Reading Rainbow discussion

What LGBTQ+ books would members of this group like to read here?
All suggestions welcome. 😃

You Should See Me in a Crown
Felix Ever After (trans + gender questioning)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (gay)
Leah on the Offbeat (bi)
Orlando (trans (I think?))
Tash Hearts Tolstoy (ace)

One Last Stop
Jay's Gay Agenda
She Drives Me Crazy
Pumpkin
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (nonbinary)

Phoenix Extravagant genderdiverse
The Times I Knew I Was Gay
Each of Us a Desert WLW romance
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

As you can see, I LOVE giving book recs

Elatsoe
You Brought Me the Ocean (gay)
Scavenge the Stars (✨all the identities ✨)
Magic for Liars
Beyond the Black Door (ace)
Gideon the Ninth (Lesbian capital L)
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (toxic WLW relationship)
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women (gay)
Dread Nation (pan and ace)

These are some very interesting recommendations. Thank you so much for this detailed list!

In case anybody has not read them yet, I would highly recommend the books by Becky Chambers especially "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet".

Rouven wrote: "In case anybody has not read them yet, I would highly recommend the books by Becky Chambers especially "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet"."

Ooh I didn’t know those books have queer characters!

Sarina wrote: "Rouven wrote: "In case anybody has not read them yet, I would highly recommend the books by Becky Chambers especially "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet"."

Ooh I didn’t know those books have q..."

Becky Chambers has plenty of queer characters in her books. But arguably the best thing about her books is how she discusses queer topics in alien contexts. In good old science fiction tradition she puts human issues into a totally different setting with different social norms and expectations. This way she visualises how close-minded our society sometimes is. It's very smart. I love her writing, because it is thought-provoking but there is also something about it, that makes me very comfortable.

thanks for all the great recommendations!

( love Becky Chambers! new stuff of hers coming soon!)

What If It's Us (gay + author of color)
I Wish You All the Best (nonbinary, queer romance)
All Boys Aren't Blue (gay memoir + author of color)
This Is How You Lose the Time War (bi)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (gay +queer)
Elatsoe (ace and trans, BIPOC author)
Fairest: A Memoir (trans memoir)
Upright Women Wanted (lesbian couple, nonbinary, queer romance)
The Prince and the Dressmaker (genderqueer, author of color)
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Novel
Spinning (lesbian graphic memoir)
Dreadnought (trans lesbian)
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body (bi, BIPOC author, TW: rape, trauma, self-harmful decisions

Shameless plug, I know I'm new here. Feel free to remove if not allowed!

I'm part of a group of largely queer spec fic authors from New Zealand. We've produced a collection of cosy inclusive novellas set in our backyard to keep our spirits up during covid. Feel free to check out the collection ^^ My novella is one of the newest, A Gap in the Veil.

www.witchyfiction.com

Hell Followed With Us - Andrew Joseph Smith
very queer and i love it

Here are some of my recent favorites!
All Systems Red Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries has ace/aro rep as well as poly folks. I've only read the first two but they were GREAT.
Lucie Bryon's graphic novel thieves - queer rep - neurodivergence and good friends
Cosmoknights - sapphic rep - space opera queer found family with some overthrowing the patriarchy
Ander & Santi Were Here - NB main character, latinx queer folks - CW immigration, ICE, deportation, family separation
Spell Bound NB neurodiverse MC, spellcasters and more overthrowing the patriarchy
Heart, Haunt, Havoc - T4T love story, ghosts, possession. CW - exorcism, and on page violence.