Last Updated: November 26, 2025
This is the Only Kingdom
by Jaquira Diaz
Fifteen years after Maricarmen and Rey el Cantante meet and build a life together, Maricarmen and Nena, their daughter, find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation as the community that once rallied to support Rey turns against them. Now Nena, a teenager haunted by loss and betrayal and exploring her sexual identity, must learn to fight for herself and her family in a world that is not always welcoming.
Mirage City
by Lev AC Rosen
Private Investigator Evander “Andy” Mills’ next case takes him out of his comfort zone in San Francisco-and much to his dismay, back home to Los Angeles. After a secretive queer rights organization called the Mattachine Society enlists Andy to find some missing members, he must dodge not only motorcycle gangs and mysterious forces, but his own mother, too.
Sweetener
by Marissa Higgins
Recently separated wives, both named Rebecca, can’t seem to disentangle their lives. Despite having less than ten dollars in her bank account, Rebecca lists herself as a sugar mama on a lesbian hookup app. Enter Charlotte, a charismatic artist who, unbeknownst to Rebecca, is also dating her wife. Meanwhile, the other Rebecca, a newly sober doctoral student, has renewed her efforts to foster a child. The catch? Because the Rebeccas are still legally married, she needs her wife to attend parenting classes with her as part of the approval process. As Charlotte navigates her desire for each Rebecca–or her desire for attention–her world becomes more and more Gumby-like and surreal.
The Build-A-Boyfriend Project
by Mason Deaver
Eli Francis is stuck. Stuck in an assistant position at the online magazine Vent when he should be a writer. When Eli’s roommates push him to date so he can get over his ex once and for all, they set him up with Peter Park. Tall, handsome, and unbelievably awkward. when his boss overhears Eli recounting the catastrophic night, he suggests teaching Peter to be a better boyfriend through a series of simulated dates so he can write an article about it. But Eli has other ideas…Eli plays along, pretending to write the article, while secretly interviewing Peter about growing up queer in the South and coming-of-age dating wise in adulthood. Eli hopes writing this sort of piece will finally get him the promotion he deserves. And in exchange, he will teach Peter how to be a better boyfriend.
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
by V.E. Schwab
Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532. London, 1827. Boston, 2019. Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots. One grows high, and one grows deep, and one grows wild. And all of them grow teeth.
The Sunflower Boys
by Sam Wachman
A poignant coming-of-age story about a young boy wrestling with his sexuality as war breaks out in modern Ukraine.