LGBTQIA+ books coming out in 2017
there are a ton of lgbtqia+ books coming out this year so i decided to compiled a list of all of them! if i made a mistake or if you know of a book that should be on this list but isn’t, please don’t hesitate to let me know!
JANUARY
•flying lessons and other stories by ellen oh | jan 3 | diverse middle grade anthology
•the cursed queen (the imposter queen #2) by sarah fine | jan 3 | wlw ya fantasy
•wing jones by katherine webber | jan 5 | ya sports contemporary, unknown lgbtqia+ element
•history is all you left me by adam silvera | jan 17 | mlm ya contemporary
•dreadnought by april daniels | jan 24 | ya superhero ft. trans mc
•the you i’ve never known by ellen hopkins | jan 24 | wlw ya contemporary
•our own private universe by robin talley | jan 31 | bi mc, ya contemporary
•ida by alison evans | jan ? | bi mc+trans and non binary characters, sci fi/fantasy
•flowers of luna by jennifer linsky | jan ? | wlw sci fi
•warrior: a collection of short stories by antonica jones | jan ? | multiple lgbtqia+ protagonists, sci fi/fantasy ya anthology
FEBRUARY
•at the edge of the universe by shaun david hutchinson | feb 7 | mlm ya contemporary
•love is love by mette bach | feb 14 | trans love interest, ya contemporary
•same love by tony correria | feb 14 | mlm ya contemporary
•we are okay by nina lacour | feb 14 | wlw ya contemporary
•10 things i can see from here by carrie mac| feb 28 | wlw ya contemporary
MARCH
•the other f word by natasha friend | mar 7 | wlw parents, ya contemporary
•the inexplicable logic of my life by by benjamin alire sáenzs | mar 7 | mlm parent, ya contemporary
•the pants project by cat clarke | mar 7 | trans mc, middle grade contemporary
•you’re welcome, universe by whitney gardner | mar 7 | wlw parents, ya contemporary
•queens of geek by jen wilde | march 14 | wlw ya contemporary
•star-crossed by barbara dee | mar 14 | questioning mc, middle grade contemporary
•shadow run by adrianne strickland | mar 21 | genderfluid+gay secondary characters, ya sci fi/fantasy
•the lotterys plus one by emma donoghue | mar 27 | wlw+mlm+transgender characters, childrens/middle grade contemporary
•honestly ben (openly straight #2) by bill konigsberg | mar 28 | mlm ya contemporary
APRIL
•ashes to asheville by sarah dooley | apr 4 | wlw parents, ya contemporary
•the upside of unrequited by becky albertalli | apr 11 | wlw ya contemporary
•meg & linus by hanna nowinski | apr 18 | wlw+mlm ya contemporary romance
•the edge of the abyss (the abyss surrounds us #2) by emily skrutskie | apr 18 | wlw ya sci fi/fantasy
•lumberjanes vol 6: sink or swim by noelle stevenson | apr 20 | wlw+trans characters, ya fantasy comic
•looking for group by rory harrison | apr 25 | mlm+trans character, ya contemporary
MAY
•georgia rules by nanci turner stevenson | may 2 | wlw parents, middle grade contemporary
•how to make a wish by ashley herring blake | may 2 | wlw ya contemporary
•my fairy godmother is a drag queen by david clawson | may 2 | mlm ya contemporary
•noteworthy by riley redgate | may 2 | bi mc, ya contemporary
•release by patrick ness | may 4 | mlm, ya contemporary
•the seafarer’s kiss by julia ember | may 4 | wlw fantasy retelling
•it’s not like it’s a secret by misa sugiura | may 9 | wlw ya contemporary
•ramona blue by julie murphy | may 9 | self-identified lesbian questioning (bi)sexuality, ya contemporary
•rough patch by nicole markotic | may 16 | bi mc, ya contemporary
•the love interest by cale dietrich | may 16 | mlm ya contemporary
•this would make a good story someday by dana alison levy | may 16 | wlw parents, children’s contemporary
•queer, there, and everywhere: 23 people who changed the world by sarah prager | may 23 | nonfiction
JUNE
•troublemakers by catherine barter | june 1 | mlm side characters, ya contemporary
•perfect ten by l. philips | june 6 | mlm ya contemporary romance
•tash hearts tolstoy by kathryn ormsbee | june 6 | asexual mc, ya contemporary
•from prejudice to pride: a history of the lgbtq+ movement by amy lamé | june 8 | nonfiction
•the gentlemen’s guide to vice and virtue by mackenzi lee | june 20 | bi/pan mc, mlm ya historical fiction
JULY
•the art of starving by sam j. miller | july 11 | mlm ya contemporary
•the gallery of unfinished girls by lauren karcz | july 25 | wlw ya contemporary
AUGUST
•we now return to regular life by martin wilson | aug 1 | mlm ya contemporary
•little & lion by brandy colbert | aug 8 | wlw ya contemporary
•what is gender? how does it define us? and other big questions by juno dawson | aug 10 | nonfiction
•dress codes for small towns by courtney c. stevens | aug 29 | ya contemporary questioning mc
•the tiger’s watch by julia ember | aug ? | genderfluid mc, ya fantasy
SEPTEMBER
•girl made of snow and glass by melissa bashardoust | sep 5 | wlw ya fantasy retelling
•mask of shadows by linsey miller | sep 5 | genderfluid mc, ya fantasy
•they both die at the end by adam silvera | sep 5 | mlm ya sci fi contemporary
•echo after echo by amy rose capetta | sep 15 | wlw ya
•the queer history project: no way, they were gay? by lee wind | sep ? | middle grade nonfiction
OCTOBER
•27 hours by tristina wright | oct 3 | mlm+wlw ya sci fi
•mick & michelle by nina rossing | oct ? | trans mc, ya contemporary
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•alan cole is not a coward by eric bell | ? | mlm middle grade contemporary
•amelia westlake by erin gough | ? | wlw ya contemporary
•autoboyography by christina lauren | ? | mlm ya/na contemporary romance
•here so far away by hadley dyer | ? | mlm ya contemporary
•hold my hand by michael barakiva | ? | mlm ya contemporary
•if found return to astropop by lucas hargis | ? | genderfluid mcs, ya contemporary
•kaleidoscope song by fox benwell | ? | wlw ya
•like water by rebecca podos | ? | wlw ya contemporary
•not your villain by cb lee | ? | trans mc, ya superhero
•the 57 bus by dashka slater | ? | agender mc, ya
•these books belong to ken z by r. zamora linmark | ? | mlm, ya contemporary
•untitled (timekeeper #2) by tara sim | ? | mlm ya sci fi/steampunk
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