Books

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Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo · 2021

This acclaimed young adult novel invites you into 1950s San Francisco, where a Chinese American teenager navigates identity and lesbian romance.

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Sister Outsider

Audre Lorde · 1984

This essential collection of essays and speeches by Audre Lorde offers profound insights into intersectionality, Black feminism, and the power of difference.

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Pleasure Activism

adrienne maree brown · 2019

adrienne maree brown invites readers to discover how embracing pleasure and joy can be a revolutionary act and an essential ingredient for sustainable social justice and personal well-being.

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Detransition, Baby

Torrey Peters · 2021

Torrey Peters' debut novel explores a complex and tender story of chosen family, identity, and the surprising paths relationships take among trans women.

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Borderlands/La Frontera

Gloria E. Anzaldúa · 1987

A groundbreaking collection of essays and poetry exploring identity, culture, and the borderlands experience through a Chicana lesbian feminist lens.

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Cemetery Boys

Aiden Thomas · 2020

"Cemetery Boys" is a heartwarming YA fantasy novel about a trans brujo who accidentally summons a charming ghost, becoming a New York Times bestseller.

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The Price of Salt (Carol)

Patricia Highsmith · 1952

A groundbreaking novel about two women falling in love in 1950s New York, celebrated for its revolutionary refusal of a tragic ending for its queer characters.

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Cantoras

Carolina De Robertis · 2019

Follow five queer women as they forge a clandestine sanctuary and find love and family in Uruguay during its brutal 1970s dictatorship.

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Heartstopper Vol. 1

Alice Oseman · 2018

Alice Oseman's beloved graphic novel introduces Charlie and Nick, two British schoolboys whose unexpected friendship blossoms into something more.

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong · 2019

This acclaimed debut novel explores themes of family, identity, and migration through a queer Vietnamese-American lens.

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The Argonauts

Maggie Nelson · 2015

Maggie Nelson’s groundbreaking theory-memoir beautifully explores queer family-making, motherhood, and the evolving landscape of gender and identity.

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Las malas

Camila Sosa Villada · 2019

"Bad Girls" is a powerful Argentinian novel exploring chosen family, love, and the fierce resilience of a travesti collective finding their place in the world.

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Fair Play

Tove Jansson · 1989

Discover a tender story of two women artists whose lives and creative spirits intertwine on the tranquil backdrop of a Finnish island.

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Bellies

Nicola Dinan · 2023

A tender and insightful debut novel that explores love, identity, and the complexities of relationships between a trans woman and her ex in contemporary London.

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Tomboy Survival Guide

Ivan E. Coyote · 2016

Ivan E. Coyote shares heartfelt stories about gender, identity, and growing up as a tomboy in the Canadian prairies.

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Untamed

Glennon Doyle Melton · 2020

Glennon Doyle's bestselling memoir offers a powerful story of self-discovery, empowerment, and finding authentic love after leaving a marriage for a woman.

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Conversations with Friends

Sally Rooney · 2017

Sally Rooney's debut novel delves into the complex dynamics between two university students and an older, married couple in Dublin, exploring modern relationships.

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson · 1985

Jeanette's semi-autobiographical novel explores a young woman's vibrant journey of self-discovery and first love, challenging restrictive evangelical beliefs in 1980s England.

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz · 2012

This moving 2012 novel beautifully explores the journey of two Mexican-American teens discovering themselves and the depth of their connection.

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Call Me by Your Name

André Aciman · 2007

André Aciman's acclaimed novel beautifully captures the intense emotions of a first love and coming of age during a sun-drenched Italian summer.

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In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado · 2019

Carmen Maria Machado's powerful memoir explores the complexities of domestic abuse within a same-sex relationship, offering a unique and critical examination.

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Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston · 2019

This witty and heartwarming debut novel features a secret romance between the First Son of the United States and a British prince, navigating love, duty, and public life.

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Stone Butch Blues

Leslie Feinberg · 1993

Leslie Feinberg's essential novel explores butch lesbian and trans identity with profound honesty and resilience.

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Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin · 1956

A classic novella exploring an American man's complex relationship with his sexuality and a young Italian bartender in 1950s Paris.

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The Color of Earth trilogy

Kim Dong Hwa · 2003

This poignant coming-of-age trilogy explores life and love, including queer experiences, in early 20th-century Korea.

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Confessions of the Fox

Jordy Rosenberg · 2018

Explore an electrifying reimagining of 18th-century London, delving into history, gender, and desire through an exhilarating queer lens.

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The Color Purple

Alice Walker · 1982

Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning epistolary novel vividly portrays the resilience and sisterhood among Black women in the American South.

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Less

Andrew Sean Greer · 2017

A charmingly comic and Pulitzer-winning novel about a gay author's midlife journey of love and self-discovery across the globe.

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The Tradition

Jericho Brown · 2019

A powerful poetry collection exploring identity, history, and love, recognized with a Pulitzer Prize for its profound insights.