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100 MUST-READ BOOKS BY QUEER AUTHORS

"There are far more than 100 books by queer authors, of course, and far more than 100 must-read books by queer authors. This list still feels lacking, partial, but it's a start, isn't it?"
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Ash (Melinda Lo)
Ash
1
Melinda Lo
Edinburgh (Alexander Chee)
Edinburgh
2
Alexander Chee
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
3
Nella Larsen
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
4
Michael Cunningham
The Waves (Virginia Woolf)
The Waves
5
Virginia Woolf
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
6
Rita Mae Brown
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
7
E.M. Forster
Boy Meets Boy (David Levithan)
Boy Meets Boy
8
David Levithan
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
9
Carson McCullers
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
10
James Baldwin
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
11
Poppy Z. Brite
Push (Sapphire)
Push
12
Sapphire
What Belongs to You (Garth Greenwell)
What Belongs to You
13
Garth Greenwell
The Gilda Stories (Jewelle Gomez)
The Gilda Stories
14
Jewelle Gomez
Kiss of the Fur Queen
Kiss of the Fur Queen
15
Not Your Sidekick (C. B. Lee)
Not Your Sidekick
16
C. B. Lee
The Berlin Stories
The Berlin Stories
17
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
18
Samuel R Delany
Depending on the Light (Thea Hillman)
Depending on the Light
19
Thea Hillman
Way to Go (Tom Ryan)
Way to Go
20
Tom Ryan
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun
21
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Mr. Loverman (Bernardine Evaristo)
Mr. Loverman
22
Bernardine Evaristo
Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
23
The Jungle Around Us (Anne Raeff)
The Jungle Around Us
24
Anne Raeff
The Well of Loneliness
The Well of Loneliness
25
If You Could Be Mine
If You Could Be Mine
26
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
27
Yukio Mishima
Juliet Takes a Breath (Gabby Rivera)
Juliet Takes a Breath
28
Gabby Rivera
Trumpet (Jackie)
Trumpet
29
Jackie
Lilith's Brood
Lilith's Brood
30
The Dream of Doctor Bantam (Jeanne Thornton)
The Dream of Doctor Bantam
31
Jeanne Thornton
Changers, Book One: Drew (T. Cooper & Allison Glock-Cooper)
Changers, Book One: Drew
32
T. Cooper & Allison Glock-Cooper
Oola (Brittany Newell)
Oola
33
Brittany Newell
Luna (Julie Anne Peters)
Luna
34
Julie Anne Peters
Jazz Moon (Joe Okonkwo)
Jazz Moon
35
Joe Okonkwo
The Summer We Got Free (Mia McKenzie)
The Summer We Got Free
36
Mia McKenzie
Invisible Life (E. Lynn Harris)
Invisible Life
37
E. Lynn Harris
Uptown Thief (Aya De Leon)
Uptown Thief
38
Aya De Leon
Difficult Women (Roxane Gay)
Difficult Women
39
Roxane Gay
A Map of Home (Kuwait)
A Map of Home (Kuwait)
40
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