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20 Books by Queer Authors

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15 participants (165 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 20 books (or more!) by queer authors in 2025. Inspired by the 20-book challenge by @melanatedreader (20 Books by Black Women)

Challenge Books

All books added
Voice Like a Hyacinth by Mallory Pearson

Voice Like a Hyacinth

Mallory Pearson

367 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

You Exist Too Much

Zaina Arafat

7 hours, 59 minutes • audio • 2020

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Open Throat by Henry Hoke

Open Throat

Henry Hoke

160 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective fast-paced
Sappho: A New Translation by Mary Barnard, Sappho

Sappho: A New Translation

Mary Barnard, Sappho

114 pages • paperback • -600

nonfiction classics lgbtqia+ poetry reflective medium-paced
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun

The Radiant Emperor Duology #1

Shelley Parker-Chan

414 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century

Kim Fu

220 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction fantasy magical realism short stories speculative fiction dark reflective medium-paced
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

133 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
A Natural History of Transition by Callum Angus

A Natural History of Transition

Callum Angus

150 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
Bad Habit by Alana S. Portero

Bad Habit

Alana S. Portero

224 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Unbalancing by R.B. Lemberg

The Unbalancing

Birdverse

R.B. Lemberg

244 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced