LGBTQ - General Fiction

This list has been created by a Library Assistant at Wake County Public Libraries (WCPL) and encompasses *most* of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus other identitites such as, intersex, asexual, aromantic, demisexual, demiromantic, nonbinary, genderqueer, and more) titles categorized under "Fiction" in the WCPL collection as of March 17, 2025.
 

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1. The lamb: a novel

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Author:
Rose, Lucy, 1996-
Average Rating:
2 stars
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8 copies, 6 people are on the wait list.
Description:
"From an incendiary new talent, a contemporary folktale in which a mother and daughter take in passersby and eat them, exploring queerness, first loves, and tense mother-daughter relationships."-- Adapted from publisher description.

2. The gold persimmon

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Author:
Merbaum, Lindsay
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction
MERBAUM
Holly Springs Community - Adult Fiction
MERBAUM
Middlecreek Community - Adult Fiction
MERBAUM
Description:
A beautiful, lonely hotel clerk and a struggling young writer are trapped in parallel narratives of sexual awakening, surveillance, and grief in twin hotels that hold carefully guarded secrets.

3. Reprieve: a novel

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Author:
Mattson, James Han
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Athens Drive Community - Adult Fiction
MATTSON
East Regional - Adult Fiction
MATTSON
Green Road Community - Adult Fiction
MATTSON
Description:
"A chilling and blisteringly relevant literary novel of social horror centered around a brutal killing that takes place in a full-contact haunted escape room--a provocative exploration of capitalism, hate politics, racial fetishism, and our obsession with fear as entertainment"--