Literature

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for June 2026

Here at Autostraddle, of course, we celebrate LGBTQ+ books year-round, and that has become an increasingly vital.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

4 Hours

The book covers of Delilah Green Doesn't Care, She Drives Me Crazy, The Perks of Loving a Wallflower, Thorn, How to Find a Princess, Masquerade, Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating, and Femme Like Her

quizzes

Quiz: Which Queer Romance Novel Should You Read This February?

This February celebrate love NOT being a lie by reading a queer romance novel.

Casey

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Feb 13, 2022

A retro woman reads a book holding a glass bottle of Coke in one hand

literature

Rainbow Reading: More Like Mercury READtrograde, Am I Right!

Learn more about the book whose “highlights include: a May/December queer romance, psychopaths on the loose, and a school for bad girls….” Plus, more book news and recommendations, including lots…

Yashwina

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Feb 10, 2022

The book cover of Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis by Grace Lavery, which features a pair of red lipsticked lips with a cigarette hanging out

book features

Grace Lavery on Her New Memoir “Please Miss,” Sex Writing, and the Trans Glamour of Nicole Kidman

“When one is trying to write about sex, if you’re doing it right, something happens in the prose that is unpredictable and kind of wild.”

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Feb 8, 2022

The book cover of Getting Clean With Stevie Green

lgbt book reviews

“Getting Clean With Stevie Green” Cares More About the Mess

It’s an attitude that’s really relatable, a year and some change sober as I am, the idea that your whole life would be different if not for this one thing…

Analyssa

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Feb 1, 2022

A collage featuring a photo of a painting canvas, a photo of a grand piano in the desert, a photo of a yoga mat, a photo of soapy water, and a photo of feet propped on a car's dashboard with a map

book lists

Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Stories That Find Humor in Sad Places

A road trip, a strip mall, a breakup, a painting, and a pregnancy bump — read these five queer short stories where humor sits inside of sadness.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jan 28, 2022

A woman in ripped jeans and a flannel sits in a blue chair reading a book and holding a mug

literature

Rainbow Reading: A New Story Collection From Carmen Maria Machado Is Coming!

Plus, book awards for Torrey Peters, Sarah Schulman, Darcie Little Badger, and more!

Yashwina

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Jan 27, 2022

book lists

Eight Queer Punk and Counterculture Books Set in the 90s

90s queer punk / counterculture / DIY books coming up!

Casey

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Jan 24, 2022

A collage featuring the cover of Manywhere by Morgan Thomas and a photo of the author Morgan Thomas

book features

Morgan Thomas On Weaving Genderqueer History Into Their Debut Short Fiction Collection “Manywhere”

“I was really interested in writing about specifically Southern and genderqueer characters, in part because I felt like I hadn’t seen myself in both the literature and in the sort…

Abbie Jones

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Jan 24, 2022