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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for October 2025

It’s October, and you know what that means! Lots of new queer and trans horror heading your way! And plenty…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Oct 7, 2025

The Natural Order of Things, Uncanny Valley Girls, and Herculine

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for October 2025

It’s October, and you know what that means! Lots of new queer and trans horror heading your way! And plenty to choose from other genres, too.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Oct 7, 2025

To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage; Best Woman by Rose Dommu; Beings by Ilana Masad

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for September 2025

September is here, and with it comes a bunch of new LGBTQ+ book releases — from horror to rom-coms and everything in between!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Sep 3, 2025

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15 Great Queer Novels About Sisters

For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to stories about sisters. Perhaps because my first memory is of my sister’s birth.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 15, 2025

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16 Queer Road Trip Books To Adventure With

“Gay people on road trips” is actually one of my favorite literary genres.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 11, 2025

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What Hot Queer Book Published This Summer Should You Read?

Why decide for yourself what to read when you can let a silly little quiz decide for you!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 10, 2025

Both/And, Extinction Capital of the World, and The Midnight Shift

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for August 2025

There’s a lot of new hot queer horror headed your way this August. Plus, more LGBTQ+ lit across all genres!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 5, 2025

Hot Girls With Balls by Benedict Nguyen, Lonely Crows by Stephanie Wambugu, and Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for July 2025

Pride month may be over, but we read queer all year, and these are our top picks for new LGBTQ+ books coming out July 2025.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jul 1, 2025

A/S/L, Make Sure You Die Screaming, and Luminous

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7 New Trans Novels To Read This Summer

In less than six months, 2025 has already amassed an absolutely stellar line-up of trans novels that range from historical fiction, lyrical explorations of dysphoria and identity, and science fiction…

Nic Anstett —

Jun 26, 2025

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for October 2025

It's October, and you know what that means! Lots of new queer and trans horror heading your way! And plenty to choose from other genres, too.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for August 2025

There’s a lot of new hot queer horror headed your way this August. Plus, more LGBTQ+ lit across all genres!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 5, 2025

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for July 2025

Pride month may be over, but we read queer all year, and these are our top picks for new LGBTQ+ books coming out July 2025.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jul 1, 2025

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for June 2025

Two real queer humans wrote this queer anticipated books list. AI would have put fake books on it.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jun 2, 2025

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2025

Over 50 promising LGBTQ+ books across every genre are heading your way this month! See our top picks for May 2025.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

May 3, 2025

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