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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliCarry On by Rainbow RowellWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,980 books — 5,994 voters
Luck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatMagic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyStalking Darkness by Lynn FlewellingThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
1,282 books — 2,679 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatKings Rising by C.S. PacatCarry On by Rainbow Rowell
The Best LGBTQAI+ Fantasy
701 books — 728 voters
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 — 712 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
239 books — 531 voters

The God Eaters by Jesse HajicekThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinDark Space by Lisa HenryMind Fuck by Manna FrancisWraeththu by Storm Constantine
Best Science Fiction Books with Gay Main Characters
491 books — 518 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
611 books — 459 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
225 books — 420 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
200 books — 404 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
413 books — 382 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
155 books — 369 voters

Stealing the Wind by Shira AnthonyBlood in the Water by Megan DerrIce Massacre by Tiana WarnerLove Rising by Piper VaughnThe Deep by Rivers Solomon
Queer Merfolk
260 books — 280 voters
Carry On by Rainbow RowellAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerNimona by N.D. StevensonAsh by Malinda Lo
Casually Queer Books
456 books — 249 voters

Stolen by A.R. KeoghInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuWilder Girls by Rory Power
LGBTQIA Horror and Dark Fiction
320 books — 249 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
180 books — 230 voters

The Last Sun by K.D. EdwardsThe Hanged Man by K.D. EdwardsAmong the Living by Jordan Castillo PriceHunter of Demons by Jordan L. HawkA Ferry of Bones & Gold by Hailey Turner
Best Urban Fantasy with gay/glbtq characters (not MM)
244 books — 188 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Last Sun by K.D. EdwardsIf I Was Your Girl by Meredith RussoSuperficial by Diane BillasMore Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Best own voice LGBTQIAP+ books
322 books — 179 voters

Espíritu by Aiden ThomasHold Me Like a Grudge by Celine OngSmash or Pass by Birdie SchaeStar Shipped by Cat SebastianOur Rogue Fates by Sarah Glenn Marsh
2026 LGBTQIA+ Books
401 books — 171 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

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
113 books — 107 voters
The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha SuriThe Tomb of Dragons by Katherine AddisonBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. SchwabThe River Has Roots by Amal El-MohtarA Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
2025 Queer SFF
184 books — 106 voters

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonDown Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuireAmberlough by Lara Elena DonnellyDreadnought by April DanielsThe Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang
2017 Queer SFF Releases
91 books — 96 voters
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinEven the Stars Shall Rejoice by Rikki de la VegaAll Systems Red by Martha WellsEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireA Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Gender Non-Binary Fantasy & Science Fiction
175 books — 93 voters

Redefining Realness by Janet MockWhipping Girl by Julia SeranoShe's Not There by Jennifer Finney BoylanBecoming a Visible Man by Jamison GreenBumbling into Body Hair by Everett Maroon
Transgender Memoirs and Biographies
120 books — 85 voters
God and the Gay Christian by Matthew VinesTorn by Justin LeeTransforming by Austen HartkeDoes Jesus Really Love Me? by Jeff ChuWhat the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality by Daniel A. Helminiak
LGBTI-affirming Christian
228 books — 76 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinEric Olafson by Vanessa RavencroftA Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster BujoldBeyond Binary by Lee MandeloImago by Octavia E. Butler
Trans* Characters in Science Fiction
127 books — 67 voters
The Flywheel by Erin GoughPoints of Departure by Emily O’BeirneThe Sidekicks by Will KostakisTwo Weeks with the Queen by Morris GleitzmanNight Swimming by Steph Bowe
Best Australian LGBTQIA YA
200 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
Hollow by Taylor GrotheThe Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie MartinezSeven for a Secret by Mary E. RoachThe Transition by Logan-Ashley KisnerWhat Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
queer releases september 2025
217 books — 34 voters

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