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Wayward Son by Rainbow RowellI Wish You All the Best by Mason DeaverHeartstopper by Alice OsemanThe Music of What Happens by Bill KonigsbergThe Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare
2019 YA Books with LGBT Themes
252 books — 717 voters
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky AlbertalliWhat If It's Us by Becky AlbertalliThe Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi LeeThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangLet's Talk About Love by Claire Kann
2018 YA Books with LGBT Themes
300 books — 595 voters

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanUnder the Whispering Door by T.J. KluneWinter's Orbit by Everina MaxwellThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriThe Unbroken by C.L. Clark
2021 Queer SFF
233 books — 527 voters
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesOrlando by Virginia WoolfTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Gender-Bending Books
610 books — 457 voters

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Hourglass Throne by K.D. EdwardsA Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra RowlandThe Oleander Sword by Tasha SuriOcean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
2022 Queer SFF
221 books — 413 voters
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirCemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasThe Extraordinaries by T.J. KluneSpellhacker by M.K. England
2020 Queer Sci-Fi Fantasy
197 books — 401 voters

Earthflown by Frances WrenRunning Close to the Wind by Alexandra RowlandSo Let Them Burn by Kamilah ColeDear Wendy by Ann ZhaoVoyage of the Damned by Frances White
2024 LGBTQIA+ Books
411 books — 379 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarThe Hanged Man by K.D. EdwardsA Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
2019 Queer SFF
153 books — 367 voters

Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra RowlandEarthflown by Frances WrenA Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison SaftThe Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson BennettSo Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
2024 Queer SFF
178 books — 225 voters
Not A Crime by Merit. LNobody in Particular by Sophie GonzalesA Treachery of Swans by A.B. PoranekBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. SchwabHungerstone by Kat Dunn
Sapphic Fiction 2025
244 books — 174 voters

The Last Sun by K.D. EdwardsGirls of Paper and Fire by Natasha NganBeneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuireRecord of a Spaceborn Few by Becky ChambersWitchmark by C.L. Polk
2018 Queer SFF Releases
127 books — 145 voters
Cemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasNevada by Imogen BinnieFelix Ever After by Kacen CallenderAn Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonStone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
Novels by Trans Authors with Trans Protagonists
253 books — 134 voters

Melissa by Alex GinoStar-Crossed by Barbara DeeIvy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring BlakeAlmost Flying by Jake Maia ArlowAna on the Edge by A.J. Sass
LGBTQ+ Middle Grade Books
159 books — 118 voters
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-ChanA Day of Fallen Night by Samantha ShannonSome Desperate Glory by Emily TeshA Power Unbound by Freya MarskeThe Faithless by C.L. Clark
2023 Queer SFF
112 books — 106 voters

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonLegends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Alex's Sapphic Masterlist
1,048 books — 104 voters
Espíritu by Aiden ThomasSmash or Pass by Birdie SchaeHold Me Like a Grudge by Celine OngAn Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah ColeQueen of Faces by Petra Lord
2026 LGBTQIA+ Books
232 books — 102 voters

The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha SuriThe Tomb of Dragons by Katherine AddisonThe Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha PulleyA Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson BennettBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
2025 Queer SFF
171 books — 98 voters
Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra RowlandMost Ardently by Gabe Cole NovoaInfinity Alchemist by Kacen CallenderCompound Fracture by Andrew Joseph WhiteWhat Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
Trans & Nonbinary Fiction 2024
120 books — 88 voters

Haunt Your Heart Out by Amber RobertsThe Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean by Ann RoseEarthflown by Frances WrenKestrel by Adrienne LothyFast Holiday by Kerry Lockhart
Adult Queer Romance 2024
138 books — 72 voters
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. CharlesWe Could Be So Good by Cat SebastianCleat Cute by Meryl WilsnerIris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring BlakeThe Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
Adult Queer Romance 2023
120 books — 70 voters

Heartstopper by Alice OsemanInto the Gray by Margaret KilljoyAlways Human by Ari NorthThe Dark Wife by Sarah DiemerOn a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Free LGBTQ+ Reads
243 books — 63 voters
You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph WhiteA Gentleman's Gentleman by T.J. AlexanderAnd They Were Roommates by Page PowarsThe Lilac People by Milo ToddGlitch Girl! by Rainie Oet
Trans & Nonbinary Fiction 2025
104 books — 54 voters

So Below by Julie ManninoAs Above by Julie ManninoAngel Devil by Julie ManninoThrall by Julie ManninoValentine by Julie Mannino
Alternate History/Historical Fantasy - Marginalized Protagonist
146 books — 51 voters
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis HallShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanThe Prospects by K.T. HoffmanThe Raven Tower by Ann LeckiePhoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee
Transgender/Nonbinary Protagonists (Adult)
197 books — 51 voters

Fun Home by Alison BechdelThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersSister Outsider by Audre Lorde
100 MUST-READ BOOKS BY QUEER AUTHORS
100 books — 34 voters
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonAll the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane AndersNinefox Gambit by Yoon Ha LeePeter Darling by Austin ChantThe Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang
Task 18 #ReadHarder 2019
213 books — 34 voters

Felix Ever After by Kacen CallenderI Wish You All the Best by Mason DeaverFreshwater by Akwaeke EmeziWhen the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemorePet by Akwaeke Emezi
Transathon
163 books — 33 voters
Haunt Your Heart Out by Amber RobertsDon't Let the Forest In by C.G. DrewsSorcery and Small Magics by Maiga DoocyThe Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara RaaschSwordcrossed by Freya Marske
queer releases october 2024
105 books — 29 voters

So Let Them Burn by Kamilah ColeMost Ardently by Gabe Cole NovoaDeath's Country by R.M. RomeroOut of Our League by Dahlia AdlerThe Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
queer releases january 2024
112 books — 25 voters
Better Left Buried by Mary E. RoachKey Lime Sky by Al HessCrushing It by Erin BeckerThe Dark We Know by Wen-yi LeePrince of the Palisades by Julian Winters
queer releases august 2024
105 books — 20 voters

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