Broken People
By: Sam Lansky
3.54
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking, incandescent debut novel about coming to grips with the past and ourselves, for f…
Want to Read $ 12.49"And this is how life goes: there will be times where you feel like nothing more than a patchwork quilt of all the worst parts of yourself, and then there will be times when the call to be better is just so lovely and clear, like a bell ringing at a frequency all the voices that keep you up at night can’t hear."-Sam Lansky, Broken People
"He had known on some level, even if he couldn't articulate it clearly at the time, that the problem, the thing that kept him from being loved, was his tendency toward excess, the big hunger inside of him, the same force that had made him drink and drug that had mutated in sobriety to other things - mostly food and validation- and he stuffed the emptiness however he could. His need was bottomless."-Sam Lansky, Broken People
"...healing isn’t just the part that looks like healing. You don’t just get fixed in a weekend. You have to keep making the choice to fix yourself. Every time you choose to be nice to yourself instead of being unkind. Every time you decide to experience life fully in all its shades of joy and sorrow. Every time you participate in the boring drudgery of self-care. The whole thing was the healing—everything that came before and everything that’s happened after."-Sam Lansky, Broken People
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1. What We See When We Read
By: Peter Mendelsund
3.70
Format: 425 pages, Paperback
A gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading-how we visuali… read more
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"The animated cartoon has a lot to teach the writer, above all how to define characters and objects with a few strokes."-Peter Mendelsund, What We See When We Read
"Audition requires different neurological processes than vision, or smell. And I would suggest that we hear more than we see while we are reading."-Peter Mendelsund, What We See When We Read
2. The Great American Whatever
By: Tim Federle
3.57
Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition
Quinn Roberts is a sixteen-year-old smart aleck and Hollywood hopeful whose only worry used to be w… read more
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3. 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
- 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
4. Blackouts
By: Justin Torres
3.77
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of We the Animals, Blackouts mines lost histories--personal and collect… read more
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- audiobook
- literary fiction
- gay
- lgbt
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- contemporary
- novels
- queer
5. Just by Looking at Him
By: Ryan O'Connell
3.76
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the star of Peacock’s Queer as Folk and the Netflix series Special comes a “funny, tender, and… read more
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- audiobook
- literary fiction
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
"I used to believe it was a privilege to be loved by anybody. Not anymore."-Ryan O'Connell, Just by Looking at Him
6. Yes, Daddy
By: Jonathan Parks-Ramage
3.59
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive, scorching modern gothic, Yes, Daddy follows an ambitious young man who is lured by an… read more
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- audiobook
- literary fiction
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
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
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- literary fiction
- gay
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- contemporary
- adult
- queer
8. Real Life
By: Brandon Taylor
3.80
Format: 329 pages, Hardcover
A novel of startling intimacy, violence, and mercy among friends in a Midwestern university town, f… read more
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- audiobook
- literary fiction
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
- queer
"Miller: "You are so determined to be unknowable." Wallace: "We are always unknowable."-Brandon Taylor, Real Life
"Memory sifts. Memory lifts. Memory makes due with what it is given. Memory is not about facts. Memory is an inconsistent measurement of the pain in one’s life."-Brandon Taylor, Real Life
"The truly awful thing about beauty is that it reminds us of our limits. Beauty is a kind of unrelenting cruelty. It takes truth, hones it to a terrifying keenness, and uses it to slice us to the bone."-Brandon Taylor, Real Life
"It's... mostly fine," Wallace admits, getting too close to the bone. He doesn't want to go back over the thing about how grief can feel diffuse and dense all at once, like a flock of birds in the sky…"-Brandon Taylor, Real Life
9. Too Much Is Not Enough
By: Andrew Rannells
4.14
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
From the star of Broadway's The Book of Mormon and HBO's Girls, the heartfelt and hilarious coming-… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- queer
10. The Prettiest Star
By: Carter Sickels
4.43
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Small-town Appalachia doesn't have a lot going for it, but it’s where Brian is from, where his fami… read more
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11. The Humble Lover
By: Edmund White
2.87
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From National Book Award-honored author Edmund White, a wildly hilarious and irreverent novel about… read more
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12. Broken People
By: Sam Lansky
3.54
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking, incandescent debut novel about coming to grips with the past and ourselves, for f… read more
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- audiobook
- literary fiction
- gay
- lgbt
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
- queer
"And this is how life goes: there will be times where you feel like nothing more than a patchwork quilt of all the worst parts of yourself, and then there will be times when the call to be better is j…"-Sam Lansky, Broken People
"He had known on some level, even if he couldn't articulate it clearly at the time, that the problem, the thing that kept him from being loved, was his tendency toward excess, the big hunger inside of…"-Sam Lansky, Broken People
"...healing isn’t just the part that looks like healing. You don’t just get fixed in a weekend. You have to keep making the choice to fix yourself. Every time you choose to be nice to yourself instead…"-Sam Lansky, Broken People
13. 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
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- audiobook
- literary fiction
- gay
- lgbt
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- adult
- queer
14. 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
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- audiobook
- literary fiction
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
- queer
15. 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
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- literary fiction
- gay
- lgbt
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- contemporary
- adult
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16. Providence
By: Craig Willse
3.27
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An introverted English professor falls for an enigmatic sophomore and is lured into a web of chaos … read more
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- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- adult
- queer
"He reminded me of a scene from a movie, any movie: men standing in doorways, filling the space with their silence."-Craig Willse, Providence
17. A Light Most Hateful
By: Hailey Piper
3.21
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
When a summer storm sweeps through a sleepy town unleashing a monstrous and otherworldy power that … read more
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- queer
- lgbt
- fiction
- adult
- audiobook
18. Charm City: A Valentine's Day Novel
By: Monica McCallan
3.91
Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition
ASIN B07MX1LW47 moved to the most recent edition Taylor Tate has one last chance to turn things … read more
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- queer
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
19. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
4.68
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision … read more
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20. The Courting of Bristol Keats (The Courting of Bristol Keats, #1)
By: Mary E. Pearson
3.87
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes a thrilling romantic fantasy full of d… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- audiobook
21. The Queer Advantage: Conversations with LGBTQ+ Leaders on the Power of Identity
By: Andrew Gelwicks
3.91
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Meet the LGBTQ+ dealmakers, trailblazers, and glass-ceiling breakers in business, politics, and bey… read more
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- lgbt
- gay
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