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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for February 2026

Here are our most anticipated LGBTQ+ book picks for February! There’s a little bit of something for everyone!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

Feb 3, 2026

A 1990s lady sits with her pet poodle on a sea wall reading the Sunday Express magazine that features Princess of Wales on the cover, on 19th July 1993, at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)

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Things I Read That I Love #341: Courtney Williams, Windsor, County Fairs and College Students These Days

The Holy Land Experience, Courtney Williams on herself, the libido of Las Vegas, the Ivy-to-Consultant pipeline, Lizzo, the Sarasota County Agricultural Fair, a dark side of homeschooling and more.

Riese

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Nov 22, 2025

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17 Sapphic Holiday Romances To Devour This Winter

These stories make you want to curl up on the couch in a thick sweater with a mug of your favorite hot chocolate while sitting next to your twinkling Christmas…

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Nov 19, 2025

1980s TEENAGE GIRL ON TELEPHONE (Photo by ClassicStock/Getty Images)

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Things I Read That I Love #340: Historical Reenactors, Costco, Doom Spending, Chili’s Comeback, The Filler Era and More

The most audacious surrogate fallout story I’ve ever heard in my life, Caity Weaver dons regalia to reenact the Revolutionary War, the implications of celebrity-endorsed bestseller “The Tell,” Mr Beast,…

Riese

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Nov 15, 2025

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10 New Middle Grade Books Featuring LGBTQ+ Main Characters

In a time when these queer and trans middle grade books are increasingly threatened by book bans and other censorship measures from the religious right, it can be even harder…

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Nov 8, 2025

Terry Dactyl, I'll Make a Spectacle Out of You, and Where There's Room for Us

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for November 2025

Literary fiction, romantasy, YA, horror, mystery, memoir and more experimental! There’s something for everyone this month.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Nov 4, 2025

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Be Nothing if Not Aesthetic: A Conversation With Ruth Madievsky and Rachel León

Ruth Madievsky and Rachel León discuss the queer subtext of the 19th century novel The Romance of a Shop by Amy Levy, which was re-released last week.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Nov 3, 2025

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The Face of Horror: A Conversation With Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Gretchen Felker-Martin

Gretchen Felker-Martin and Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya discuss the surprisingly queer 19th century book Hauntings by Vernon Lee, which was re-released last week.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Nov 3, 2025