Queer Your Year 2023 - hosted by laura_sackton

A classic
This is an incredible list of 100 of the most influential queer books of all time—lots of classics!
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The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Grey

Oscar Wilde

182 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

bell hooks

220 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
The Tree and the Vine by Dola de Jong

The Tree and the Vine

Dola de Jong

150 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables #1

L.M. Montgomery

320 pages • first pub 1908 (editions)

fiction classics middle grade funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Cassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Baker

Cassandra at the Wedding

Dorothy Baker

264 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Dancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran

Dancer from the Dance

Andrew Holleran

273 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

176 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

Bastard Out of Carolina

Dorothy Allison

320 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Macho Sluts: Erotic Fiction by Patrick Califia-Rice

Macho Sluts: Erotic Fiction

Patrick Califia-Rice

296 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction erotica lgbtqia+ funny slow-paced
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Emily M. Danforth

480 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective sad slow-paced