LGBTQIA+ Reads

Fiction and nonfiction pieces touching on a wide variety of LGBTQIA+ experiences, these titles explore sexual identity, gender politics, and more. Gender identity and sexual orientation are key to characters' perspectives and plot concerns.
 

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1. Compound fracture

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Author:
White, Andrew Joseph
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
After being nearly beaten to death for evidence he holds against the corrupt sheriff, sixteen-year-old transgender Miles joins his fellow townsfolk to end the blood feud and oppressive politics that plague his town.

2. The guncle: a novel

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Author:
Rowley, Steven, 1971-
Series:
Guncle volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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Description:
"From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus and The Editor comes a warm and deeply funny novel about a once-famous gay sitcom star whose unexpected family tragedy leaves him with his niece and nephew for the summer"--

3. The house in the cerulean sea

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Author:
Klune, TJ
Series:
Cerulean chronicles volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Description:
"A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel...

4. The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo: a novel

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Author:
Reid, Taylor Jenkins
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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"Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one in the journalism community is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?"--Amazon.com.

5. This is how it always is

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Author:
Frankel, Laurie
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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"When Rosie and Penn and their four boys welcome the newest member of their family, no one is surprised it's another baby boy. At least their large, loving, chaotic family knows what to expect. But Claude is not like his brothers. One day he puts on a dress and refuses to take it off. He wants to bring a purse to kindergarten. He wants hair long enough to sit on. When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl. Rosie and Penn aren't panicked...