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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

book features

A Memoir Isn’t a Self-Help Book

Author Jeanna Kadlec talks about her new memoir Heretic, the loss of leaving a life, gay Bible stories, and more.

Stef Rubino

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Nov 4, 2022

A woman in a beanie and, purple pants, and a dark tank top and sneakers reads on her phone.

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Rainbow Reading: It’s a Good Time To Be a Sports Gay

Let’s make like glow sticks and get cracking — it’s time to catch up on LGBTQ+ book news!

Yashwina

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Nov 3, 2022

lgbt book reviews

Fatimah Asghar’s New Novel Is a Salve for My Reality of Grief

Nothing lasts, though — not our parents, not our homes, not our relationships, not us.

shea wesley martin

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Nov 1, 2022

An image of Blair Braverman's novel, Small Game, which is a green background with a campfire and text on it. In between two copies of the book, there is a portrait of Blair, who is a white woman standing in the snow wearing winter clothes, looking directly into the camera with a serious expression.

book features

When Survival Isn’t Just About Yourself

Writer Blair Braverman talks preppers, survival, queer love, and her gripping new novel, Small Game.

Darcy

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Oct 31, 2022

Kayla sits on an ornate Victorian sofa holding aloft a cocktail in a stemmed glass. She is wearing a doll-esque baby blue dress that is all gauzy with incredibly puffy sleeves, layers of pearls and a lace choker, ribbons in her hair which is braided, and glasses. She is holding her book, Helen House, which is pink with the title on it in white whimsical font and the "o" in house replaced with a smudgey lipstick kiss.

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A+ Read a Fucking Book Club Q&A with Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

December 13th! We hope you won’t ghost us!

Nico

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Oct 25, 2022

The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth and Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth

book features

Ciara Smyth’s Queer YA Books Remind Me of Being a Teenager

The Falling In Love Montage (2020) and Not My Problem (2021) are as hilarious as they are moving.

Casey

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Oct 24, 2022

Ace by Angela Chen, Soft on Soft by Em Ali, Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland, How to be Ace by Rebecca Burgess, The Art of Saving the World by Corinne Duyvis, From Under the Mountain by C.M. Spivey, Arden Grey by Ray Stoeve, and Forward March by Skye Quinlan

quizzes

Quiz: Which Sapphic Asexual Book Should You Read This Ace Week?

It’s Ace Week! Answer a few simple questions, and I will recommend a sapphic asexual book for you to read!

Casey

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Oct 23, 2022

Heretic by Jeanna Kadlec features the title of the book in neon pink letters and a glowing pink light against a dark background

lgbt book reviews

Jeanna Kadlec’s “Heretic” Is a Memoir for the Witches Who Grew From Good Christian Women

Heretic is part memoir, part cultural critique, part political analysis, and part history, all viewed through the queer lens of a woman who grew up in the Midwest trying her…

Heather Hogan

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Oct 21, 2022

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for October 2025

A Memoir Isn’t a Self-Help Book

Rainbow Reading: It’s a Good Time To Be a Sports Gay

Fatimah Asghar’s New Novel Is a Salve for My Reality of Grief

When Survival Isn’t Just About Yourself

A+ Read a Fucking Book Club Q&A with Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Ciara Smyth’s Queer YA Books Remind Me of Being a Teenager

Quiz: Which Sapphic Asexual Book Should You Read This Ace Week?

Jeanna Kadlec’s “Heretic” Is a Memoir for the Witches Who Grew From Good Christian Women

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What Queer Poetry Book Would Fix Each Yellowjacket (Or Make Them Worse)

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Author Interviews

Queer History Meets UFO Lore in Ilana Masad’s Stunning New Novel ‘Beings’

Benedict Nguyễn Finds Performance On the Page

The Right Isn’t the Only Side We Need To Fight When It Comes to Trans Sports Inclusion

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Bob the Drag Queen’s New Novel ‘Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert’ Is More Than a Joke

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Maybe Gabrielle Korn Set Her Queer Dystopian Climate Novel ‘The Shutouts’ Too Far in the Future

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