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

London-based author Layla McCay has written The Queer Bookshelf to bring us a reader’s perspective on what a queer canon…

Sally

Jun 11, 2026

6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

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6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

Interacting with Queer Boricua art has always felt like coming home to a part of myself I didn’t always know how to name.

Titeänyä Rodríguez

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Mar 20, 2026

Whidbey by T Kira Madden

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Whidbey, the Blast Radius of Sexual Trauma, and Resisting the Story the World Wants

Whidbey is not precisely concerned with the why of what happened, although it is concerned with what comes next. The abuser, as a voice, is almost completely absent.

Zefyr Lisowski

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Mar 18, 2026

A Body Made Home by Kai Marshall Green

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

Kai Marshall Green resists cliche disability recovery narratives and normative tropes of trans storytelling.

Lauren Herold

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Mar 5, 2026

sara torres x is where i am, whidbey by t kira madden, and hell's heart by alexis hall

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for March 2026

March is here, and it’s a BIG month for queer books.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Mar 3, 2026

Ashley Herring Blake and Get Over it, April Evans

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Ashley Herring Blake Loves Writing Messy Queer Characters

Get Over It, April Evans has all the signature elements of a great sapphic romance, including some deliciously spicy sex scenes.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Feb 26, 2026

Amy Spalding - In Her Spotlight

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How Amy Spalding Built a Four-Book Sapphic Romance Universe

Getting to write four queer romance novels, especially sapphic romance novels, in the same universe isn’t something many authors get to do.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Feb 25, 2026

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Things I Read That I Love #348: Food Delivery, Sizing, Bushwick, Agentic Tech Bros, Dog Shows and More

The wealthy Los Angeles couple who obtained dozens of children through surrogates, Snow White’s Scary Adventures, Gen Alpha’s bedrooms, WOOFing, the evolution of women’s clothing sizing, that lesbian couple on…

Riese

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Feb 21, 2026

Persona by Aoife Josie Clements

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Let This Trans Horror Novel Ruin Your Day as Soon as Possible

Persona by Aoife Josie Clements is a cult classic of literary horror in the making.

Nic Anstett

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Feb 19, 2026

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20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

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Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

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6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

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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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17 Sapphic Holiday Romances To Devour This Winter

17 Sapphic Holiday Romances To Devour This Winter

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Sa'iyda Shabazz

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10 New Middle Grade Books Featuring LGBTQ+ Main Characters

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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’

Pick An Actual Category, You Strange Genius

Gabrielle Korn

Benedict Nguyễn interview: a photo of Benedict next to the cover for Hot Girls with Balls

Benedict Nguyễn Finds Performance On the Page

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Rachel and Harrison Browne and their book Let Us Play

The Right Isn’t the Only Side We Need To Fight When It Comes to Trans Sports Inclusion

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