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Book Riot's 40 of the Best Queer Books

"These books reflect a wide range of queer stories. The authors and characters here are of different races, religions, sexualities, genders, ages, abilities, classes, nationalities. But this list is in no way exhaustive or inclusive of every queer experience. No list—even a list of the very best queer books—will ever contain the wild diversity of queer experiences. These books represent the truths, told through fiction and nonfiction, of forty queer writers."
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America Is Not the Heart (Elaine Castillo)
America Is Not the Heart
1
Elaine Castillo
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
2
Marlon James
Cantoras (Carolina De Robertis)
Cantoras
3
Carolina De Robertis
The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
The Deep
4
Rivers Solomon
Nevada (Imogen Binnie)
Nevada
5
Imogen Binnie
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
6
Ocean Vuong
Patsy (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Patsy
7
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Stone Butch Blues (Leslie Feinberg)
Stone Butch Blues
8
Leslie Feinberg
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
9
Sarah Waters
Real Life (Brandon Taylor)
Real Life
10
Brandon Taylor
Anger Is a Gift (Mark Oshiro)
Anger Is a Gift
11
Mark Oshiro
Dreadnought (April Daniels)
Dreadnought
12
April Daniels
Full Disclosure (Camryn Garrett)
Full Disclosure
13
Camryn Garrett
History Is All You Left Me (Adam Silvera)
History Is All You Left Me
14
Adam Silvera
Juliet Takes a Breath (Gabby Rivera)
Juliet Takes a Breath
15
Gabby Rivera
I Wish You All the Best (Mason Deaver)
I Wish You All the Best
16
Mason Deaver
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them (Junauda Petrus)
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
17
Junauda Petrus
We Are the Ants (Shaun David Hutchinson)
We Are the Ants
18
Shaun David Hutchinson
We Are Okay (Nina Lacour)
We Are Okay
19
Nina Lacour
When the Moon Was Ours (Anna-Marie McLemore)
When the Moon Was Ours
20
Anna-Marie McLemore
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
21
Maggie Nelson
A Cup of Water Under My Bed (Daisy Hernández)
A Cup of Water Under My Bed
22
Daisy Hernández
Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation (Eli Clare)
Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation
23
Eli Clare
Here for It (R.Eric Thomas)
Here for It
24
R.Eric Thomas
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel (Alexander Chee)
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
25
Alexander Chee
Insomniac City (Bill Hayes)
Insomniac City
26
Bill Hayes
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
27
Carmen Maria Machado
Tomboy Survival Guide (Ivan Coyote)
Tomboy Survival Guide
28
Ivan Coyote
We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir (Samra Habib)
We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
29
Samra Habib
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir (Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele)
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
30
Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
Bestiary (Donika Kelly)
Bestiary
31
Donika Kelly
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems (Danez Smith)
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems
32
Danez Smith
Nature Poem (Tommy Pico)
Nature Poem
33
Tommy Pico
A Place Called No Homeland (Kai Cheng Thom)
A Place Called No Homeland
34
Kai Cheng Thom
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities (Chen Chen)
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities
35
Chen Chen
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
36
Alison Bechdel
Gender Queer: A Memoir (Maia Kobabe)
Gender Queer: A Memoir
37
Maia Kobabe
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me (Mariko Tamaki)
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me
38
Mariko Tamaki
Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
Nimona
39
Noelle Stevenson
On a Sunbeam (Tillie Walden)
On a Sunbeam
40
Tillie Walden
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