21 must-read queer books like Time Out by Sean Hayes

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Time Out

By: Sean Hayes

3.63

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Heartstopper meets Friday Night Lights in this keenly felt coming-of-age story about a teen hometow…

If you liked the queer plot in Time Out by Sean Hayes , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch

1. If I See You Again Tomorrow

By: Robbie Couch

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a spe… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's If I See You Again Tomorrow book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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2. Northranger

By: Rey Terciero

4.06

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old … read more

Similar categories in Rey Terciero's Northranger book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"You weren't wrong about me being a killer. But the only person I've ever tried to kill is myself."

-Rey Terciero, Northranger

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3. Darkhearts

By: James L. Sutter

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Red, White, & Royal Blue and Perks of Being a Wallflower, Darkhearts is a hilar… read more

Similar categories in James L. Sutter's Darkhearts book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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4. They Hate Each Other

By: Amanda Woody

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jonah and Dylan get along like oil and water. Until a fake dating ploy gives them new perspective, … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Woody's They Hate Each Other book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. Time Out

By: Sean Hayes

3.63

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Heartstopper meets Friday Night Lights in this keenly felt coming-of-age story about a teen hometow… read more

Similar categories in Sean Hayes's Time Out book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
Cover of The [Fake] Dating Game by Timothy Janovsky

6. The [Fake] Dating Game

By: Timothy Janovsky

3.66

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Ready. Set. Faux . Holden James picked the worst time to have a meltdown. His chance to audit… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Janovsky's The [Fake] Dating Game book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Because, despite everything, I want to see the good in people"

-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

"Amber bulbs dangle on white strings above our heads, making everyone in the restaurant look like a cartoon character with a bright idea."

-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

"Under the roar of the crowd, Leo whispers into my ear. "You are full of surprises." "On the night we met, you said surprises aren't all they're cracked up to be." "You're the exception to the rule." …"

-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

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7. Lose You to Find Me

By: Erik J. Brown

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A romantic, heartfelt, and hilarious queer coming-of-age story from All That's Left in the World au… read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's Lose You to Find Me book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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8. Skater Boy

By: Anthony Nerada

4.03

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to wr… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Nerada's Skater Boy book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If we can convince our own minds we aren't good enough, we can't really be disappointed when we don't get what we truly want."

-Anthony Nerada, Skater Boy

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9. The Long Run

By: James Acker

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's The Long Run book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
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10. Emmett

By: Lev A.C. Rosen

3.62

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A modern-day gay YA Emma, with the spikey social critique of Austen plus the lush over-the-top roma… read more

Similar categories in Lev A.C. Rosen's Emmett book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

11. Fake Dates and Mooncakes

By: Sher Lee

3.84

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that foll… read more

Similar categories in Sher Lee's Fake Dates and Mooncakes book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"We have the destiny to meet across a thousand miles."

-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

"I'm not sure which knife on my place mat is for cutting the tension"

-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

"Grief has a way of sneaking up on you when you're least expecting it. A song, a phrase, a scent...then you're falling into an empty space inside that you thought you'd patched. That you thought could…"

-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

"I shrug. "He lives in a huge mansion and drives a Ferrari. I ride a bike with a squeaky front wheel. Our worlds are as far apart as the sun and the moon." "They align every now and then," Aunt Jade p…"

-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

Cover of My Fair Brady by Brian D. Kennedy

12. My Fair Brady

By: Brian D. Kennedy

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

My Fair Lady meets the classic teen film She's All That in this charming and swoony new rom-com fro… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's My Fair Brady book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Teenage Dirtbags by James Acker

13. Teenage Dirtbags

By: James Acker

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's Teenage Dirtbags book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Chasing Pacquiao by Rod Pulido

14. Chasing Pacquiao

By: Rod Pulido

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Experience the extreme joys, sorrows, and triumphs of a queer Filipino-American teenager struggling… read more

Similar categories in Rod Pulido's Chasing Pacquiao book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
Cover of Caught in a Bad Fauxmance by Elle Gonzalez Rose

15. Caught in a Bad Fauxmance

By: Elle Gonzalez Rose

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A fresh, fun contemporary rom-com from debut author Elle Gonzalez Rose, about an aspiring artist wh… read more

Similar categories in Elle Gonzalez Rose's Caught in a Bad Fauxmance book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. I Like Me Better

By: Robby Weber

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

This is not how soccer-star Zack Martin thought his summer would go. When the captain's prank means… read more

Similar categories in Robby Weber's I Like Me Better book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
Cover of The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge by Matthew  Hubbard

17. The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

By: Matthew Hubbard

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A queer coming-of-age about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Hubbard's The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The best revenge is believing in yourself."

-Matthew Hubbard, The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

Cover of The Breakup Lists by Adib Khorram

18. The Breakup Lists

By: Adib Khorram

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny ne… read more

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's The Breakup Lists book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Ollie Fitzgerald's Heartbreak Anthems by Charlie Arrigo

19. Ollie Fitzgerald's Heartbreak Anthems

By: Charlie Arrigo

4.02

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Ollie Fitzgerald is finally ready to move on. After spending his entire life crafting the perfec… read more

Similar categories in Charlie Arrigo's Ollie Fitzgerald's Heartbreak Anthems book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
Cover of Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

20. Ander & Santi Were Here

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Aristotle and Dante meets The Hate U Give meets The Sun Is Also A Star: A stunning YA contemporary … read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Ander & Santi Were Here book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Another First Chance by Robbie Couch

21. Another First Chance

By: Robbie Couch

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

They Both Die at the End meets You’ve Reached Sam, in this heart-stopping speculative young adult n… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's Another First Chance book and Sean Hayes's Time Out

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

18 Top audiobook books like Time Out by Sean Hayes

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If I See You Again Tomorrow

Robbie Couch

4.13

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Darkhearts

James L. Sutter

3.68

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They Hate Each Other

Amanda Woody

4.24

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Time Out

Sean Hayes

3.63

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21 must-read fiction books like The [Fake] Dating Game by Timothy Janovsky

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You Should Be So Lucky

Cat Sebastian

4.39

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Stars in Your Eyes

Kacen Callender

3.80

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The Boyfriend Subscription

Steven Salvatore

3.59

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3.66

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