Literature

Author interviews, guides to the best LGBT Literature, Gay and Lesbian Novels and Memoirs and more!

book lists

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

a collage of photos of the best queer books of 2021

book lists

75 of the Best Queer Books of 2021

It was a banner year for queer horror! Plus, fantasy, historical fiction, memoir, nonfiction, YA, middle grade, poetry picks — and so much more!

Casey

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Dec 13, 2021

Charlie Jane Anders interview: A photo of the author Charlie Jane Anders with a pink bob, wearing a leather jacket and black top

book features

Charlie Jane Anders on Trans Speculative Fiction and Rethinking ‘Hope’

In this Autostraddle interview, Charlie Jane Anders discusses her new collection of short stories, “Even Greater Mistakes.”

Abbie Jones

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Dec 8, 2021

A collage of eight queer books with wintery vibes

quizzes

Quiz: Which Wintery Queer Book Should You Read This Holigay Season?

Whether or not you love the winter holiday season, Autostraddle’s resident lesbrarian has got some great reads for you this December! Just take this quiz and I will match you…

Casey

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Dec 5, 2021

A collage including highlighters, a vase that's also a bookend, pressed flower bookmarks, a hanging bookshelf, and a planter shaped like books

holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: What To Buy for Book Lovers (Other Than Books)

If it’s too much pressure to pick out a book for your literary pal, consider a creative display shelf, a customizable book planter, pressed flower bookmarks, and other presents that…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Dec 3, 2021

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Do Not Privatize Libraries

Why is privatizing libraries a thing! Plus, centering voices not just bodies, banned books, stoner novels, nonlinear narratives, and more.

Ryan Yates

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Dec 2, 2021

Malinda Lo, who won a National Book Award, next to the winning book: Last Night at the Telegraph Club

book features

Malinda Lo Won a National Book Award for “Last Night at the Telegraph Club” — And I Yelled

Malinda Lo’s National Book Award win for Last Night at the Telegraph Club comes at a particularly crucial moment for LGBTQ+ YA as a genre.

Yashwina

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Nov 18, 2021

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Queer Books as Hydra

The color-coded bookshelf conversation continues, queer books are unstoppable, queerness in Sally Rooney’s work, and more.

Ryan Yates

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Nov 18, 2021

book features

Things I Read That I Love #323: Pulp Fiction With a Hint of Social Justice

Topics include witchcraft consumerism, Kidz Bop, delivery workers in NYC, Ozy Media, abuse in the guardianship industry, Succession, documentaries and the hunt for a sober buzz!

Riese

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Nov 5, 2021