads to sustain yourself with.) Now onto the books!

Books not on Goodreads:
- Sick by Jody Chan: POETRY

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1	Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 62,722 ratings score: 494, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Loveless by Alice Oseman (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 77,973 ratings score: 466, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 22,028 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 38,620 ratings score: 379, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 6,151 ratings score: 277, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Not That I'd Kiss A Girl: A Kiwi girl's tale of coming out and coming of age by Lil O'Brien (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 544 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 4,059 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 9,507 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Vera Kelly Is Not A Mystery by Rosalie Knecht (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 1,754 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 16,151 ratings score: 142, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	sick by Jody Chan 4.66 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Vagablonde by Anna Dorn (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 303 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Faith: Taking Flight (Faith Herbert Origin Story, #1) by Julie Murphy (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 2,107 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Unconquerable Sun (The Sun Chronicles, #1) by Kate Elliott (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 2,283 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 73,302 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Architects of Memory (The Memory War, #1) by Karen Osborne (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 1,256 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Thin Girls by Diana Clarke (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 4,322 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 7,984 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan 3.26 avg rating — 54,571 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 11,461 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Obsidian Tower (Rooks and Ruin, #1) by Melissa Caruso (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 2,803 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Lucky by Kris Bryant (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 347 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	They Say Sarah by Pauline Delabroy-Allard 3.46 avg rating — 2,222 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	In the Field Between Us: Poems by Molly McCully Brown 4.41 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 682,693 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Everybody (Else) Is Perfect: How I Survived Hypocrisy, Beauty, Clicks, and Likes by Gabrielle Korn (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 1,221 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Belladonna by Anbara Salam (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 536 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Olivia by Dorothy Strachey 3.78 avg rating — 2,363 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Spell on Wheels, Vol. 2: Just to Get to You by Kate Leth 3.51 avg rating — 445 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Her Lady's Honor by Renée Dahlia (Goodreads Author) 3.11 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh 3.25 avg rating — 32,218 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	In the Role of Brie Hutchens... by Nicole Melleby (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 650 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 298,492 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Descent by Lauren Russell 4.54 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Storytelling in Queer Appalachia: Imagining and Writing the Unspeakable Other by Hillery Glasby (Editor) 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 32,431 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Once You Go This Far (Roxane Weary, #4) by Kristen Lepionka (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,344 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 10,229 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Kiss Me Every Day by Dena Blake (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 203 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Storm Lines by Jessica L. Webb (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 289 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Tack & Jibe by Lilah Suzanne (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 2,430 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows (Feminine Pursuits, #2) by Olivia Waite (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 2,777 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	I Kissed Alice by Anna Birch (Goodreads Author) 3.28 avg rating — 2,046 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Hairpin Curves by Elia Winters (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 777 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Worst of All Possible Worlds (The Salvagers, #3) by Alex White 4.27 avg rating — 1,463 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Tomboyland: Essays by Melissa Faliveno (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 2,267 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2) by Tamsyn Muir (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 50,615 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Lobizona (Wolves of No World, #1) by Romina Garber (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 6,869 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots by Morgan Jerkins (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,890 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 51,493 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Goldie Vance: Larceny in La La Land by Jackie Ball 3.81 avg rating — 415 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The First Sister (The First Sister Trilogy, #1) by Linden A. Lewis (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 6,461 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 408 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Here is the Sweet Hand: Poems by francine j. harris 4.02 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Space between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson 3.96 avg rating — 33,206 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Summer (Seasonal Quartet, #4) by Ali Smith 4.10 avg rating — 8,503 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	AOC: The Fearless Rise and Powerful Resonance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by Lynda Lopez (Editor, Introduction) 3.66 avg rating — 777 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Hopeless Romantic by Georgia Beers (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 834 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Motor Crush, Vol. 3 by Brenden Fletcher 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Lumberjanes, Vol. 15: Birthday Smarty by Shannon Watters 3.87 avg rating — 1,485 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 773 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars