29 Top lgbt books like The Language of Love and Loss by Bart Yates

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The Language of Love and Loss

By: Bart Yates

4.04

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

When his difficult mother is diagnosed with ALS, a sharp-witted yet sensitive artist reluctantly re…

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1. London Triptych

By: Jonathan Kemp

3.59

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Jack Rose begins his apprenticeship as a rent boy with Alfred Taylor in the 1890s, and finds a life… read more

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2. You Only Call When You're in Trouble

By: Stephen McCauley

3.45

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Is it ever okay to stop caring for others and start living for yourself? After a lifetime of tak… read more

Similar categories in Stephen McCauley's You Only Call When You're in Trouble book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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3. Best Men

By: Sidney Karger

3.34

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

When two best men in a wedding party fall for each other, they realize love isn't a piece of cake i… read more

Similar categories in Sidney Karger's Best Men book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Mann Hunt (The Declan Hunt Mysteries, #1) by Peter E.  Fenton

4. Mann Hunt (The Declan Hunt Mysteries, #1)

By: Peter E. Fenton

4.27

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

FROM POPULAR AUTHOR OF LGBTQIA ROMANCE FICTION PETER E. FENTON Book one in the Declan Hunt Mysterie… read more

Similar categories in Peter E. Fenton's Mann Hunt (The Declan Hunt Mysteries, #1) book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
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5. The Fall and Rise of Henry Milch (The Wyandot County Mysteries, #3)

By: Marshall Thornton

4.52

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

In the third book of the Wyandot County Mystery series, Henry is very excited: He’s just bought a c… read more

Similar categories in Marshall Thornton's The Fall and Rise of Henry Milch (The Wyandot County Mysteries, #3) book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • contemporary
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
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6. Bloom

By: N.R. Walker

4.06

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

Keats McCulloch opened his florist shop in Sydney two years ago and he’s living his dream. Even tho… read more

Similar categories in N.R. Walker's Bloom book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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7. Land On Me

By: Matthew R. Corr

4.21

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

WINNER OF THE 2022 BEST INDIE CHOICE AWARD FROM QUILL HAWK PUBLISHING. Landon Griffin has everyt… read more

Similar categories in Matthew R. Corr's Land On Me book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I loved kissing you, "

-Matthew R. Corr, Land On Me

"Some girl is taking up the attention that I dreamed he would give me. She’s got him, and I’ve got...tears."

-Matthew R. Corr, Land On Me

"I just never pictured any of this. Since we lost my mom it’s felt like I’ve been endlessly falling with nowhere to land."

-Matthew R. Corr, Land On Me

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8. Small Joys

By: Elvin James Mensah

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An unexpected friendship saves a young man's life in this moving, utterly charming debut about chos… read more

Similar categories in Elvin James Mensah's Small Joys book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"He was tired of there being something shameful or unsettling about the blunt expression of friendship, of the simple desire to be there for someone needing to be mocked before it could be respected, …"

-Elvin James Mensah, Small Joys

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9. The Boy in the Rain

By: Stephanie Cowell

4.07

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1903 in the English countryside when Robbie, a shy young art student, meets the twenty-nine-y… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Cowell's The Boy in the Rain book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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10. Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style

By: Paul Rudnick

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed writer Paul Rudnick, a riotously funny, perceptive, and life-affirming novel fol… read more

Similar categories in Paul Rudnick's Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If all the world's a stage, gay people are often expected to understudy themselves, reinterpreting the truth of their performances, depending on who's out front, and who's paying their salary."

-Paul Rudnick, Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style

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11. Big Gay Wedding

By: Byron Lane

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An unashamedly proud, loud, and hilarious novel about a small town that’s forever changed by a big … read more

Similar categories in Byron Lane's Big Gay Wedding book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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12. Sentenced to Christmas

By: Marshall Thornton

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

A charming and wacky enemies-to-lovers rom-com from the two-time finalist for the Lambda Literary A… read more

Similar categories in Marshall Thornton's Sentenced to Christmas book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • contemporary
  • m m romance
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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13. The Language of Love and Loss

By: Bart Yates

4.04

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

When his difficult mother is diagnosed with ALS, a sharp-witted yet sensitive artist reluctantly re… read more

Similar categories in Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • adult
  • queer
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14. Disorderly Men

By: Edward Cahill

4.29

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Three gay men in pre-Stonewall NYC find their fates thrown together in the police raid of a Village… read more

Similar categories in Edward Cahill's Disorderly Men book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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15. Ways and Means

By: Daniel Lefferts

3.84

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In Daniel Lefferts’s searing debut novel Ways and Means, a striving finance student confronts the l… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Lefferts's Ways and Means book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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16. Countries of Origin

By: Javier Fuentes

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning debut, Javier Fuentes chronicles a tumultuous, passionate love affair between two … read more

Similar categories in Javier Fuentes's Countries of Origin book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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17. The Lookback Window

By: Kyle Dillon Hertz

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A fearless debut novel of resilience, transcendence, and the elusive promise of justice. Growing… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Dillon Hertz's The Lookback Window book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"The great shame of your life is that you weren't raised Catholic," James said to me. "You've got suffering, but you don't have the aesthetic."

-Kyle Dillon Hertz, The Lookback Window

"Some people talk about their PTSD as if it's a badge of honor, and I roll my fucking eyes. I'm not trying to be the PDST-esy of them all. I ignored it for a really long time. I overdosed at seventeen…"

-Kyle Dillon Hertz, The Lookback Window

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18. 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 Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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19. 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

Similar categories in Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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20. Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

By: Michael Nava

4.51

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Was Bill Ryan's death an accident? Henry Rios has his doubts. The first new Henry Rios novel in 20… read more

Similar categories in Michael Nava's Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2) book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"Your mind lives in fear and regret but your body can only live right now, in this moment. So, take some deep breaths and live in your body. It's a safer place to be than in your head."

-Michael Nava, Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

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21. The Gay Best Friend

By: Nicolas DiDomizio

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

an alternate cover edition can be found here He's always been the token gay best friend. Now, st… read more

Similar categories in Nicolas DiDomizio's The Gay Best Friend book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Worryin only gives the small things big shadows"

-Nicolas DiDomizio, The Gay Best Friend

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22. Snow Boys

By: Simon Doyle

4.35

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

Dean O’Donnell is a wallflower with a secret and a voice that could steal the show. Preferring to b… read more

Similar categories in Simon Doyle's Snow Boys book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of All the Right Notes by Dominic   Lim

23. All the Right Notes

By: Dominic Lim

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

​ In this hilarious and joyous rom com, sparks fly when a piano genius and a Hollywood heartthrob a… read more

Similar categories in Dominic Lim's All the Right Notes book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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24. 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 Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of We Are Only Ghosts by Jeffrey L. Richards

25. We Are Only Ghosts

By: Jeffrey L. Richards

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

New York City, 1968: The customers at Café Marie don’t come just for the excellent coffee and pastr… read more

Similar categories in Jeffrey L. Richards's We Are Only Ghosts book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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26. The Bump

By: Sidney Karger

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two men expecting a baby via surrogate go on the road trip of a lifetime in this hilarious and poig… read more

Similar categories in Sidney Karger's The Bump book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Best Supporting Actor (Creative Types, #3) by Joanna Chambers

27. Best Supporting Actor (Creative Types, #3)

By: Joanna Chambers

4.25

Format: 421 pages, Kindle Edition

Lights, camera…attraction! When Tag O’Rourke, struggling actor-slash-barista, meets Jay Warren, son… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Chambers's Best Supporting Actor (Creative Types, #3) book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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28. The Future Was Color

By: Patrick Nathan

3.74

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling novel about making art, desire, and the inextricable link between the personal and the p… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Nathan's The Future Was Color book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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29. The Paper Boys

By: D.P. Clarence

4.29

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t hold the front page. Hold the guy who wrote it. Sunny Miller’s dream job on London’s Fleet S… read more

Similar categories in D.P. Clarence's The Paper Boys book and Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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30. Salt of the Sea

By: Christopher Renna

4.53

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

The road to happily ever after follows a dangerous detour in this literary coming-of-age about love… read more

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Cover of Hombrecito by Santiago Jose Sanchez

31. 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 Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

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You Only Call When You're in Trouble

Stephen McCauley

3.45

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Sidney Karger

3.34

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N.R. Walker

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Small Joys

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