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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Great sci-fi and hybrid nonfiction are coming your way this month. Plus a whole lot more.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

May 6, 2026

It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

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“It Came From the Closet” Gave Me New Appreciation for the Horror Genre

Because we’re so frequently othered, many LGBTQ+ people find ourselves in horror film monsters.

Abbie Jones

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Oct 4, 2022

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Malinda Lo’s New Coming-of-Age Queer Novel “A Scatter of Light” Shines Brilliantly

Lo’s newest offering is beautifully composed, often feeling like a peek into your best friend’s hot (queer) girl summer.

shea wesley martin

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Oct 4, 2022

The Future is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

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Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s “The Future Is Disabled” Should Be Required Reading

After reading The Future is Disabled, I feel more hopeful, and I think you will, too.

Katie

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Oct 3, 2022

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Gender Nonconformity Has Always Existed

Trans activist and historian Kit Heyam’s new book Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender examines gender nonconformity throughout history.

Stef Rubino

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Oct 2, 2022

The Idiot by Elif Batuman and Either/Or by Elif Batuman

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Life Is Not a Novel

I’ve always had a very active daydream life.

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Sep 30, 2022

The books Siren Queen by Nghi Vo, We Play Ourselves by Jen Silverman, Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner, and Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour

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Eight Queer Books Set in Los Angeles About the Movie Industry

A solid half of these are romance, which is entirely unintentional — but you’re welcome if queer celesbian romance is your jam.

Casey

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Sep 30, 2022

The books Pet and Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi

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Queer Naija Lit: Akwaeke Emezi’s “Pet” and “Bitter” Explore the Costs of a Different World

A new world isn’t possible without people believing it is.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu

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Sep 28, 2022

It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror. Also, Megan Fox in the movie Jennifer's Body

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In Queer Horror Anthology “It Came From the Closet,” Carmen Maria Machado Considers Jennifer’s Body

On queerbaiting, bisexuality, and Jennifer’s Body. This essay is an exclusive excerpt from the queer horror anthology It Came From the Closet, on sale next week.

Carmen Maria Machado

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Sep 27, 2022

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Literature

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

“It Came From the Closet” Gave Me New Appreciation for the Horror Genre

Malinda Lo’s New Coming-of-Age Queer Novel “A Scatter of Light” Shines Brilliantly

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s “The Future Is Disabled” Should Be Required Reading

Gender Nonconformity Has Always Existed

Life Is Not a Novel

Eight Queer Books Set in Los Angeles About the Movie Industry

Queer Naija Lit: Akwaeke Emezi’s “Pet” and “Bitter” Explore the Costs of a Different World

In Queer Horror Anthology “It Came From the Closet,” Carmen Maria Machado Considers Jennifer’s Body

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