14 best-selling lgbt books like Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

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Blessings

By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, s…

If you liked the lgbt plot in Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Born on a Tuesday

By: Elnathan John

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

From two-time Caine Prize finalist Elnathan John, a dynamic young voice from Nigeria, Born on a Tue… read more

Similar categories in Elnathan John's Born on a Tuesday book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
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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

Similar categories in Allen Bratton's Henry Henry book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"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

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3. Evenings and Weekends

By: Oisín McKenna

3.96

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Sally Rooney and Torrey Peters, a taut and profoundly moving debut that follows a cast … read more

Similar categories in Oisín McKenna's Evenings and Weekends book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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4. Blessings

By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, s… read more

Similar categories in Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • adult
  • queer
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5. God's Children Are Little Broken Things: Stories

By: Arinze Ifeakandu

4.09

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In nine exhilarating stories of queer love in contemporary Nigeria, God’s Children Are Little Broke… read more

Similar categories in Arinze Ifeakandu's God's Children Are Little Broken Things: Stories book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • africa
  • nigeria
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • queer
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6. Mongrel

By: Hanako Footman

4.38

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, supp… read more

Similar categories in Hanako Footman's Mongrel book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Hold onto the things that you have forgotten. Let go of the things that you remember."

-Hanako Footman, Mongrel

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7. Anyone's Ghost

By: August Thompson

4.11

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary debut novel in which the transforming love and friendship between two young men du… read more

Similar categories in August Thompson's Anyone's Ghost book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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8. The Safekeep

By: Yael van der Wouden

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An exhilarating, twisted tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the … read more

Similar categories in Yael van der Wouden's The Safekeep book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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9. Issa

By: Mirrianne Mahn

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

«Ich kenne ihre Geschichten so gut, dass ich manchmal glaube, ich hätte sie selbst erlebt.» Eige… read more

Similar categories in Mirrianne Mahn's Issa book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. We Were Girls Once

By: Aiwanose Odafen

3.82

Format: None pages, Audiobook

'We were three: complete, as we were meant to be…’ Ego, Zina and Eriife were always destined to … read more

Similar categories in Aiwanose Odafen's We Were Girls Once book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • african literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. In Tongues

By: Thomas Grattan

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A young gay man upends the lives of a powerful art-world couple in this steamy novel of self-discov… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Grattan's In Tongues book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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12. There Are Rivers in the Sky

By: Elif Shafak

4.58

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the Booker Prize finalist author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about … read more

Similar categories in Elif Shafak's There Are Rivers in the Sky book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Books, like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog."

-Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky

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13. The Road to the Country

By: Chigozie Obioma

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping, heart-racing, mystical novel about a university student in Lagos trying to save his bro… read more

Similar categories in Chigozie Obioma's The Road to the Country book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
  • adult
"It has always seemed to him that the world was full of things; that even in one’s loneliest moments, there was often a crowd. But the things one loved remained invisible, hidden amongst the multitude…"

-Chigozie Obioma, The Road to the Country

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14. Revolutionary Acts: Love and Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain

By: Jason Okundaye

4.45

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Announcing the arrival of a major new talent, an astonishing work of social history which captures … read more

Similar categories in Jason Okundaye's Revolutionary Acts: Love and Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

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

Similar categories in Ani Kayode Somtochukwu's And Then He Sang a Lullaby book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere

16. These Letters End in Tears

By: Musih Tedji Xaviere

4.03

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Set in a country where being gay is punishable by law, These Letters End in Tears is the heart-wren… read more

Similar categories in Musih Tedji Xaviere's These Letters End in Tears book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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17. Ghostroots: Stories

By: 'Pemi Aguda

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom… read more

Similar categories in 'Pemi Aguda's Ghostroots: Stories book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
  • african literature
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18. Little Rot

By: Akwaeke Emezi

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying … read more

Similar categories in Akwaeke Emezi's Little Rot book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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19. Hombrecito

By: Santiago Jose Sanchez

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A novel by a brilliant new voice, Hombrecito is a queer coming-of-age story about a young immigrant… read more

Similar categories in Santiago Jose Sanchez's Hombrecito book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku

20. Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

By: Damilare Kuku

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Humor and poignance mix in this powerful polyphonic novel about family secrets, judgmental aunties,… read more

Similar categories in Damilare Kuku's Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
  • adult
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21. Small Rain

By: Garth Greenwell

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A medical crisis brings one man close to death—and to love, art, and beauty—in a profound and lumin… read more

Similar categories in Garth Greenwell's Small Rain book and Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer

20 Best fiction books like Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Transform Your Habits

Born on a Tuesday

Elnathan John

3.00

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Henry Henry

Allen Bratton

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Evenings and Weekends

Oisín McKenna

3.96

Transform Your Habits

Blessings

Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

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9 must-read adult fiction books like Anyone's Ghost by August Thompson

Transform Your Habits

Evenings and Weekends

Oisín McKenna

3.96

Transform Your Habits

Anyone's Ghost

August Thompson

4.11

Transform Your Habits

In Tongues

Thomas Grattan

4.04

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Housemates

Emma Copley Eisenberg

3.66

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