lgbtq books

“And you, Persephone... You were foretold, too. I never wanted anything-" her mouth moved softly, gently over my skin "-until I wanted you.” - Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

[c-leadraw]

You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

[lgbtqreads]

Happy International Nonbinary Day 2026! Happy International Nonbinary Day 2026! We're celebrating, as we do, with books starring nonbinary main characters and/or love interests!... https://lgbtqreads.com/2026/07/14/happy-international-nonbinary-day-2026/

Happy International Nonbinary Day 2026!

[noahhawthorneauthor]

I tried to narrow this down. I really did. Instead you get 54 of my favorite queer books, not including the series many of these are attached to.

Also some of these authors I've read their entire backlist or close to it, so I didn't include all of them. (Looking at you, Allie Therin, KJ Charles, Cat Sebastian, Lily Mayne, Foz Meadows, Tavia Lark)

Do we have any in common?

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

Queer Books for Disability Pride Month

[ Please share here + on Bookstagram if you're willing. It's flopping and these books deserve so much more love. Thanks! ]

[noahhawthorneauthor]

In case you haven't heard, July is Disability Pride Month. Here is a collection of queer books with disabled characters and/or authors.

I've been doing this for quite some time, last time I did a post with this focus was Disability December and before that it was Disabled and Kicking Ass. Any recs I should include next time?

[thisqueerlove]

Queer Books with Disability Rep 🏳‍🌈📚

One pride month ends, and another begins but we read queer all year.

July is Disability Pride month, so here’s a small list of Queer books with Disabled Characters!

🩶❤️💛🤍🩵💚🩶

Like Real People Do by E.L. Massey - Seizures, Service Dog

Icarus by K. Ancrum - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Full Disclosure by Camyrn Garrett - HIV

Cage of Starlight by Jules Arbeaux - Neurodivergent

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochran - ADHD, Anxiety

Pet by Akwake Emezi - Neurodiverent, Selective Mutism

The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis - Mutism, Prosthetics

Catch and Cradle by Katia Rose - Dyslexia

According To Plan by Christen Randall - ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia

Fealty of Monsters by Ladz - ADHD, PTSD, Amputee

Don’t Let The Forest In by CG Drews - Anxiety, PTSD, Eating Disorder

To a Darker Shore by Leanne Schwartz - Autism

If Only You by Chloe Liese - Autism

The Binding of Bloom Mountain by Siggy Chambers - Autism

Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant - Autism, Chronic Pain

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun - ADHD

This Is Me Trying by Racquel Marie - OCD

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun - OCD, Panic Attacks

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers - Anxiety, Depression

Outdrawn by Deanna Grey - Anxiety, Chronic Pain

Isn't It Obvious by Rachel Runya Katz - Bipolar Disorder

The Secret Summer Promise by Keah Brown - Cerebral Palsy

Love Letters for Joy by Melissa See - Cerebral Palsy

Savage Blooms by S.T Gibson - Fibromyalgia, Endometriosis

Mooncakes by Wendy Xu & Susanne Walker - Deaf

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater - Deaf in one ear

Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs To Die by Greer Stothers - Prostetic Limbs, Prostetic Eye

Nimona by ND Stevenson - Prostetic Limb

A Darker Mischief by Derek Milman - Missing Eye

Play It Again by Aidan Wayne - Blind

Forging Silver Into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer - Amputee

She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker Chan - Amputee

Til Death Do Us Bard by Rose Black - Chronic Pain

How To Sell Your Blood & Fall In Love by D.N Bryn - Chronic Pain

Time and Time Again by Chatnam Greenfield - Arthritis, Chronic Pain

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao - Cane/Wheelchair user

Kestrel by Adrienne Lothy - Wheelchair user

Seven Recipes for Revolution by Ryan Rose - Wheelchair user

Queried Sick by Dallas Smith - Arthritis

[infinite-mirrors]

still thinking about them

[aroaessidhe]

aro & ace books i own in the aroace colours 💚🩶🤍💜🖤

[sexysaltine]

severe lack of art of them but i just finished the book and im obsessed 🖤🦢🤍

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

Batty.About.Books' Queer Book Recs for UnCover's Pride Month Challenge 🌈

Good afternoon, book lovers and bookish bats! I'm so incredibly excited to share this with you today, the first day of Pride Month! As someone who constantly creates book lists (and loves a visual), Uncover is my go-to bookish app. This year, they're hosting their first Pride Month reading challenge! The categories include (drum roll please!): 🌈

Queer Non-Fiction Books ❤️ Bisexual or Pansexual MCs 🧡 Queer Coming of Age Books 💛 Gay / Achillian Books 💚 Queer Horror 💙 Trans or Nonbinary MCs 💜 Lesbian / Sapphic Books 💛 Queer Awakening Books 🧡 Asexual or Aromantic MCs ❤️

Want to challenge yourself to read more queer books this Pride Month? Download Uncover from your app store (it's available on Android and Apple devices), create your account, and start reading! Any queer books you read that fit the above categories will automatically appear on Pride Month board. Challenge yourself to read a book within every category! 🌈

While you're at it, make sure to find me @battyaboutbooks. You can find all my book guides on Uncover (where they're updated every month!). 🦇

I've also included two bonus categories for my book lovers and bookish bats who strive to read queer all year! These include: Queer Graphic Novels 🌈 Coming Out Stories 🌈

What are you planning to read for Pride Month this year? ❓ Are you joining any reading challenges (and will you join me in completing the Uncover app Pride Month Challenge)? ❓

PS: I need your help! More queer content creators are getting suppressed (many of my monthly queer guides don't appear in the tags). PLEASE help by sharing this post! I would really appreciate it! Happy Pride Month, my loves. 💜

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

Thank you to everyone who has shared this. It means so much! There's nothing in my life that compares to the sense of community and support you've given me here.

Don't forget to give Uncover a download! Find me on the app, share your reading journey, and try one of the challenges!

[mrkestis]

Recommendations from my favorite genre: Queer horror

The Lamb by Lucy Rose - Margot and Mama live in a cottage in the woods, and they eat ”strays”, lost people who come by their home looking for help. Everything changes when a woman named Eden shows up and mama falls in love.

The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling - a medieval fortress under siege, a starving people, a woman in a tower trying to create a miracle, a lady knight forced to protect her, a disgraced noblewoman looking for revenge and saints showing up in the flesh. Yep, there’s cannibalism in this one too.

Don’t Let the Forest in by CG Drews - toxic and codependent gays at a boarding school with a forest where the horror creatures they wrote and illustrated might be coming to life.

My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna Van Veen - Roos lives a dreadful life with her mother, but at least she has Ruth, the ghost and spirit companion only she can see. One day she meets Agnes, a woman like her who has a spirit companion of her own, and she gets whisked away to her haunted manor.

Bunny by Mona Awad - Samantha goes to a literature class with a group of girls who call themselves the bunnies, and one day she gets invited to hang out with them and participate in their ”art”.

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield - Miri’s wife has finally come back from a disastrous deep-sea expedition, but she has not come back unchanged.

[academic-vampire]

Enjoy some queer, classic literature recommendations! 🖤🦇

[remnantglow]

LINK: tinyurl.com/oldgaySF

I'd like to share with y'all a project I've poured my heart and soul into over the last couple of years: a database cataloguing every single older queer science fiction book I've managed to track down, consisting of just over 200 titles with LGBT characters/themes & by LGBT authors, spanning over a century (1880-2000) 🚀

The database can be filtered by representation, subgenre, whether the book is currently in print, and more; additionally, it includes my own ratings & brief thoughts on the ones i have read, if anyone needs a suggestion on places to start! (or feel free to shoot me an ask for a more personalized recommendation)

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

Read Queer All Year: Your Guide to Reading the Rainbow With Diverse Queer Books

Good morning, book lovers and bookish bats, and happy Pride Month. One of my favorite parts of engaging in Pride Month via Bookstagram is the DISCOVERY. This is an opportunity to gather book recs, to hear about queer books you may be unaware of, to find your next auto-buy author. It's also an opportunity to diversify your shelves, whether that means exploring different queer identities, cultures, or beyond.

Your challenge, if you choose to accept it: select a slide that features a diverse queer identity you don't normally read about. Which book are you choosing?

To help you Read Queer All Year, AND read more diversely, here are a few books you can add to your TBR to help you read the rainbow! This guide features:

Lesbian Books Gay Books Bisexual Books Pansexual Books Transgender Books Demisexual Books Aro / Ace Books Polyamorous Books Queer Fat MCs Queer Disabled MCs Queer Fantasy / Sci-Fi Books Queer Romance Books Queer Thriller / Horror Books Queer Poetry Queer Graphic Novels Queer Latin Authors / Queer Latin MCs Queer Black Authors / Queer Black MCs Queer Indigenous Authors / Queer Indigenous MCs Queer SWANA Authors / Queer SWANA MCs Queer Asian Authors / Queer Asian MCs

Remember to Read Queer All Year, and happy Pride Month!

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

Sapphic Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books for Pride Month

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Books and comics with Butch/Masc protagonists or Love interests 🧡

I asked on IG for book recs, and these are the ones I got! Well, including a lil promo of my comic. In any case, I figured I would make a graphic for them. I love seeing recs laid out all nice.

[godzilla-reads]

Queer Anthologies