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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

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

Homosexual Intifada: A Queer Palestinian Anthology

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‘Homosexual Intifada’ Defies the False Dichotomies of Queer and Palestinian Lives

This anthology provides an intimate and potent response to the question of how to keep pushing forward.

Stef Rubino

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Jul 20, 2026

Perverts by Mac Crane

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‘Perverts’ Sits With Self-Doubt, Embarrassment, and Labor When the World Writes You Off as a ‘Freak’

More than lending humanity to the types of queer folks society would rather not humanize, Perverts is for the freaks and geeks after a long day of masking.

Mase An Hamberlin

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Jul 9, 2026

Perverts, Pleause Don't Touch the Body, and Daughter of the Mountains

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for July 2026

Pride may be over, but y’all know the drill: Autostraddle celebrates LGBTQ+ books all year long. And we can’t do it without you.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Jul 8, 2026

TRANS ATHLETES BELONG IN SPORT

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Sports Have Always Been a Battleground for Gender Equity

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on trans girls and women in sports, check out these books to learn more about how we got here.

Stef Rubino

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Jul 3, 2026

Morgan Thomas and Mad Eden

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Morgan Thomas on Writing Complex Portrayals of Autistic Trans Experience

“It feels like no matter what, I end up writing historical fiction.”

Nic Anstett

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Jul 2, 2026

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

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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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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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The Queer Bookshelf

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

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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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