21 best-selling queer books like How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. Ordorica

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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 …

If you liked the queer plot in How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. Ordorica , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Emperor and the Endless Palace

By: Justinian Huang

3.52

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

“What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recogniti… read more

Similar categories in Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Despair not. History is carved by men who did not have their fathers' favor."

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"You mean like a past life?' Calvin says. Garden snorts. 'Are you for real?' 'Excuse me, this is a "yes and" environment, G,' Calvin replies, 'and billions of people around the world believe in reinca…"

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"[River] 'Maybe he was just trying to shake me off. I mean, why would he want to be with me?' Without warning, Calvin bonks me on the side of my head, not hard, though it startles me, and some wine sp…"

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

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2. 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

Similar categories in Allen Bratton's Henry Henry book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • romance
  • 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

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3. Martyr!

By: Kaveh Akbar

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith, art, ourselves… read more

Similar categories in Kaveh Akbar's Martyr! book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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4. Canto Contigo

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—… read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Canto Contigo book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. All the World Beside

By: Garrard Conley

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying, deeply moving novel about the love story between two men in Puritan New England … read more

Similar categories in Garrard Conley's All the World Beside book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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6. 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 Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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7. 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 Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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8. In Tongues

By: Thomas Grattan

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A young gay man upends the lives of a powerful art-world couple in this steamy novel of self-discov… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Grattan's In Tongues book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. Ordorica

9. 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 Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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10. 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

Similar categories in Craig Willse's Providence book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • romance
  • 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

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11. Oye

By: Melissa Mogollon

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family saga. All in a phone call you wo… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Mogollon's Oye book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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12. Housemates

By: Emma Copley Eisenberg

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Two young housemates embark on a road trip to discover themselves in a fractured America in this sp… read more

Similar categories in Emma Copley Eisenberg's Housemates book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Teaching? When it’s good? A marvel. A fucking miracle. They live, and then they turn to you to tell you about it."

-Emma Copley Eisenberg, Housemates

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13. Like Happiness

By: Ursula Villarreal-Moura

3.83

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A searing debut about the complexities of gender, power, and fame, told through the story of a youn… read more

Similar categories in Ursula Villarreal-Moura's Like Happiness book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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14. Cinema Love

By: Jiaming Tang

3.86

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A staggering, tender epic about gay men in rural China and the women who marry them. For over th… read more

Similar categories in Jiaming Tang's Cinema Love book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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15. Four Squares

By: Bobby Finger

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved author of The Old Place comes a tender, funny, and fresh novel spanning the 1990s … read more

Similar categories in Bobby Finger's Four Squares book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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16. The Sons of El Rey

By: Alex Espinoza

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the American Book Award­–winning author comes a multi-generational epic spanning 1960s Mexico … read more

Similar categories in Alex Espinoza's The Sons of El Rey book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

17. Little Rot

By: Akwaeke Emezi

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying … read more

Similar categories in Akwaeke Emezi's Little Rot book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Future Was Color by Patrick Nathan

18. 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 Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of All Friends Are Necessary by Tomas Moniz

19. All Friends Are Necessary

By: Tomas Moniz

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In this joyous, big-hearted novel, Tomas Moniz delivers a commanding new story about the power of f… read more

Similar categories in Tomas Moniz's All Friends Are Necessary book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Remember that. When you take care of something, you're really taking care of yourself."

-Tomas Moniz, All Friends Are Necessary

"Hopefully, you found some happiness, some way to be in the world with people who welcomed you home, who would check in on you when things got bad, who challenged you because they cared."

-Tomas Moniz, All Friends Are Necessary

Cover of Hombrecito by Santiago Jose Sanchez

20. 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 Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir by Zoë Bossiere

21. Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir

By: Zoë Bossiere

4.37

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A striking literary memoir of genderfluidity, class, masculinity, and the American Southwest that c… read more

Similar categories in Zoë Bossiere's Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir book and Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars

  • coming of age
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • queer

20 Top fiction books like How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. Ordorica

Transform Your Habits

The Emperor and the Endless Palace

Justinian Huang

3.52

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Henry Henry

Allen Bratton

3.65

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Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Canto Contigo

Jonny Garza Villa

4.27

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21 best-selling fiction books like Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg

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Perfume & Pain

Anna Dorn

4.06

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All Fours

Miranda July

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Exhibit

R.O. Kwon

3.24

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Margo's Got Money Troubles

Rufi Thorpe

3.97

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