LGBTQ Books

LGBTQ books feature queer characters, relationships, and experiences at the center of their narratives rather than at the margins. These stories span every genre and tone, from joyful romance to literary fiction grappling with identity, community, and the ongoing fight for acceptance.

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A Memory Called Empire book cover

A Memory Called Empire

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers book cover
Science Fiction

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers, 2021
Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman book cover
Literary Fiction

Acts of Service

Lillian Fishman, 2022
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon book cover
Fantasy

An Unkindness of Ghosts

Rivers Solomon, 2017
Bad Habit by Alana S. Portero book cover
Literary Fiction

Bad Habit

Alana S. Portero, 2024
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin book cover

Big Swiss

Jen Beagin, 2023
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall book cover
Literary Fiction

Boyfriend Material

Alexis Hall, 2020
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell book cover
Romance

Carry On

Rainbow Rowell, 2015
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas book cover
Horror

Cemetery Boys

Aiden Thomas, 2020
Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang book cover
Literary Fiction

Cinema Love

Jiaming Tang, 2024
Coming in First Place by Taylor Fitzpatrick book cover
Romance

Coming in First Place

Taylor Fitzpatrick
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney book cover
Literary Fiction

Conversations with Friends

Sally Rooney, 2017
Every Heart a Doorway book cover

Every Heart a Doorway

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin book cover
Contemporary Fiction

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Emily Austin, 2021
Everything for You by Chloe Liese book cover
Romance

Everything for You

Chloe Liese, 2022
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan book cover
Literary Fiction

Exciting Times

Naoise Dolan, 2020
Fingersmith book cover
Historical Fiction

Fingersmith

Freshwater book cover

Freshwater

Gideon the Ninth book cover
Science Fiction

Gideon the Ninth

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin book cover
Non-Fiction

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin, 1956
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo book cover
Non-Fiction

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo, 2019
Gravity by Tal Bauer book cover
Romance

Gravity

Tal Bauer
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid book cover
Romance

Heated Rivalry

Rachel Reid, 2019
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado book cover
Fantasy

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado, 2017
Him by Sarina Bowen book cover
Romance

Him

Sarina Bowen, 2015
Him by Sarina Bowen book cover
Romance

Him

Sarina Bowen, 2015
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers book cover
Comedy

Honey Girl

Morgan Rogers, 2021
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio book cover
Thriller

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio, 2017
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice book cover
Horror

Interview with the Vampire

Anne Rice, 1976
Invisible Monsters book cover

Invisible Monsters

Just Kids by Patti Smith book cover
Memoir

Just Kids

Patti Smith, 2006
Killing Eve: Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings book cover
Thriller

Killing Eve: Codename Villanelle

Luke Jennings, 2018
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree book cover
Fantasy

Legends & Lattes

Travis Baldree, 2022
Memorial by Bryan Washington book cover
Literary Fiction

Memorial

Bryan Washington, 2020
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides book cover
Literary Fiction

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides, 2002
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong book cover
Literary Fiction

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong, 2019
On the Move by Oliver Sacks book cover
Memoir

On the Move

Oliver Sacks, 2015
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston book cover
Romance

One Last Stop

Casey McQuiston, 2021
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor book cover
Fantasy

Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl

Andrea Lawlor, 2017
Payback's a Witch book cover

Payback's a Witch

People Like Us by Dana Mele book cover
Young Adult

People Like Us

Dana Mele, 2018
Polysecure by Jessica Fern book cover

Polysecure

Jessica Fern, 2020
Real Life by Brandon Taylor book cover
Literary Fiction

Real Life

Brandon Taylor, 2020
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston book cover
Romance

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston, 2019
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston book cover
Romance

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston, 2019
Season's Change by Cait Nary book cover
Romance

Season's Change

Cait Nary, 2022
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan book cover
Non-Fiction

She Who Became the Sun

Shelley Parker-Chan, 2021
Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski book cover
Young Adult

Swimming in the Dark

Tomasz Jedrowski, 2020
The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon book cover

The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

Michael Chabon, 2000
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon book cover
Literary Fiction

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Michael Chabon, 2000
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Trivion Books book cover

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

Trivion Books, 2016
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay book cover
Thriller

The Cabin at the End of the World

Paul Tremblay, 2018
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun book cover

The Charm Offensive

Alison Cochrun, 2021
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi book cover
Literary Fiction

The Death of Vivek Oji

Akwaeke Emezi, 2020
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee book cover
Historical Fiction

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

Mackenzi Lee, 2017
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai book cover
Literary Fiction

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai, 2018
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai book cover
Literary Fiction

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai, 2018
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne book cover
Self-Help

The Heart's Invisible Furies

John Boyne, 2018
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune book cover
Fantasy

The House in the Cerulean Sea

TJ Klune, 2020
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri book cover
Fantasy

The Jasmine Throne

Tasha Suri, 2021
The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault book cover
Non-Fiction

The Last of the Wine

Mary Renault, 1956
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin book cover
Science Fiction

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin, 1969
The Long Game by Rachel Reid book cover
Romance

The Long Game

Rachel Reid, 2022
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers book cover
Non-Fiction

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Becky Chambers, 2014
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley book cover
Non-Fiction

The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley, 2024
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy book cover
Literary Fiction

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Arundhati Roy, 2017
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon book cover
Literary Fiction

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

Michael Chabon, 1988
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky book cover
Contemporary Fiction

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky, 1999
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo book cover
Young Adult

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo, 2018
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon book cover
Fantasy

The Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon, 2019
The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas book cover
Non-Fiction

The Psychology of Time Travel

Kate Mascarenhas, 2018
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue book cover

The Rachel Incident

Caroline O'Donoghue, 2023
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid book cover
Historical Fiction

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid, 2018
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller book cover
Historical Fiction

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller, 2011
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern book cover
Fantasy

The Starless Sea

Erin Morgenstern, 2019
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith book cover
Mystery

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Patricia Highsmith, 1955
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson book cover
Fantasy

The Traitor Baru Cormorant

Seth Dickinson, 2015
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett book cover
Literary Fiction

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett, 2020
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley book cover
Thriller

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street

Natasha Pulley, 2015
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar book cover
Non-Fiction

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Amal El-Mohtar, 2019
Under the Whispering Door by T. J. Klune book cover
Literary Fiction

Under the Whispering Door

T. J. Klune, 2021
Untamed by Glennon Doyle book cover
Memoir

Untamed

Glennon Doyle, 2020
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher book cover
Horror

What Moves the Dead

T. Kingfisher, 2022
Winging It by Ashlyn Kane book cover
Romance

Winging It

Ashlyn Kane, 2015
Wolfsong by T. J. Klune book cover

Wolfsong

T. J. Klune, 2016
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur book cover
Literary Fiction

Written in the Stars

Alexandria Bellefleur, 2020
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart book cover
Literary Fiction

Young Mungo

Douglas Stuart, 2022
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