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40 Fantastic LGBTQ+ Books to Read for Pride Month (And Beyond)

"These books by gay authors and LGBTQ+ writers, as well as fantastic reads with characters who identify as part of the rainbow of identities the acronym encompasses, show us that our literary worlds can (and should!) be as beautifully diverse as the one we live in."
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
1
James Baldwin
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
2
Rita Mae Brown
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
3
E.M. Forster
We Do What We Do in the Dark (Michelle Hart)
We Do What We Do in the Dark
4
Michelle Hart
Detransition, Baby: A Novel (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby: A Novel
5
Torrey Peters
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
6
Alice Walker
City of Night (John Rechy)
City of Night
7
John Rechy
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
8
Carmen Maria Machado
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
9
Jeffrey Eugenides
Dead Collections (Isaac Fellman)
Dead Collections
10
Isaac Fellman
The Price of Salt (Patricia Highsmith)
The Price of Salt
11
Patricia Highsmith
The Tradition (Jericho Brown)
The Tradition
12
Jericho Brown
The Gods of Tango (Carolina De Robertis)
The Gods of Tango
13
Carolina De Robertis
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
14
Benjamin Alire Saenz
All the Things We Don't Talk About (Amy Feltman)
All the Things We Don't Talk About
15
Amy Feltman
With Teeth (Kristen Arnett)
With Teeth
16
Kristen Arnett
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
17
Armistead Maupin
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
18
Jeanette Winterson
Little Foxes Took Up Matches (Katya Kazbek)
Little Foxes Took Up Matches
19
Katya Kazbek
Milk Fed (Melissa Broder)
Milk Fed
20
Melissa Broder
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
21
Oscar Wilde
We Are Watching Eliza Bright (A.E. Osworth)
We Are Watching Eliza Bright
22
A.E. Osworth
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
23
Alison Bechdel
Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story (Jacob Tobia)
Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story
24
Jacob Tobia
Burn It All Down (Nicolas Didomizio)
Burn It All Down
25
Nicolas Didomizio
Under the Udala Trees (Chinelo Okparanta)
Under the Udala Trees
26
Chinelo Okparanta
Burn the Page (Danica Roem)
Burn the Page
27
Danica Roem
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
28
Michael Cunningham
Hola Papi! (John Paul Brammer)
Hola Papi!
29
John Paul Brammer
Ash (Melinda Lo)
Ash
30
Melinda Lo
Some Girls Do (Jennifer Dugan)
Some Girls Do
31
Jennifer Dugan
Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality (Sarah McBride)
Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality
32
Sarah McBride
Girlhood (Melissa Febos)
Girlhood
33
Melissa Febos
The Guncle (Steven Rowley)
The Guncle
34
Steven Rowley
On Being Different (Merle Miller)
On Being Different
35
Merle Miller
Black Girl Call Home (Jasmine)
Black Girl Call Home
36
Jasmine
Radical Hope (Edited by Carolina De Robertis)
Radical Hope
37
Edited by Carolina De Robertis
Outlawed (Anna North)
Outlawed
38
Anna North
One Last Stop (Casey McQuiston)
One Last Stop
39
Casey McQuiston
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
40
André Aciman
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