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LGBT Books That Aren't Romance

Many times LGBTQIA+ books revolve around a romance. These books might include a romance, but it takes the back seat to other plotlines. These are based on searches on StoryGraph finding books that are LGBTQIA+ and without Romance in the top tags. There will be plenty I missed, but this is a great start to expand your LGBTQIA+ reading list
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
1
Alice Walker
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
2
Oscar Wilde
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
3
Leigh Bardugo
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
4
Hanya Yanagihara
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
5
N. K. Jemisin
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
6
Taylor Jenkins Reid
I'll Give You the Sun (Jandy Nelson)
I'll Give You the Sun
7
Jandy Nelson
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
8
Samantha Shannon
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
9
V.E. Schwab
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
10
Michael Cunningham
They Both Die at the End (Adam Silvera)
They Both Die at the End
11
Adam Silvera
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
12
Andrew Sean Greer
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
The Starless Sea
13
Erin Morgenstern
Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
Nimona
14
Noelle Stevenson
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
15
Alison Bechdel
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
16
Bernardine Evaristo
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (John Green & David Levithan)
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
17
John Green & David Levithan
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
18
Tj Klune
King of Scars (Leigh Bardugo)
King of Scars
19
Leigh Bardugo
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
20
Tamsyn Muir
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
21
Ocean Vuong
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
22
Jeffrey Eugenides
Untamed (Glennon Doyle)
Untamed
23
Glennon Doyle
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
24
Fannie Flagg
Girls of Paper and Fire (Natasha Ngan)
Girls of Paper and Fire
25
Natasha Ngan
Ash (Melinda Lo)
Ash
26
Melinda Lo
The Gilded Wolves (Roshani Chokshi)
The Gilded Wolves
27
Roshani Chokshi
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
28
Sarah Waters
Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Black Sun
29
Rebecca Roanhorse
Of Fire and Stars (Audrey Coulthurst)
Of Fire and Stars
30
Audrey Coulthurst
Labyrinth Lost (Zoraida Córdova)
Labyrinth Lost
31
Zoraida Córdova
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Nghi Vo)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
32
Nghi Vo
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
33
Shelley Parker-Chan
Iron Widow (Xiran Jay Zhao)
Iron Widow
34
Xiran Jay Zhao
This Is How It Always Is (Laurie Frankel)
This Is How It Always Is
35
Laurie Frankel
The Chosen and the Beautiful (Nghi Vo)
The Chosen and the Beautiful
36
Nghi Vo
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Drama
37
Raina Telgemeier
These Witches Don't Burn (Isabel Sterling)
These Witches Don't Burn
38
Isabel Sterling
Mooncakes (Suzanne Walker)
Mooncakes
39
Suzanne Walker
Sputnik Sweetheart (Haruki Murakami)
Sputnik Sweetheart
40
Haruki Murakami
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