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LGBT Books Coming 2021!

Here are some exciting and promising YA or New Adult books coming in 2021, all with LGBTQ+ characters and themes. There are so many more, but there aren’t covers yet or I’m waiting to include them in a follow-up post!

1. May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor (May 2021) - A trans boy enters a throw-down battle for the title of Homecoming King with the boy he dumped last summer.

2. Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee (May 2021) - A trans boy’s first love challenges the ideas of perfect relationships he writes about in his popular blog.

3. Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June (June 2021) - After moving from his rural town to a big city, Jay makes a list of all the romantic things he will finally be able to do.

4. In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens (April 2021) - A young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped.

5. One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (June 2021) - A 23-year-old realizes her subway crush is displaced from 1970’s Brooklyn, and she must do everything in her power to help her and try not to fall in love.

6. Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales (March 2021) - A bisexual girl who gives anonymous love advice to her classmates is hired by the hot guy to help him get his ex back.

7. The Girl from the Sea by Molly Ostertag (June 2021) - In this graphic novel, a girl can’t wait to escape the island where she lives. She has many secrets, as does the mysterious girl who saves her from drowning.

8. Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas (May 2021) - A friendship forms between the popular boy and the boy prone to anxiety attacks.

9. Bruised by Tanya Boteju (March 2021) - A teen girl navigates first love, identity, and grief when she immerses herself in the colorful, brutal, beautiful world of roller derby.

10. As Far as You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper (February 2021) - Marty is excited to be in London, exploring his sexuality, and finding the people he will call home.

11. Infinity Reaper by Adam Silvera (March 2021) - The sequel to Infinity Son, Emil and Brighton try to navigate the ongoing war.

12. When Tara Met Farah by Tara Pammi (January 2021) - Tara makes a deal with Farah to help her pass the math course in exchange for welcoming Farah into the local Bollywood Drama & Dance Society.

13. Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve (April 2021) - A trans boy wants everyone to see who he truly is and thinks playing a role on stage will help.

14. The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver (June 2021) - After their older brother passes, Liam begins spending time with their brother’s best friend.

15. Flash Fire by T.J. Klune (July 2021) - In this sequel to The Extraordinaries, Nick just wants to finish his self-insert bakery AU fanfic but can’t because new superheroes and villains keep showing up in his city.

16. Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta (June 2021) - Two girls on opposite sides of a war discover they’re fighting for a common purpose and falling for each other.

17. Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson (February 2021) - After a liver transplant gives him the ability to time travel, a boy jumps back and forth between 1969 and the present, falling for another boy in the past along the way.

18. Zara Hossein is Here by Sabina Khan (April 2021) - Zara’s family has waited years for their visa process to be finalized so that they can officially become US citizens. But it only takes one moment for that dream to come crashing down around them.

#recs

dennasmare

“Some things are more important than a crown.

Saving a kingdom.

Knowing your heart.

Or riding into the sunrise with a girl on a red horse.”

-Audrey Coulthurst, Of Fire and Stars

Mare and Denna, inspired by the cover artwork

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books read in 2020✨

“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare

Two households, both alike in dignity In fair Verona, where we lay our scene From ancient grudge break to new mutiny Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their death bury their parents' strife.

#shakespeare #Romeo and juliet

kavorunagisa

favorite lgbtq books: we are okay

“It’s a dark place, not knowing. It’s difficult to surrender to. But I guess it’s where we live most of the time. I guess it’s where we all live, so maybe it doesn’t have to be so lonely. Maybe I can settle into it, cozy up to it, make a home inside uncertainty.”

#tbr list #queue

doraelins-deactivated20200511

till this moment i never knew myself.

#pride and prejudice #queue

stolespring

dennasmare

Currently Reading: The Secret History by Donna Tartt

I’m about halfway through- it’s taking me a long time because I’m so swamped with school work. It’s kind of a slow read for me but not in a bad way, I just have to be in the right mood. I like it alright so far but I don’t quite know what it’s trying to say, I’m sure that will come when I’ve actually read the whole thing.

dennasmare

Update: It took me an absurd amount of time but I finally finished it and??? Idk I didn’t dislike it but I also didn’t really like it asdhdlfldfh. Not at all what I had expected based on what I’d heard of it, honestly I’m slightly concerned by the way some of the people who suggested it to me seem to really romanticize it but. Anyway that’s it.

#I can see what people like about it #it was just not really my thing

evelyncarnahcn

To the glistening eastern sea ─

#Lucy pevensie #the chronicles of narnia #the first character I ever related to #queue

georgiawarrs

1k celebration: @lucypcvensie asked lucy pevensie or edmund pevensie?

i think - i don’t know - but i think i could be brave enough.

#Lucy pevensie #the chronicles of narnia #queue

fictionadventurer

Different threads tend to stand out to me each time I reread a book. Last time I reread Northanger Abbey, I honed in on ‘Henry Tilney as cynic’ and it really made it clear how he had good reason to fall in love with the innocence and optimism of Catherine. This time, I really took notice of Catherine as a character, and how this is her coming-of-age story where she develops from a sheltered girl who thinks the world is like her home and her books into a girl with a more detailed understanding of the deceptions of the wider world. And while it gave me an infinitely greater appreciation for Catherine’s arc, it had the effect of making the romance seem less romantic–Henry’s more of a mentor than an equal, and that makes it harder to believe that he can truly be drawn to her as a romantic partner.

Until the ending, where the unromantic nature of their relationship made Henry’s actions infinitely more romantic. That confrontation with his father! Because Henry’s relationship with Catherine’s not built on intensely romantic feelings from his side, it makes Henry’s actions all the more impressive. He’s like, “I was getting attached to her, you ordered me to win her heart, I have won it, and now you want me to toss her aside because it turns out she’s not rich enough?” He has been oppressed by his father for his entire life, tiptoeing around his temper, bowing to his wishes, and this is what finally drives him to call the old man out. It’s such a perfect end to Henry’s arc because it’s tied to Catherine without being totally driven by her. He’s still his own man, not completely consumed with romantic passion, but with the presence of mind to look at the facts and say, “No. I won’t go along with this. This is where I draw the line.” His love for Catherine give him the final push he needed to get out from under his father’s thumb.

“He felt himself bound as much in honour as in affection to Miss Morland.” That should make it less romantic by modern standards, like he’s submitting to a less-than-perfect marriage because he feels like he has to. But this is Henry Tilney we’re talking about, and it’s so much more romantic because he’s choosing to be with her. He’s not doing something reckless because romantic passion consumes him. He can clearly see what he’s been doing, can see how it would be the height of villainy to toss her aside now, and chooses to go to Fullerton to propose to her. This is romance driven by both his heart and his mind, and Henry Tilney couldn’t love any woman without giving both.

And then the ending chapter, where we get the high romance of a man proposing to his beloved against his father’s wishes, entering into a clandestine relationship with her, and waiting anxiously for parental approval. And it does come, in a very convenient fairy tale deus ex machina ending, but even the fairy tale is tempered by realism. Because that delay means that they got more time to get to know each other; the increased time before marriage only strengthened their relationship because they could build a more solid understanding of each others’ characters. It’s so romantic because it’s so realistic. It’s two people with a lot of affection and a lot of good sense choosing each other, and getting the time to know what exactly they’re getting into. It may not be the most romantic of Austen’s marriages, but it’s probably the most realistic, and I absolutely love it.

#Jane Austen #northanger abbey #I need to reread #queue

The fact that there are people out there who have read One Last Stop and that I am not one of them feels homophobic

#how am I supposed to wait until June :((((#one last stop #casey mcquiston

juliettecai

@chbnet event 06 → locations: manhattan, new york.

me, i’m late to meet my girlfriend. annabeth is going to kill me. hope you enjoyed the stories. stay safe out there, demigods. peace from manhattan, percy jackson

#pjo #queue