9 must-read nonfiction books like Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me by Shelby Criswell

Cover of Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me by Shelby Criswell

Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

By: Shelby Criswell

4.37

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

This graphic novel paints a picture of the lives of 10 specific LGBTQIA people from history, framed…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me by Shelby Criswell , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Flamer by Mike Curato

1. Flamer

By: Mike Curato

4.32

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graph… read more

Similar categories in Mike Curato's Flamer book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

2. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • graphic novels
  • comics
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3. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

Similar categories in Theo Parish's Homebody book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

Cover of Mimosa: A Graphic Novel by Archie Bongiovanni

4. Mimosa: A Graphic Novel

By: Archie Bongiovanni

3.73

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Archie Bongiovanni, the comics artist behind the award-winning hit A Quick and Easy Guide to They/T… read more

Similar categories in Archie Bongiovanni's Mimosa: A Graphic Novel book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Hills of Estrella Roja by Ashley Robin Franklin

5. The Hills of Estrella Roja

By: Ashley Robin Franklin

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

In this delightfully creepy and unapologetically queer horror romp of a graphic novel, sometimes dr… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Robin Franklin's The Hills of Estrella Roja book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy

6. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Cares? book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

Cover of The Times I Knew I Was Gay by Eleanor Crewes

7. The Times I Knew I Was Gay

By: Eleanor Crewes

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ellie always had questions about who she was and how she fit in. As a girl, she wore black, obsesse… read more

Similar categories in Eleanor Crewes's The Times I Knew I Was Gay book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • biography
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human (A Graphic Novel) by Erika Moen

8. Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human (A Graphic Novel)

By: Erika Moen

4.08

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

An inclusive, accessible and honest graphic novel guide to growing up, from gender and sexuality to… read more

Similar categories in Erika Moen's Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human (A Graphic Novel) book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) by Lewis Hancox

9. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the … read more

Similar categories in Lewis Hancox's Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • biography
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of Crushing by Sophie Burrows

10. Crushing

By: Sophie Burrows

3.86

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Life is full of connections – if you know how to make them.  Crushing  follows two people -- one de… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Burrows's Crushing book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico by Christine Suggs

11. ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico

By: Christine Suggs

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

"An absolutely heartwarming and vibrant story of belonging, family, and the meaning of home. This b… read more

Similar categories in Christine Suggs's ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Across a Field of Starlight by Blue Delliquanti

12. Across a Field of Starlight

By: Blue Delliquanti

3.72

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic sci-fi graphic novel romance between two non-binary characters as they find one another thr… read more

Similar categories in Blue Delliquanti's Across a Field of Starlight book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics by The Kao

13. The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics

By: The Kao

4.37

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In this vibrant and affirming comics anthology, 29 trans & nonbinary comic artists share their pers… read more

Similar categories in The Kao's The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman

14. Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

By: Melanie Gillman

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, femini… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Gillman's Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing

15. Fine: A Comic About Gender

By: Rhea Ewing

4.28

Format: 319 pages, Paperback

Washington Post • 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2022 A vibrant and informative debut with “great doc… read more

Similar categories in Rhea Ewing's Fine: A Comic About Gender book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Gender affects everybody, so whether you're trans or not, gender is fucking you up. -Jac, 2013"

-Rhea Ewing, Fine: A Comic About Gender

Cover of Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

16. Belle of the Ball

By: Mari Costa

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love trian… read more

Similar categories in Mari Costa's Belle of the Ball book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality by Molly Muldoon

17. A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality

By: Molly Muldoon

4.11

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

This book is for anyone who wants to learn about asexuality, and for Ace people themselves, to vali… read more

Similar categories in Molly Muldoon's A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me by Shelby Criswell

18. Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

By: Shelby Criswell

4.37

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

This graphic novel paints a picture of the lives of 10 specific LGBTQIA people from history, framed… read more

Similar categories in Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • biography
  • history
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

19. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair by Lucy Knisley

20. Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair

By: Lucy Knisley

4.43

Format: 208 pages, Library Binding

WOE! SCREAM! MEOW! ...PURR? Join the hilarious and of course dramatic world of Linney the House Cat… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Knisley's Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Continuum (Pocket Change Collective) by Chella Man

21. Continuum (Pocket Change Collective)

By: Chella Man

4.41

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space … read more

Similar categories in Chella Man's Continuum (Pocket Change Collective) book and Shelby Criswell's Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me

  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • lgbt
"That is the one of the beauties of my identity. It acts as a filter, guiding me toward the gems in life"

-Chella Man, Continuum (Pocket Change Collective)

7 Best adult books like Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me by Shelby Criswell

Transform Your Habits

Mimosa: A Graphic Novel

Archie Bongiovanni

3.73

Transform Your Habits

The Times I Knew I Was Gay

Eleanor Crewes

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Crushing

Sophie Burrows

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Fine: A Comic About Gender

Rhea Ewing

4.28

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Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Transform Your Habits

A Guest in the House

Emily Carroll

4.06

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Boys Weekend

Mattie Lubchansky

4.03

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Archie Bongiovanni

3.73

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