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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

Jun 9, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Nov 18, 2021

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

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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

A woman reading in front of a cozy set of candles on a coffee table

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Lez Liberty Lit: Reading in Front of the Screen Fire

Find out books to read if you like Practical Magic, what it’s like to cook like Frankenstein, where “old book smell” comes from, and more!

Ryan

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Nov 4, 2021

Image shows the word Greedy in colorful block letters and laid on top in simple script are the words "notes from a bisexual who wants too much"

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Jen Winstons’ Greedy Reminds You To Remember The “And”

“I learned to accept that I contain multitudes, and neither my sexual orientation nor gender identity are exempt from my multifaceted nature.”

Amari Gaiter

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Oct 29, 2021

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Lez Liberty Lit: Love Is Renewable

Are you considering NaNoWriMo? Plus, a library from Solange, how literary gatekeepers can elevate Black trans women writers, queer webcomics and more.

Ryan

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Oct 22, 2021

Three images of a black book cover featuring red text that says, "Leigh Cowart, HURTS SO GOOD" and grey text that says, "The Science & Culture of Pain on Purpose." Some images are visible throughout the text, including a ballet slipper and a sword.

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Hurts So Good Reveals That Masochism Is Everywhere

Hurts So Good showcases pain experts of all types for a more holistic understanding of why and how we use pain for pleasure.

Davey Davis

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Oct 19, 2021

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All 100+ Queer Women of the Star Wars Universe, Ranked

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Nic Anstett

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

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Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

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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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Vernal Thaw by Frances Cannon

New Novel ‘Vernal Thaw’ Explores Toxic Queer Monogamy

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Lauren Herold

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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Ashley Herring Blake and Get Over it, April Evans

Ashley Herring Blake Loves Writing Messy Queer Characters

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Amy Spalding - In Her Spotlight

How Amy Spalding Built a Four-Book Sapphic Romance Universe

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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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Queer History Meets UFO Lore in Ilana Masad’s Stunning New Novel ‘Beings’

Pick An Actual Category, You Strange Genius

Gabrielle Korn

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Benedict Nguyễn Finds Performance On the Page

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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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