The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
By: Junauda Petrus
4.26
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus’s bold and lyrical debut is the story …
Want to Read $ 6.99"You got to be yourself or else you end up someone else you probably don’t like."-Junauda Petrus, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
"You got to be yourself or else you end up someone else you probably don’t like."-Junauda Petrus, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
"You got to be yourself or else you end up someone else you probably don’t like."-Junauda Petrus, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
"Her eyes were laughing and unashamed, like they had only known yes her whole life."-Junauda Petrus, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
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1. Juliet Takes a Breath
By: Gabby Rivera
4.17
Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition
Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to h… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Read because you’re tired of secrets."-Gabby Rivera, Juliet Takes a Breath
"But it was August and what does love mean at the end of a summer?"-Gabby Rivera, Juliet Takes a Breath
"I understood 'microaggressions' to mean 'little bullshit acts of racism."-Gabby Rivera, Juliet Takes a Breath
"How was I supposed to survive here? These Portlanders were an entirely different breed of white people."-Gabby Rivera, Juliet Takes a Breath
2. Last Night at the Telegraph Club
By: Malinda Lo
4.22
Format: 409 pages, Hardcover
A story of love and duty set in San Francisco's Chinatown during the Red Scare. “That book. It w… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"How am I supposed to know?"-Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
"As if summer had bloomed inside the club and wrapped her in its lazy heat"-Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
"She didn't understand the shrinking feeling inside her, as if she shouldn't be caught looking at those girls."-Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
"A few of them were already engaged to be married. When had everything changed? She felt as if it had been very sudden"-Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
3. Honey Girl
By: Morgan Rogers
3.67
Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition
With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand, twenty-eight-year-old Grace Porter goes on a gir… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Who else can understand loneliness if not someone who sits in solitude all their own?"-Morgan Rogers, Honey Girl
"Maybe Plato knew something we didn't. Or maybe the gods did, when they split us in half and left us to reclaim our missing fragments."-Morgan Rogers, Honey Girl
"The sea isn't inherently supernatural, or even scary. But it holds many unknowns. Sometimes unknowns are the scariest things of all, aren't they?"-Morgan Rogers, Honey Girl
4. The Luis Ortega Survival Club
By: Sonora Reyes
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School comes a story in the vein of… read more
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- romance
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5. The Dos and Donuts of Love
By: Adiba Jaigirdar
3.88
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Food is a big part of my culture, especially sweet foods. When you're Bangladeshi, you're taught that any good news or celebration has to be accompanied with some sweet food. Every time you visit som…"-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Dos and Donuts of Love
6. A Scatter of Light
By: Malinda Lo
3.87
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Malinda Lo returns to the Bay Area with another masterful coming-of-queer-age … read more
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- romance
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"This is what I’ve learned: The art is greater than you and your feelings. You have to serve it. It is not you. Some people will never understand that, but you need to surround yourself with people wh…"-Malinda Lo, A Scatter of Light
7. Pet (Pet, #1)
By: Akwaeke Emezi
4.16
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A thought-provoking and haunting novel about a creature that escapes from an artist's canvas, whose… read more
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- audiobook
- magical realism
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
"Monsters don't look like anything, That's the whole point. That's the whole problem."-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)
"It's hard to build a new world without making people angry. You try your best, you move with compassion, you think about the big structures. No revolution is perfect."-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)
" What does a monster look like? Jam asked. Her mother focused on her, cupping her cheek in a chalky hand. "Monsters don't look like anything, doux-doux. That's the whole point. That's the whole probl…"-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)
"Bitter knew her name was heavy but she hadn't minded because it was honest. That was something she'd taught Jam - that a lot of things were manageable as long as they were honest. You could see thing…"-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)
8. Once Ghosted, Twice Shy (Reluctant Royals, #2.5)
By: Alyssa Cole
3.79
Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition
Alyssa Cole returns with a fun, sexy romance novella in the Reluctant Royals series! While her b… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Sometimes it made sense to lead from behind, and other times you had to take the situation to hand."-Alyssa Cole, Once Ghosted, Twice Shy (Reluctant Royals, #2.5)
9. We Deserve Monuments
By: Jas Hammonds
4.30
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a … read more
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- contemporary
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"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments
10. Dear Wendy
By: Ann Zhao
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an o… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Nobody talks about breaking up with your friends. It sucks. Especially when that friend ditches you to be with whoever they think is The One."-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy
"And still, it's hard to find people like me. The asexual community is small enough as it is; there are fewer aromantic people and even fewer people who are both."-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy
"And that really made me think for the first time about how this could happen with any friend who's not also aroace. Like, my person, my closest confidant, will probably always have someone else - a r…"-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy
11. 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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- lesbian
- audiobook
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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
12. This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1)
By: Kalynn Bayron
4.12
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a … read more
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- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
13. The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
By: Sonora Reyes
4.27
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
A debut novel about a queer Mexican American girl navigating Catholic school, while falling in love… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"…any way you engage with your own culture is authentic, because it’s yours."-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
"Let's just say there's not a lot of melanin over there. I could probably pay my tuition selling sunscreen between classes."-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
"I know I can't take all that shame away from him. But I can start by showing him how much I'm not ashamed. Not only am I not ashamed, I'm proud. I can't make him love himself. The closest I can get i…"-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
14. The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
By: Junauda Petrus
4.26
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus’s bold and lyrical debut is the story … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- magical realism
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"You got to be yourself or else you end up someone else you probably don’t like."-Junauda Petrus, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
"Her eyes were laughing and unashamed, like they had only known yes her whole life."-Junauda Petrus, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
"I hearing Queenie’s words: “Let the pain leave out of you with each breath. It want to be free too,"-Junauda Petrus, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
"And nothing in life prepares you to live, truly live… you alive until you ain’t, so live in any way you can."-Junauda Petrus, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
15. D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding
By: Chencia C. Higgins
4.00
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
D’Vaughn and Kris have six weeks to plan their dream wedding.Their whole relationship is fake.Insta… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Lean on me if you have to,"-Chencia C. Higgins, D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding
"No one has ever said that to me before, and I've certainly never said it to anyone...or imagined that I ever would. I thought love would make me weak. And I was right, because when you said it, you c…"-Chencia C. Higgins, D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding
16. Outdrawn
By: Deanna Grey
4.23
Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition
It isn’t always lonely at the top. Noah Blue’s finally got her foot in the door. After clawing h… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
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- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"She could be a siren; I painted her on the water in my mind, her hair splayed across the surface, eyes daring the viewer to jump in. Would she save them? Save me? Did I want her to?"-Deanna Grey, Outdrawn
17. Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology
By: Amber McBride
4.26
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Starring thirty-seven poets, with contributions from acclaimed authors, including Kwame Alexander, … read more
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18. Nothing Burns as Bright as You
By: Ashley Woodfolk
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Five starred reviews! From New York Times bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Br… read more
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- contemporary
- queer
"You flew through books, reading more in a week than some people did in a year."-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You
"I get it, she says. And I go from feeling invisible to feeling like I fill the whole room, the whole building, the whole sky."-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You
"Parents think they control us with their authority. But really the only reason we listen is because we're desperate for them to love us. And we're terrified that if we do too many bad things, they'll…"-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You
"A Lie: You’re not my girlfriend The truth: we both know exactly who we are to each other If you want to get technical.. if you counted up the hours i spent thinking of you and the days we spent in yo…"-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You
19. The 7-10 Split (Peach Blossom, #1)
By: Karmen Lee
3.35
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
This is how love rolls… For teacher Ava Williams, some subjects are not up for debate. Like his… read more
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- contemporary
- queer
20. You Don't Have a Shot
By: Racquel Marie
4.38
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A queer YA romance about rival soccer players from author Racquel Marie, perfect for fans of She Dr… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
21. Rise to the Sun
By: Leah Johnson
3.62
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
Three days. Two girls. One life-changing music festival. Olivia is an expert at falling in love… read more
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- lesbian
- audiobook
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