2024 Taylor Swift Eras Challenge - hosted by anniesbookpicks

Lover: A novel with LGBTQ+ representation
Lover era was short lived but gave us rainbows, freedom from Scooter Braun, and political activism. Pick a book with LGBTQ+ representation in an ode to “You Need to Calm Down”. 
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The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

The Girl from the Sea

Molly Knox Ostertag

253 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
The Deep by Rivers Solomon

The Deep

Rivers Solomon

166 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ speculative fiction dark emotional reflective medium-paced
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

They Both Die at the End

Death-Cast #1

Adam Silvera

373 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ speculative fiction young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer

Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era

Laurence Leamer

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante

Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian)

Hazel Jane Plante

188 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst

Homebodies

Tembe Denton-Hurst

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Melissa by Alex Gino

Melissa

Alex Gino

208 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ middle grade emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
From the Dark We Came by J. Emery

From the Dark We Came

J. Emery

229 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous fast-paced
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

Love & Other Disasters

Nashville Love #1

Anita Kelly

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced