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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The Lamb
In in their secluded forest cottage, Margot and her mother welcome "strays," lost travelers whom Mama feeds and consumes, but when a striking stranger named Eden arrives during a snowstorm, Margot must confront her family's dark practices and assert her own desires. (NoveList)
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Whenever You're Ready
Estranged childhood best friends confront long-buried feelings on an emotional road trip...An emotional romance buttressed by strong themes of history, trauma, loss, and identity. (Kirkus)
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Girl Falling
Finn, torn between her girlfriend Magdu and best friend Daphne, plans a bonding day of rock climbing. However, a tragic accident leads to Magdu's death. Grieving, Finn questions if Magdu's death was due to her friendship with Daphne, her sister's childhood loss, or Magdu's unaccepting family. With police suspecting foul play, Finn searches for the truth about her relationships and what she's overlooked. (NoveList)
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Murder in the Dressing Room
When the London drag scene loses a queen, her drag daughter works to make sure she can rest in power by solving her murder. (Kirkus)
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Woodworking
In small-town South Dakota, newly divorced Erica, a closeted trans teacher, forms an unlikely bond with Abigail, a bold trans student navigating senior year, as their friendship withstands community scrutiny as it shapes their journeys toward self-acceptance and authenticity. (NoveList)
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Bury your Gays
Tingle cements his place in horror with this gory romp, which doubles as a love letter to every queer kid who wished for TV characters like themselves and a sharply pointed warning about the state of entertainment and the rise of AI. (Publishers Weekly)
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The Lilac People
A trans man and his chosen family struggle for survival during World War II (and after)...Todd vividly illustrates the power of love and community in the face of oppression. (Kirkus)
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The In-between Bookstore
When Darby, a nearly 30-year-old trans man, returns to his Illinois hometown after losing his job, he steps into his old high school bookstore and slips back in time, coming face-to-face with his pre-transition teenage self, offering him a chance to change the past and confront old wounds. (NoveList)
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The Emperor of Gladness
In the struggling town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai is saved from despair by Grazina, an elderly widow with dementia, forging an unexpected bond that reshapes their lives and reveals dynamics of love, memory, and resilience on the margins of society. (NoveList)
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Mutual Interest
In turn-of-the-century Manhattan, a businessman enters into a lavender marriage with an ambitious woman and falls in love with his eccentric business rival...All’s queer in love and industry: a memorable tale uniquely told. (Kirkus)
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