15 Best lgbt books like Love, Leda by Mark Hyatt

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Love, Leda

By: Mark Hyatt

3.78

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

It’s mid morning. Cool. Not many coffee bars open. I, the brave one, god of any telephone kiosk, wa…

If you liked the lgbt plot in Love, Leda by Mark Hyatt , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of O amor dos homens avulsos by Victor Heringer

1. O amor dos homens avulsos

By: Victor Heringer

4.00

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

No calor de um suburbio carioca, um garoto cresce em meio a partidas de futebol, conversas sobre te… read more

Similar categories in Victor Heringer's O amor dos homens avulsos book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

2. Dancer from the Dance

By: Andrew Holleran

3.84

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

One of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic r… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Holleran's Dancer from the Dance book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

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3. Tiepolo Blue

By: James Cahill

3.29

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Ben turns and grins ironically. ‘When you stopped just now and looked at the sky, you weren’t measu… read more

Similar categories in James Cahill's Tiepolo Blue book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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4. Close to Home

By: Michael Magee

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

While growing up in West Belfast, Sean does every­thing he's supposed to do. He works hard, he stud… read more

Similar categories in Michael Magee's Close to Home book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The New Life by Tom  Crewe

5. The New Life

By: Tom Crewe

3.77

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

Two Victorian marriages, two dangerous love affairs, one extraordinary partnership . . .London, 189… read more

Similar categories in Tom Crewe's The New Life book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Science requires a rational audience."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"True development does not respect comfort."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"We British are used to being ruthless, of course, but only the men. The women aren't. We don't grab. We shouldn't . But we have to, to make some room for ourselves."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"...John wondered if she would ever be so unthinkingly imperious again; whether her childish powers of command would survive the dislocation from home, the knowledge of her smallness in the greater wo…"

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

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6. In Memoriam

By: Alice Winn

4.53

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

A haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during a time of war. It'… read more

Similar categories in Alice Winn's In Memoriam book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"It’s intimate."

-Alice Winn, In Memoriam

"Call me Sidney,"

-Alice Winn, In Memoriam

"Where’s the rest of it?"

-Alice Winn, In Memoriam

"Do you believe in magic?"

-Alice Winn, In Memoriam

Cover of Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan

7. Kick the Latch

By: Kathryn Scanlan

4.11

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Kathryn Scanlan’s Kick the Latch vividly captures the arc of one woman’s life at the racetrack—the … read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Scanlan's Kick the Latch book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Pity

By: Andrew McMillan

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

The town was once a hub of industry. A place where men toiled underground in darkness, picking and … read more

Similar categories in Andrew McMillan's Pity book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • queer lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • queer
Cover of Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10) by Armistead Maupin

9. Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10)

By: Armistead Maupin

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The tenth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Franci… read more

Similar categories in Armistead Maupin's Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10) book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • queer lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. I'm a Fan

By: Sheena Patel

3.32

Format: 207 pages, None

In I'm A Fan, a single speaker uses the story of their experience in a seemingly unequal, unfaithfu… read more

Similar categories in Sheena Patel's I'm a Fan book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
"It is toxic. I am familiar"

-Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan

"Happiness or safety. Or isn't that the same thing?"

-Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan

"I never came with him. I never felt safe enough to."

-Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan

"The world is made for couples. Even the unhappy ones."

-Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan

Cover of All Down Darkness Wide by Seán Hewitt

11. All Down Darkness Wide

By: Seán Hewitt

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A luminous and haunting memoir from the prize-winning poet - a story of love, heartbreak and coming… read more

Similar categories in Seán Hewitt's All Down Darkness Wide book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • romance
  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
"When they said, 'I'm just scared that you'll be unhappy', what I really felt they were saying was 'I am scared that if you continue being yourself, we will make you unhappy."

-Seán Hewitt, All Down Darkness Wide

"Ik vroeg me af of ik wel klaar was om met hem mee te gaan, of ik wel klaar was om die ene stap verder te zetten in het nieuwe leven dat ik weg van huis begon te ontdekken. Hier was ik een volwassene;…"

-Seán Hewitt, All Down Darkness Wide

"Omdat ik nu eenmaal was wie ik ben, had ik al vroeg de heimelijke tactieken van het conformisme begrepen: hoe je een slis verhult, een al te uitgesproken tred corrigeert, je stem een paar tonen lager…"

-Seán Hewitt, All Down Darkness Wide

"Omdat ik nu eenmaal was wie ik ben, had ik al vroeg de heimelijke tactieken van het conformisme begrepen: hoe je een slis verhult, een al te uitgesproken tred corrigeert, je stem een paar tonen lager…"

-Seán Hewitt, All Down Darkness Wide

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12. 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 Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • queer
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13. Bellies

By: Nicola Dinan

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

I wore a dress on the night I first met Ming.It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out wit… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Dinan's Bellies book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez

14. Rainbow Milk

By: Paul Mendez

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An essential and revelatory coming-of-age narrative from a thrilling new voice, Rainbow Milk follow… read more

Similar categories in Paul Mendez's Rainbow Milk book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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15. 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 Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • literary fiction
  • 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

Cover of Arrangements in Blue by Amy Key

16. Arrangements in Blue

By: Amy Key

3.84

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

Arrangements in Blue elegantly honors the life lived completely by—and for—oneself. Inspired by Jon… read more

Similar categories in Amy Key's Arrangements in Blue book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • contemporary
Cover of Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia

17. Of Cattle and Men

By: Ana Paula Maia

3.97

Format: 99 pages, Paperback

Animals go mad and men die (accidentally and not) at a slaughterhouse in an impoverished, isolated … read more

Similar categories in Ana Paula Maia's Of Cattle and Men book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Senhor Milo knows cattlemen, he's cut from the same cloth. No one goes unpunished. They're men of cattle and blood."

-Ana Paula Maia, Of Cattle and Men

"Two enclosures, one for cattle and one for men, standing side by side. Sometimes the smell is familiar. Only the voices on one side and the mooing on the other distinguish the men from the ruminants."

-Ana Paula Maia, Of Cattle and Men

"Edgar picks up the mallet. The steer comes up close to him. Edgar looks into the animal's eyes and caresses its forehead. The cow stomps one hoof, wags its tail and snorts. Edgar shushes the animal a…"

-Ana Paula Maia, Of Cattle and Men

"For a few moments, Edgar Wilson yields to the late afternoon sun that has not yet fully set, but that is rushing headlong into a moonless, starless night. He knows how to listen in silence, even when…"

-Ana Paula Maia, Of Cattle and Men

Cover of Love, Leda by Mark Hyatt

18. Love, Leda

By: Mark Hyatt

3.78

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

It’s mid morning. Cool. Not many coffee bars open. I, the brave one, god of any telephone kiosk, wa… read more

Similar categories in Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • queer lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Here Again Now by Okechukwu Nzelu

19. Here Again Now

By: Okechukwu Nzelu

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Okechukwu Nzelu comes a spellbinding literary novel that asks, how do you… read more

Similar categories in Okechukwu Nzelu's Here Again Now book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • queer lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of A Trans Man Walks into a Gay Bar by Harry  Nicholas

20. A Trans Man Walks into a Gay Bar

By: Harry Nicholas

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

‘On the bookshelves, there was plenty of stuff on being gay, and much needed, joyous accounts of wh… read more

Similar categories in Harry Nicholas's A Trans Man Walks into a Gay Bar book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • queer lit
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Diaries of Mr Lucas: Notes from a Lost Gay Life by Hugo Greenhalgh

21. The Diaries of Mr Lucas: Notes from a Lost Gay Life

By: Hugo Greenhalgh

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

FOR NEARLY 60 YEARS Mr George Lucas led a double life. A mild-mannered civil servant by day, by nig… read more

Similar categories in Hugo Greenhalgh's The Diaries of Mr Lucas: Notes from a Lost Gay Life book and Mark Hyatt's Love, Leda

  • queer lit
  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt

16 must-read fiction books like Love, Leda by Mark Hyatt

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O amor dos homens avulsos

Victor Heringer

4.00

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Tiepolo Blue

James Cahill

3.29

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Close to Home

Michael Magee

4.06

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The New Life

Tom Crewe

3.77

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Penance

Eliza Clark

3.90

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All Fours

Miranda July

3.81

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August Blue

Deborah Levy

3.68

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Blue Sisters

Coco Mellors

4.21

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