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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

8 Hours

He/She/They by Schuyler Bailar

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“He/She/They” Is a Helpful Guide and Call to Action for Allies Everywhere

I’d recommend suggesting it to as many well-meaning cis people as you possibly can.

Stef Rubino

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Oct 24, 2023

Love at 350 by Lisa Peers.

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“Love at 350º” Is a Sapphic Romance for Us Gays Who Spend Saturdays Baking Pies

Baking aside, my favorite thing about Love At 350° is the fact that the main characters are women over 40.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Oct 23, 2023

Simply Skye by Pamela Morgan, Molly's Tuxedo by Vicki Johnson, and My Fade Is Fresh by Shauntay Grant

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10 Picture Books To Teach Little Ones About Gender Expression

Reading picture books was a way I connected with my son when he was a preschooler, and I was able to teach him about things like racism, empathy and of…

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Oct 21, 2023

a hand reaches for books on a shelf

first person

Before and After the Library

Author Kristen Arnett writes on growing up in a house where books were banned and becoming a queer librarian in Florida.

Kristen Arnett

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Oct 7, 2023

People Collide by Isle McElroy

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“People Collide” Throws Everything You Thought You Knew About Body Swap Stories out the Window

Isle McElroy’s new novel provides a nuanced approach to gender within its body swap premise.

Nic Anstett

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Oct 6, 2023

a person holds the frequently banned book Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

politics + activism

How To Fight Back Against Book Bans

However you choose to engage with Banned Books Week, I hope you’ll think about the books that have led you to the person you are today.

Daven McQueen

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Oct 5, 2023

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, and The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

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The Best Banned Books According to a Queer Educator in Florida

I’ve watched whole lives transform in my classrooms and outside of them because of the stories we read, because of the work we did together, because of our difficult and…

Stef Rubino

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Oct 4, 2023

A collage of overlapping book covers, left to right: Cinderella Is Dead, All Boys Aren't Blue, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, the Bluest Eye, and Gender Queer

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20 Queer and Feminist Banned Books (And How To Get Them to Kids Who Need Them)

It’s Banned Books week. We can do our part and get reading.

Carmen Phillips

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Oct 2, 2023

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Morgan Thomas and Mad Eden

Morgan Thomas on Writing Complex Portrayals of Autistic Trans Experience

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

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Vernal Thaw by Frances Cannon

New Novel ‘Vernal Thaw’ Explores Toxic Queer Monogamy

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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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Ashley Herring Blake and Get Over it, April Evans

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Amy Spalding - In Her Spotlight

How Amy Spalding Built a Four-Book Sapphic Romance Universe

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What Does ‘Queer Food’ Mean?

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Best Woman by Rose Dommu and The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

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