BOOK RIOT’S 2021 READ HARDER CHALLENGE - hosted by bookriot

Read an LGBTQ+ history book
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The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government by David K. Johnson

The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government

David K. Johnson

277 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative slow-paced
The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows

Feminine Pursuits #2

Olivia Waite

398 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance emotional lighthearted slow-paced
A Wild and Precious Life by Edie Windsor, Joshua Lyon

A Wild and Precious Life

Edie Windsor, Joshua Lyon

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Expect the Unexpected by National Geographic

Expect the Unexpected

National Geographic

80 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir science self help emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Testimony of Alys Twist by Suzannah Dunn

The Testimony of Alys Twist

Suzannah Dunn

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative slow-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

5 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice by Shon Faye

The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice

Shon Faye

292 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle by Lillian Faderman

The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle

Lillian Faderman

793 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ informative slow-paced
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

One Last Stop

Casey McQuiston

422 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ magical realism romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
When We Rise: My Life in the Movement by Cleve Jones

When We Rise: My Life in the Movement

Cleve Jones

291 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced