Best gay fiction novels

Below are my 40 favorite queer books, out of the 76 total I’ve read. Every single story was painfully relatable and made me either laugh or cry or both. If we’re missing your favorite, recommend it in the comments!. This was the perfect, light, YA coming of age story.

Starting the list off strong with a young adult historical fiction novel about a young girl in Chinatown who finds herself at a late-night lesbian club. I am genuinely obsessed with this queer short story collection. Whether set in the US, Canada, the Northeast of England or South Africa, these must-read LGBTQ fiction books continue to educate, comfort, and remind us.

That being said, there is something for everyone on this list, and I tried my best to make it as comprehensive as possible! Queer people so often have their own found family, and it was nice to see that given proper weight in this series.

This is an enemies to lovers story about how, sometimes, opposites can attract. As someone who also hates my hometown albeit for much less traumatic reasons I appreciated the built in redemption arc for both Delilah and her home of Bright Falls.

In this list of the best gay-themed novels in my opinion, you'll find powerful works that. This Spanish-translated book tells the story of a young person as they navigate both their place in the world and their gender identity through the decades.

Keep in mind that these are simply my opinions, and as a result of that these books tend to skew towards queer women and nonbinary people, given that these are the people I identify with most strongly. One of the most amazing parts of queerness is friendship.

LGBTQ+ literature has gained a fundamental space in the 21st century, enriching the cultural landscape with stories that explore identity, love, and the experiences of the gay community from a diverse and authentic perspective.

This is my selection of the 10 best gay-themed novels of the 21st century. If you are a fan of some light magic in the real world, this book should be at the top of your TBR. One of my goals in life is to start a commune where I can live with all of my closest friends.

Sammie Lucas, a lesbian mother, sort of hates her son. In this dual perspective YA book, Mia Peters is faced with one last challenge before the end of her summer after high-school.

The 40 Best Queer : This Sri Lanka-set coming-of-age memoir has a Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction to its name, and rightfully so; Selvadurai’s depiction of gay protagonist Arjie Chelvaratnam’s journey

Both Can Be True is a story of two kids who attempt to care for a dog in secret. Boyfriend Material is so cute! I will continue to update the list each year with all of the new stories I’ve read. Happy Pride Month! That being said, there is something for everyone on this list, and I tried my best to make it as comprehensive as possible!

It lent an emotional gravitas to every single word that could not have been achieved any other way. Alongside her sort-of girlfriend Britt, Mia must decode a message left to her by her long dead mother. This is one of those books that I was thinking about for a long time after I finished reading.

This story is primarily about sisters, but one of them is queer. As I followed her journey through youth into adulthood, I found myself rooting for the character while simultaneously understanding her mistakes. Reading this book made me delightfully happy the entire time.

The answer, Mia hopes, will tell her whether she should leave her hometown to become a singer or stay with her also gay! Conklin is such an incredible storyteller and I found myself ceaselessly impressed with the depth and breadth of characters they brought to life in a single collection.

This is just one of only two middle grade books on the list, but I adored this one.