Blue Skinned Gods
By: S.J. Sindu
3.91
Format: 330 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of Marriage of a Thousand Lies comes a brilliantly written, globe-spa…
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1. The Emperor and the Endless Palace
By: Justinian Huang
3.52
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
“What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recogniti… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
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"Despair not. History is carved by men who did not have their fathers' favor."-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace
"You mean like a past life?' Calvin says. Garden snorts. 'Are you for real?' 'Excuse me, this is a "yes and" environment, G,' Calvin replies, 'and billions of people around the world believe in reinca…"-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace
"[River] 'Maybe he was just trying to shake me off. I mean, why would he want to be with me?' Without warning, Calvin bonks me on the side of my head, not hard, though it startles me, and some wine sp…"-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace
2. Henry Henry
By: Allen Bratton
3.65
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Henry Henry is a queer reimagining of Shakespeare's Henriad, transposing the legend of Henry V's wa… read more
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- literary fiction
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- contemporary
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"Make life, make life, make life. What sort of life? We can prune and water and weed ourselves, but we can't stop the rot once it gets in."-Allen Bratton, Henry Henry
3. Hijab Butch Blues
By: Lamya H.
4.48
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from storie… read more
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- queer
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"Sort of?"-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"Queer indispensability?"-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"I feel tired. Or reckless. Or maybe brave."-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"I want to figure her out, this girl, and I want to know everything about her."-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
4. How to Say Babylon
By: Safiya Sinclair
4.47
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
With echoes of Educated and Born a Crime, How to Say Babylon is the stunning story of the author’s … read more
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- adult
"As I grew older, I knew I would never be his perfect Rasta daughter. I was too headstrong, too curious. Too much of myself, and not enough of him."-Safiya Sinclair, How to Say Babylon
5. Kaikeyi
By: Vaishnavi Patel
4.19
Format: 478 pages, Hardcover
“I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good … read more
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- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
"Because those who are good question themselves. Because those who are good always wonder if there was a better way, a way that could have helped more and hurt less. That feeling is why you are good."-Vaishnavi Patel, Kaikeyi
6. Blue Skinned Gods
By: S.J. Sindu
3.91
Format: 330 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of Marriage of a Thousand Lies comes a brilliantly written, globe-spa… read more
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- literary fiction
- magical realism
- lgbt
- india
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- queer
7. They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us
By: Prachi Gupta
4.36
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An Indian American daughter reveals how the dangerous model minority myth fractured her family in t… read more
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- india
"We abide by their story because we think that is how we gain acceptance in America. But we cannibalize our bodies, our spirits and our minds to feed a hunger that never abates. We struggle under a we…"-Prachi Gupta, They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us
"The world we live in, which demands perfection and achievement, teaches us we cannot love ourselves as we are. The myth teaches us to think greatness always resides outside us instead of within us. W…"-Prachi Gupta, They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us
"We had each been raised to believe that every unknown could be resolved through willpower and intellect, a message reinforced by America's rigid conception of who we are supposed to be. The truth is,…"-Prachi Gupta, They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us
8. Running Close to the Wind
By: Alexandra Rowland
4.07
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Araşti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen th… read more
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9. Tell Me How to Be
By: Neel Patel
4.16
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Lost in the jungle of Los Angeles, Akash Amin is filled with shame. Shame for liking men. Shame for… read more
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"Lies are like children, the second you conceive them you must protect them at all costs."-Neel Patel, Tell Me How to Be
"You came into my life and rimmed it with gold. Everything was more bearable with you by my side."-Neel Patel, Tell Me How to Be
10. Daughters of Partition
By: Fozia Raja
4.27
Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition
16-year-old Taji Kaur is living a blissful life – after a grand and lavish wedding ceremony she has… read more
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- india
11. The Crimson Fortress (The Ivory Key Duology, #2)
By: Akshaya Raman
3.75
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In this thrilling, action-packed sequel and conclusion to the critically acclaimed Ivory Key duolog… read more
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12. How We Named the Stars
By: Andrés N. Ordorica
4.04
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Set between the United States and México, Andrés N. Ordorica’s debut novel is a tender and lyrical … read more
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- lgbt
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- contemporary
- adult
- queer
13. Half Gods
By: Akil Kumarasamy
3.85
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A startlingly beautiful debut, Half Gods brings together the exiled, the disappeared, the seekers. … read more
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- literary fiction
- magical realism
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- contemporary
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14. Like Love: Essays and Conversations
By: Maggie Nelson
3.76
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A career-spanning collection of inspiring, revelrous essays about art and artists Like Love is a… read more
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- lgbt
15. And Then He Sang a Lullaby
By: Ani Kayode Somtochukwu
4.15
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The inaugural title from Roxane Gay Books, And Then He Sang a Lullaby is a searingly honest and res… read more
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16. When I Open the Shop
By: romesh dissanayake
4.08
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In his small noodle shop in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, a young chef obsessively juliennes carrots. Nothin… read more
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17. Goddess of the River
By: Vaishnavi Patel
3.86
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
A powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from… read more
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- mythology
18. Burning my Roti: Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman
By: Sharan Dhaliwal
3.79
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir, part guide, Burning My Roti is essential reading for a new generation of South Asian w… read more
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- india
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- lgbt
19. Transformer: A Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, and Loving Lou Reed
By: Simon Doonan
3.97
Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition
In this funny and poignant memoir and cultural history, the television personality, columnist, and … read more
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20. Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist
By: Jasmin Graham
4.15
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From a marine biologist and co-founder of Minorities in Shark Sciences, a powerful debut the uplif… read more
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21. The Archer
By: Shruti Swamy
3.70
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Kiese Laymon called Shruti Swamy’s debut book of stories, A House Is a Body, “one of the greatest s… read more
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