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• Martyr!

  Akbar, Kaveh

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  An alcoholic, addict and poet, Cyrus Shams, the orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, finds his obsession with martyrs leading him to examine the mysteries of his past and to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Triple Sec

  a Novel

  Alexander, T. J.

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  In this appealingly fluffy triad romance, Alexander explores sweet and authentic queer relationship dynamics... Readers hungry for representation of community-supported nonmonogamy that doesn’t skimp on either love or sex will happily gulp this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stop Me If You've Heard This One

  a Novel

  Arnett, Kristen

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  A lesbian clown walks into a bar and tries to figure out her life...A funny and tender novel about life’s best and worst punchlines. (Kirkus)

• The Wildes

  a Novel in Five Acts

  Bayard, Louis

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  A historical novel explores the life of Oscar Wilde's wife, Constance, and their two sons in the aftermath of the famous playwright's imprisonment for homosexuality, told against the backdrop of Victorian England and World War I. (NoveList)

• Isaac's Song

  a Novel

  Black, Daniel

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  Encouraged by his therapist to write down his story, a young, queer Black man describes the details and circumstances of his life, from growing up with a difficult father to finding community in 1980s Chicago. (NoveList)

• Make Sure You Die Screaming

  a Novel

  Carlstrom, Zee,

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  Carlstrom debuts...with a nameless narrator who has rejected the gender binary. While on a massive bender, they are interrupted by their mother, who says their father is missing. The protagonist hits the road in a stolen car to take an epic road…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hungerstone

  [a Novel]

  Dunn, Kat

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  Dunn offers a moody and triumphant retelling of Carmilla, the 1872 gothic novella by Sheridan Le Fanu, about a married woman in Victorian London who experiences an existential and sexual awakening at the hands of a female vampire. (Publishers Weekly)

• My Lesbian Novel

  Gladman, Renee

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  The scintillating and unclassifiable latest from Gladman takes the form of an interview with a writer named Renee Gladman about her attempt to write a lesbian romance. (Publishers Weekly)

• Loca

  a Novel

  Heredia, Alejandro, 1994-

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  In 1999 in New York, when book-loving science nerd Sal finds love at a gay club one night, life for him and his best friend, young mother Charo, unexpectedly opens to a vibrant social circle that pushes them to consider what they owe to themselves…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Prospects

  a Novel

  Hoffman, KT

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  Queer joy and a healthy dash of hope infuse nearly every page of Hoffman's home-run debut novel. Trans minor-league baseball player Gene Ionescu is happy playing for the Beaverton Beavers, but his world is upended when his former college teammate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Les Normaux. Volume 1

  Janssen, Janine

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  An innocent make-out session at a bar transforms the lives of two twenty-something men in this magical romance full of found family and delightful queer representation. (Booklist)

• The 7-10 Split

  Lee, Karmen

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  For teacher Ava, some subjects are not up for debate. Like history—specifically, the one she has with Grace, bowling pro. Who is now teaching at the same small-town Georgia high school as Ava...And with that, their rivalry is back. Fierce,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sympathy for Wild Girls

  Stories

  McGhee, Demree

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  A debut collection of surreal, skin-piercing stories about the boundless longing of queer Black women. (NoveList)

• The Pairing

  a Novel

  McQuiston, Casey

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  Two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they're over each other—except they're definitely not. (NoveList)

• When the Harvest Comes

  a Novel

  Norris, Denne Michele

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  In Norris’s gorgeous debut, a queer couple navigate their differences after an unexpected loss. (Publishers Weekly)

• The Case of the Missing Maid

  Osler, Rob

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  In 1898, a female detective proves she’s no lady while investigating a case that takes her from wealthy to seedy areas of Chicago...Osler puts a queer 19th-century spin on a familiar tough-gal type. (Kirkus)

• Awakened

  a Novel

  Osworth, A. E.

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  A tightly knit coven of transgender witches joins forces against AI and late-stage capitalism in New York City...A charming, magical romp with a focus on the importance of finding and building queer community. (Kirkus)

• Stag Dance

  a Novel & Stories

  Peters, Torrey

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  In this electrifying collection of three stories and a novella, trans characters explore desire, identity, and love... Peters explores her characters’ conundrums with striking honesty, revealing how they’re bound by indecision and insecurities from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Hearts You Eat

  Piper, Hailey

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  Weaving classic horror elements into a powerful tale of trans solidarity and the life-sucking toll of being forced back into the closet, Piper cements her place in the queer horror canon. (Publishers Weekly)

• But Not Too Bold

  Pueyo, H.

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  When Dl̀ia becomes the keeper of keys for Anatema, a monstrous spider-woman with a deadly appetite for laudanum and human brides, she must uncover the truth behind her predecessor's death before she becomes her next victim. (NoveList)