Best LGBTQ Books

The people of Uztar have long looked to the sky with hope and wonder. Nothing in their world is more revered than the birds of prey and no one more honored than the falconers who call them to their fists.Brysen strives to be a great falconerwhile his twin sister, Kylee, rejects…

Charlie, a highlystrung, openly gay overthinker, and Nick, a cheerful, softhearted rugby player, meet at a British allboys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more...Charlie Spring is in Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys.

When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web.

Seventeenyearold Molly PeskinSuso knows all about unrequited love_x0097_she_x0092_s lived through it twentysix times. She crushes hard and crushes often, but always in secret.

Henry Rios meets Hugh Paris when Paris is arrested for drug possession and being high on PCP. A burntout public defender battling alcoholism, Rios has reached a crossroads in his life.

_x0093_[Rechy_x0092_s] tone rings absolutely true, is absolutely his own. . . . He tells the truth, and tells it with such passion that we are forced to share in the life he conveys. . . .

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie drops you into a compact, high-stakes YA space opera about Ettian Nassun, a pilot who risks everything to save his best friend—and discovers that friend is heir to a brutal galactic empire. Expect breathless action, blended with queer emotional stakes and academy/military scenes; the useful part is the emotionally charged core that keeps personal loyalty front and center. Limitation: at times plot momentum trumps nuance, and some character beats feel telegraphed or rushed, which will annoy readers who want deeper worldbuilding.

Nick has a threelegged dog named Lucky, some pet fish, and two moms who think he's the greatest kid ever. And he happens to think he has the greatest Moms ever, but everything changes when his birth mom and her wife, Jo, start to have marital problems.

When Handong, a ruthless and wealthy businessman, is introduced to Lan Yu, a naïve, workingclass architectural student_x0097_the attraction is all consuming.Arrogant and privileged, Handong is unsettled by this desire, while Lan Yu quietly submits.

Tomato Rodriguez hops on her motorcycle and embarks on the ultimate seatoshiningsea allgirl adventure a story that combines all the best parts of Alice in Wonderland and Easy Rider as Tomato crosses the country in search of the meaning of life, love, and the perfect post office.

Early in the 19th century, in a puritanical New England town, two women fell in love with one another. And with nothing and no one to guide or support them, Patience and Sarah tried to follow their hearts. "A remarkable story".Publishers Weekly.

A stunning story of love, sexual obsession, treachery, and tragedy, about an artist and her most famous muse in Paris between the World Wars.Paris, 1927.

Change or die. These are the only options available on the planet Jeep. Centuries earlier, a deadly virus shattered the original colony, killing the men and forever altering the few surviving women.

Caroline Murphy is a Hurricane Child.Being born during a hurricane is unlucky, and 12yearold Caroline has had her share of bad luck lately. She's hated and bullied by everyone in her small school on St.

When Suzette comes home to Los Angeles from her boarding school in New England, she isn't sure if she'll ever want to go back. L.A. is where her friends and family are (along with her crush, Emil).

From the awardwinning author of Break and Teeth comes a raw and honest exploration of complicated identities in a novel about a girl living on the fringe of every fringe group in her small town.Etta is tired of dealing with all of the labels and categories that seem so important…

Three thousand years ago, a god told a lie. Now, only a goddess can tell the truth. Persephone has everything a daughter of Zeus could wantexcept for freedom.

In this richly developed Fantasy,, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara.

Frozen meets Mad Max in this epic teen Fantasy, duology bursting with starcrossed romance, immortal heroines, and elemental magic, perfect for fans of Furyborn.Generations of twin goddesses have long ruled Aeon.

Capturing the distinct rhythms of Jamaican life and dialect, Nicole DennisBenn pens a tender hymn to a world hidden among pristine beaches and the wide expanse of turquoise seas. At an opulent resort in Montego Bay, Margot hustles to send her younger sister, Thandi, to school.

In a nearfuture New York City in which both global warming and a tremendous economic divide are making the city unlivable for many, a huge superstorm hits leaving behind only those those who had nowhere else to go and no way to get out.

Jack Sheppard and Edgeworth Bess were the most notorious thieves, jailbreakers, and lovers of eighteenthcentury London. Yet no one knows the true story; their confessions have never been found.Until now. Reeling from heartbreak, a scholar named Dr.

In this young Adult, debut, a teen must try to uncover his missing girlfriend's secrets without revealing his own. Flynn's girlfriend, January, is missing. The cops are asking questions he can't answer, and her friends are telling stories that don't add up.

Behrouz Gets Lucky is a romantic, literary, kinky, and political novel about two older San Francisco queers a butch dyke gardener named Lucky and a genderqueer librarian named Behrouz.

I know nothing. I am a tabula rasa, a blank sheet of paper, an unhatched egg. I have not yet become a woman, although I possess a woman's shape. Not a woman, no: both more and less than a real woman. Now I am a being as mythic and monstrous as Mother herself . . .

A showrunner and her assistant give the world something to talk about when they accidentally fuel a ridiculous rumor in this debut romance.Hollywood powerhouse Jo is photographed making her assistant Emma laugh on the red carpet, and just like that, the tabloids declare them a…

The breakneck thriller that inspired TV sensation Killing Eve, starring Sandra Oh.Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world's most skilled assassins.

Plucked from her life on the streets of postapocalyptic Santo Domingo, young maid Acilde Figueroa finds herself at the heart of a Santería prophecy: only she can travel back in time and save the ocean ? and humanity ? from disaster.

A beautiful, raw and compassionate memoir about identity, love and understanding. The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about his sexuality.

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Boy In the Striped Pajamas, a sweeping, heartfelt saga about the course of one man's life, beginning and ending in postwar IrelandCyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least, that's what his adoptive parents tell him.

A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records.

"A brave, powerful memoir" (People) that will change the way we look at identity and equality in this country, from the activist running to become the first openly transgender state senator in U.S.

Paris, at the dawn of the modern age:Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone.

An engaging exploration of what it means to be asexual in a world that's obsessed with sexual attraction, and what we can all learn about desire and identity by using an ace lens to see the worldWhat exactly is sexual attraction and what is it like to go through the world not…

Woman or man This internationally acclaimed novel looks at the world through the eyes of Jess Goldberg, a masculine girl growing up in the "Ozzie and Harriet" McCarthy era and coming out as a young butch lesbian in the preStonewall gay drag bars of a bluecollar town.

Tracks JessaLynn Morton as she inherits her late father’s failing taxidermy shop after his suicide, holding together a family that’s falling apart. The book’s value is in its intense, sensory focus—odd objects, workshop minutiae, and domestic ruptures become ways to think about grief, duty, and identity. Its main limitation is its tendency to dwell: readers who prefer tighter plotting or neat resolutions may find the lingering texture and recurring imagery repetitive rather than illuminating.

Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident.Of course, this catches the attention of a higher power, and Sam's pulled from the only…

For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded itJune 28, 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising the most significant event in the gay…

Call Down the Hawk reads like a moody, dream-soaked YA fantasy that leans on atmosphere and close character work rather than propulsive plotting. Its strongest value is the eerie, intimate portrait of dreamers, the ethical friction around those who use or protect them, and a queer-leaning emotional core that rewards slow reading. Its main limitation is pacing: readers who want clear plot momentum or tidy resolutions may find the prose indulgent and the dream logic repetitive, with scenes that prioritize mood over action.

One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter.One moment that changes both of their lives forever.If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met.

Named one of the Top 11 Most Challenged Books of 2018 by American Library Association (joined by Two Boys Kissing by David Leviathan, The Absolutely True Diary of a PartTime Indian by Judy Sherman Alexie, Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner, This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki,…

Three years ago, Tanner Scott_x0092_s family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet.

Covering American transgender history from the midtwentieth century to today, Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with each chapter covering major movements, writings, and events.

Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right.Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire.

Actress Caidence Harris is living her dreams after landing a leading role among the starstudded, veteran cast of 9th Precinct, a hot new police drama shot on location in glitzy LA.

The founders of Babeland, the nation's most popular sextoy boutique, offers a realworld guide to getting satisfied, with frank answers to frequently asked questionsand lots of sexy color photographs of attractive real people When Babeland opened its doors in 1993 in Seattle, it…

In her starkly beautiful and wholly unexpected tale, Jackie Kay delves into the most intimate workings of the human heart and mind and offers a triumphant tale of loving deception and lasting devotion.The death of legendary jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary…

A transgender reporter's "powerful, profoundly moving" (New York Times Book Review) narrative tour through the surprisingly vibrant queer communities sprouting up in red states, offering a vision of a stronger, more humane America.

The Whole Lesbian Sex Book was the firstever sex guide to offer information and encouragement for all women who desire women lesbian, bisexual, butch, femme, androgynous, and transgender.

With a New Afterword by the AuthorIn this fascinating, personal journey through history, Leslie Feinberg uncovers persuasive evidence that there have always been people who crossed the cultural boundaries of gender.

The story of Christine Jorgensen, America_x0092_s first prominent transsexual, famously narrated trans embodiment in the postwar era.

When it was first published in 1988, Patrick Califia's Macho Sluts, a collection of S/M stories set in San Francisco's dyke bathhouses, sex parties, and S/M gay bars, shocked the lesbian community and caused an upheaval in the field of queer publishing.

Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past where queer figures live, love and shape the world around them.

When Cameron Post's parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking first thought is relief. Relief they'll never know that, hours earlier, she had been kissing a girl.But that relief doesn't last, and Cam is soon forced to move in with her conservative aunt Ruth and her…

An intimate first-person voice follows a queer teen balancing panic attacks, family grief, and a fledgling romance while becoming a focal point for community outrage after a traumatic night. The book’s strength is its close, confiding scenes of anxiety and tenderness set beside high-energy protest and organizing passages. Anger appears as lived feeling and public action, not background texture. Its main limitation is occasional heaviness when scenes turn into speeches and strategy, which may feel didactic to readers wanting quieter nuance.

Emma Donoghue examines how desire between women in English literature has been portrayed, from schoolgirls and vampires to runaway wives, from crossdressing knights to contemporary murder stories.

Nishat doesn_x0092_t want to lose her family, but she also doesn_x0092_t want to hide who she is, and it only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flávia is beautiful and charismatic, and Nishat falls for her instantly.

With a steady boyfriend, the position of Student Council President, and a chance to go to an Ivy League college, high school life is just fine for Holland Jaeger.At least, it seems to be. But when Cece Goddard comes to school, everything changes.

This Is Not For You, perhaps Jane Rule's most selfconsciously literary and philosophical novel, tells the story of a young woman in the late 1950s and early 1960s as she negotiates her lesbian sexuality.

Stella's class is having a Mother's Day celebration, but what's a girl with two daddies to do It's not that she doesn't have someone who helps her with her homework, or tucks her in at night.

"Fans of Beverly Cleary's Quimbys, Judy Blume's Hatchers, and, more recently, Jeanne Birdsall's Penderwicks will fervently hope that more Fletcher misadventures are yet to come." School Library Journal, Starred The start of the school year is not going as the Fletcher brothers…

Life is going damned well for Blair Spencer. She's a very successful real estate agent, happily married to a man who encourages her to live the independent life she loves; and they're actively working to have a baby.The wrench in the works is that Blair favors adoption, while…

Each of these stories is original, each is by a noted author for young Adult,s, and each honestly portrays its subject and themegrowing up gay or lesbian, or with gay or lesbian parents or friends. Includes:"Michael's Little Sister" / C. S.

There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads.When Greenhollow Hall acquires a…

This delicious, steamy debut novel chronicles the adventures of Nan King, who begins life as an oyster girl in the provincial seaside town of Whitstable and whose fortunes are forever changed when she falls in love with a crossdressing musichall singer named Miss Kitty Butler.

Oddmannered, obsessive, withdrawn, Aster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her ogre and freak. She's used to the names; she only wishes there was more truth to them.

Medic Ryon Drake has never been good at following protocol, so she doesn't think twice about rendering emergency care when a young girl's life is at stakeeven if the girl is in the throes of Werefever and any sane mortali should know better.

Seventeenyearold Marisol Morales and her little sister Gabi are detainees of the United States government. They were caught crossing the U.S. border, to escape the gang violence in their country after their brother was murdered.

In this frank, funny and poignant book, transgender activist Juno Roche discusses sex, desire and dating with leading figures from the trans and nonbinary community.

In a community that isn't always understanding, an HIVpositive teen must navigate fear, disclosure, and radical selfacceptance when she falls in loveand lustfor the first time. Powerful and uplifting, Full Disclosure will speak to fans of Angie Thomas and Nicola Yoon.