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The Best Books of Each Genre: LGBTQ+ Literature

Continuing my series of the best books in each fictional genre, this list contains the best works of LGBTQ+ literature ever written. My focus is more on the more powerful and literary books rather than romance novels, and make no mistake, these books are not just for the gay community. They are great reads for everyone, but of course they provide comfort and belonging to people, especially those who once thought they would never find acceptance.
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America Is Not the Heart (Elaine Castillo)
America Is Not the Heart
1
Elaine Castillo
At Swim, Two Boys (Jamie O'Neill)
At Swim, Two Boys
2
Jamie O'Neill
Boy Meets Boy (David Levithan)
Boy Meets Boy
3
David Levithan
Boy Parts (Eliza Clark)
Boy Parts
4
Eliza Clark
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White)
A Boy's Own Story
5
Edmund White
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
6
Annie Proulx
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
7
André Aciman
Carol (Patricia Highsmith)
Carol
8
Patricia Highsmith
Dancer From the Dance (Andrew Holleran)
Dancer From the Dance
9
Andrew Holleran
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
Death in Venice
10
Thomas Mann
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby
11
Torrey Peters
Faggots (Larry Kramer)
Faggots
12
Larry Kramer
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
13
James Baldwin
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
14
Bernardine Evaristo
The House in the Cerulean Sea (T.J. Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
15
T.J. Klune
Jonny Appleseed (Joshua Whitehead)
Jonny Appleseed
16
Joshua Whitehead
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
17
Andrew Sean Greer
Lie With Me (Philippe Besson)
Lie With Me
18
Philippe Besson
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
19
Alan Hollinghurst
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
20
Hanya Yanagihara
Love After Love (Ingrid Persaud)
Love After Love
21
Ingrid Persaud
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
22
E.M. Forster
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
23
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Emily M. Danforth)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
24
Emily M. Danforth
Nevada (Imogen Binnie)
Nevada
25
Imogen Binnie
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
26
Ocean Vuong
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit - Lancashire (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit - Lancashire
27
Jeanette Winterson
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
28
Oscar Wilde
Red, White & Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Red, White & Royal Blue
29
Casey McQuiston
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
30
Rita Mae Brown
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
31
Douglas Stuart
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
32
Christopher Isherwood
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
33
Madeline Miller
Stone Butch Blues (Leslie Feinberg)
Stone Butch Blues
34
Leslie Feinberg
Swimming in the Dark (Tomasz Jedrowski)
Swimming in the Dark
35
Tomasz Jedrowski
They Both Die at the End (Adam Silvera)
They Both Die at the End
36
Adam Silvera
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
37
Sarah Waters
The Well of Loneliness (Radclyffe Hall)
The Well of Loneliness
38
Radclyffe Hall
The Wild Boys (William S. Burroughs)
The Wild Boys
39
William S. Burroughs
Young Mungo (Douglas Stuart)
Young Mungo
40
Douglas Stuart
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