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Queer Heartbreak and Yearning for Homeland in ‘Daughter of the Mountains’

No one describes diaspora like Fatimah Asghar, whose work addresses what it’s like to see colonial violence echoed in today’s…

Christa Lei

Sep 23, 2026

Bridget and Gabe Are Not Okay by Lex Croucher

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Lex Croucher’s Very Queer, Arthurian-Laced YA Novels Delight

As someone whose weekends as a child were either spent being dragged around National Trust properties or building Lego castles, I have no doubt these two books would have blown…

Sally

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Sep 11, 2026

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for September 2026

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for September 2026

There’s so much new queer poetry coming out this month.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Sep 1, 2026

APPETITE by P. Paramita

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‘Appetite’ Wrestles With the Double-Edged Sword of Obsession

P. Paramita’s debut novel Appetite meets at the intersection of food, professional wrestling, ambition, and obsession.

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Aug 21, 2026

Unprecedented Times by Malavika Kannan

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First Queer Love, Gay Hookups, and Mother-Daughter Tensions Abound in Early Pandemic-Set ‘Unprecedented Times’

Ultimately, Unprecedented Times is really a story about unprecedented love — romantic, platonic, and familial — and how it creeps up on you when you least expect it.

Mia Arias Tsang

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Aug 19, 2026

She's a Doll, She Haunts Me Still,and American Rapture

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9 Scary Good Queer Books To Read for a Hot Horror Summer

Summer makes for primetime reading for horror fans, despite fall’s claim to fear.

Iyana Jones

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Aug 13, 2026

a photo of the author and her mother on her bedroom desk

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Communal Living Can Save Us

Two months after my graduation, filled with a very American shame, I sat down in front of my parents and sheepishly asked if I could keep living with my mother…

Mia Arias Tsang

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Aug 12, 2026

LONG ISLAND GIRLS by Gabrielle Korn

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Art Has Its Own Power Outside of the Systems That Profit From It

Music is a way for us to tell the truth. To feel our souls inside our bodies. The novel ‘Long Island Girls’ understands this well.

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Aug 7, 2026

Appetite, The Minimalist, and Never Whistle At Night II: Back For Blood

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for August 2026

August is a quieter month for publishing, but there’s still plenty of new LGBTQ+ to discover.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Aug 4, 2026

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TRANS ATHLETES BELONG IN SPORT

Sports Have Always Been a Battleground for Gender Equity

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7 Queer Palestinian Books To Read This Pride

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All 100+ Queer Women of the Star Wars Universe, Ranked

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20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

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6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

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The Seep, Land of Milk and Honey, and The Unworthy

Queer Books To Read if You’re Really Missing ‘Pluribus’

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The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

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The Best Queer Books of 2025

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Author Interviews

Morgan Thomas and Mad Eden

Morgan Thomas on Writing Complex Portrayals of Autistic Trans Experience

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Nic Anstett

Bone Horn and the novel's author

‘Bone Horn’ Is a Well of Horniness Rippling With Comedy, Grief, and the Ultimate Lesbian Mystery

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Sally

The Queer Bookshelf

‘The Queer Bookshelf’ Will Help You Find Your Next Gay Read — Without Algorithms

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Sally

Vernal Thaw by Frances Cannon

New Novel ‘Vernal Thaw’ Explores Toxic Queer Monogamy

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Lauren Herold

A Body Made Home by Kai Marshall Green

New Memoir ‘A Body Made Home’ Embraces Black Trans Love, Healing, and Transformation

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Lauren Herold

Ashley Herring Blake and Get Over it, April Evans

Ashley Herring Blake Loves Writing Messy Queer Characters

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Sa'iyda Shabazz

Amy Spalding - In Her Spotlight

How Amy Spalding Built a Four-Book Sapphic Romance Universe

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Sa'iyda Shabazz

Queers at the Table

What Does ‘Queer Food’ Mean?

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Stef Rubino

Best Woman by Rose Dommu and The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

Rose Dommu and Casey McQuiston on Writing Queer Romance That Fucks With the Formula

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Adam Eli

ilana masad BEINGS

Queer History Meets UFO Lore in Ilana Masad’s Stunning New Novel ‘Beings’

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