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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for April 2026

From a grocery co-op drama to a cheeky pop star saga to a linked story collection centering fat queer characters…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

Apr 10, 2026

Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante

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Sexy, Ambitious Novel “Any Other City” Explores Transition and Transformation

I don’t remember ever reading such sexy queer sex.

Abbie Jones

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Apr 18, 2023

Sizzle Reel by Carlyn Greenwald

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“Sizzle Reel” Doesn’t Let Its Queer Romance Be Messy

I don’t want Twitter and TikTok discourse to dictate how books are written.

Christina Tucker

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Apr 17, 2023

Assisted Living by Sheila Oritz Taylor with a badge on it that says LOST LESBIAN LIT

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Lost Lesbian Lit: Murder! At the Retirement Home

My only positive memory of my grandma was our last, the one time I was with her as myself.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Apr 14, 2023

Brittney Griner and Cherelle Griner attend the 54th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 25, 2023 in Pasadena, California.

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Brittney Griner Is Writing a Memoir About Her Wrongful Russian Imprisonment

Griner’s memoir will talk about her arrest in Moscow, her detention, her trial, her wrongful imprisonment — and the outpouring of support that helped pave the way for her to get…

Heather Hogan

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Apr 11, 2023

Rainbow Reading: Jeopardy’s Amy Schneider Is Writing a Memoir!

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Rainbow Reading: Jeopardy’s Amy Schneider Is Writing a Memoir!

The memoir will come out in October and is available for preorder!

Yashwina

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Apr 6, 2023

The cover of "Recipe for Disaster" where a Blonde person is smushing their face into a sprinkle cake.

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Celebs Share Good Dishes To Get Through Bad Times In “Recipe for Disaster”

For those who find comfort in food while going through the unthinkable.

Shana

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Apr 5, 2023

Dear Prudence by Daniel M. Lavery

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Danny Lavery on What It’s Like To Be an Advice Columnist

“I would imagine a lot of the same things draw to advice columns that draw everyone, which is just that same impulse to run outside if somebody says there’s a…

Yashwina

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Apr 4, 2023

Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick

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This YA Book Is a Great Queer Second-Chance Romance

What would you do if the one person you loved the most was the one person you cannot remember?

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Apr 4, 2023

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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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17 Sapphic Holiday Romances To Devour This Winter

17 Sapphic Holiday Romances To Devour This Winter

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10 New Middle Grade Books Featuring LGBTQ+ Main Characters

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10 Trans Horror Books You Should Read Right Now

10 Trans Horror Books You Should Read Right Now

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48 Lesbian, Queer and Trans Celebrity Memoirs

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15 Great Queer Novels About Sisters

15 Great Queer Novels About Sisters

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16 Queer Road Trip Books To Adventure With

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Author Interviews

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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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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Drew Burnett Gregory

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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Stef Rubino

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Alison Bechdel Never Thought She’d Be This Successful

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Drew Burnett Gregory

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