LGBTQ+ Fiction
From literary fiction to mystery, romance to sci-fi and beyond, here's a wide variety of recently published LGBTQ+ fiction recommended by our librarians. Annotations from review sources as attributed. (Created May 2025)
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Les Normaux
An innocent make-out session at a bar transforms the lives of two twenty-something men in this magical romance full of found family and delightful queer representation. (Booklist)
Format: Graphic Novel
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The 7-10 Split
For teacher Ava, some subjects are not up for debate. Like history—specifically, the one she has with Grace, bowling pro. Who is now teaching at the same small-town Georgia high school as Ava...And with that, their rivalry is back. Fierce, ultracompetitive and with an undeniable attraction, it’s just a matter of time before it explodes…one way or the other. (NoveList)
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Sympathy for Wild Girls
A debut collection of surreal, skin-piercing stories about the boundless longing of queer Black women. (NoveList)
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
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The Pairing
Two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they're over each other—except they're definitely not. (NoveList)
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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When the Harvest Comes
In Norris’s gorgeous debut, a queer couple navigate their differences after an unexpected loss. (Publishers Weekly)
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
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The Case of the Missing Maid
In 1898, a female detective proves she’s no lady while investigating a case that takes her from wealthy to seedy areas of Chicago...Osler puts a queer 19th-century spin on a familiar tough-gal type. (Kirkus)
Format: Book
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Awakened
A tightly knit coven of transgender witches joins forces against AI and late-stage capitalism in New York City...A charming, magical romp with a focus on the importance of finding and building queer community. (Kirkus)
Format: Book
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Stag Dance
In this electrifying collection of three stories and a novella, trans characters explore desire, identity, and love... Peters explores her characters’ conundrums with striking honesty, revealing how they’re bound by indecision and insecurities from finding happiness, and she exhibits spectacular flexibility with language and form. (Publishers Weekly)
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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All the Hearts You Eat
Weaving classic horror elements into a powerful tale of trans solidarity and the life-sucking toll of being forced back into the closet, Piper cements her place in the queer horror canon. (Publishers Weekly)
Format: Book
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But Not Too Bold
When Dl̀ia becomes the keeper of keys for Anatema, a monstrous spider-woman with a deadly appetite for laudanum and human brides, she must uncover the truth behind her predecessor's death before she becomes her next victim. (NoveList)
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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