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9 Scary Good Queer Books To Read for a Hot Horror Summer

Summer makes for primetime reading for horror fans, despite fall’s claim to fear.

Iyana Jones

Aug 13, 2026

A Black girl with her hair pulled back holds a stack of books while smiling and wearing a buttondown denim shirt

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Rainbow Reading: The 2022 Lambda Literary Award Winners, Erotic Cookbooks, and More!

June is full of LGBTQ+ book releases, but make sure to preorder queer books all summer!

Yashwina

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Jun 16, 2022

The cover of "Exalted" by Anna Dorn features an illustration of hands holding a moon and a sun and illustrated stars against a purple background. The image is repeated three times.

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“Exalted” Review: A Delusional Astrologer and a Bad Gay Mom’s Stars Collide, Chaos Ensues

Exalted — a riotous new novel from Anna Dorn — is exquisite chaos.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jun 14, 2022

The cover of Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi repeated three times

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Queer Naija Lit: Akwaeke Emezi’s Poetry Collection Makes Space for Many Selves

This is a book to be read and re-read, like all true stories.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu

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Jun 13, 2022

The book cover of This Body I Wore by Diana Goetsch features gold glitter. It's framed by two identical wavy clocks against a background with wavy lines.

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In Our Own Time: Queer Temporality, Pride, and Diana Goetsch’s “This Body I Wore”

Lately I’ve been thinking about the concept of “straight time” — the way a life unfolds, or is expected to unfold, within heteronormative frameworks.

Melissa Faliveno

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Jun 8, 2022

The cover of Voice of the Fish: A Lyric Essay by Lars Horn features a swirly blue pattern

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“Voice of the Fish” Examines the Slippery Nature of Bodies

It’s so hard to have a body. Isn’t it?

Stef Rubino

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Jun 6, 2022

The cover of The J Girls by Rochelle Hurt features a split pair of jeans exposing a black thong

lgbt book reviews

“The J Girls” Review: Sex, Fire Sauce, and Growing Up in the 90s

The poetry collection is quite a refreshing portrayal of Midwestern teenage girlhood — more focused on exploring the messiness of truth than pleasantries.

shea wesley martin

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Jun 3, 2022

A Black woman with braids wears a brown leather jacket and holds a book in front of her face.

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Rainbow Reading: What Are You Reading This Pride Month?

Welcome back to Rainbow Reading, your biweekly roundup of LGBTQ+ lit news you can use.

Yashwina

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Jun 2, 2022

Solo Dance by Li Kotomi, translated by Arthur Reiji Morris

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Li Kotomi’s “Solo Dance” Is Haunted by Death and Literature

Solo Dance has no illusions that in the present day, the implicit and explicit violence of homophobia still leaves lasting scars on young queer people.

himani

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May 24, 2022

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