14 Best queer books like Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard

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Invisible Boys

By: Holden Sheppard

4.41

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

In a small town, everyone thinks they know you: Charlie is a hardcore rocker, who's not as tough as…

"How bad would it actually be, to end up with a woman? I’m sure I could learn to live with it. And if you close your eyes, well, you could imagine it’s a guy."

-Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys

"How bad would it actually be, to end up with a woman? I’m sure I could learn to live with it. And if you close your eyes, well, you could imagine it’s a guy."

-Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys

"When the moon rose, I’d wonder if there was a boy somewhere looking at the same moon, maybe in Europe or America or Africa. Would we meet one day and talk about how we were both looking at the moon at the same time?"

-Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys

"When the moon rose, I’d wonder if there was a boy somewhere looking at the same moon, maybe in Europe or America or Africa. Would we meet one day and talk about how we were both looking at the moon at the same time?"

-Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys

If you liked the queer plot in Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard , here is a list of 14 books like this:

1. Holding the Man

By: Timothy Conigrave

3.99

Format: 32 pages,

Los anos setenta seran recordados, entre otras cosas, por ser la epoca en que el "glam" irrumpe con… read more

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2. Robin Williams: When the Laughter Stops 1951 - 2014

By: Emily Herbert

3.59

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

A thoughtful look at the brilliant life and tragic death of a comedy icon At midday on August 11, 2… read more

Similar categories in Emily Herbert's Robin Williams: When the Laughter Stops 1951 - 2014 book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

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3. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

Similar categories in Trent Dalton's Lola in the Mirror book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • audiobook
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. Honeybee

By: Craig Silvey

4.40

Format: 421 pages, Paperback

Late in the night, fourteen-year-old Sam Watson steps onto a quiet overpass, climbs over the rail a… read more

Similar categories in Craig Silvey's Honeybee book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • australia
  • queer
"And I’m not wrong, I’m me. And I don’t want to be invisible anymore. I want people to see who I am"

-Craig Silvey, Honeybee

"I wasn't cold, but I was shivering when I walked onto the Clayton Road overpass. I wasn't scared either, even when I climbed over the rail. I didn't feel much of anything."

-Craig Silvey, Honeybee

"When we don’t think we’re worth much, we find ways to make our world small. We don’t allow ourselves to hope because we’ve already excepted failure. And this pattern of thinking often determines the …"

-Craig Silvey, Honeybee

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5. Boy Like Me

By: Simon James Green

4.55

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in schools. When a… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Boy Like Me book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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6. The In-Between

By: Christos Tsiolkas

3.70

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The tender, sensual and moving new novel from the award-winning and bestselling author of The Slap … read more

Similar categories in Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • australia
  • queer
"There was respite in history. The beligerence and intolerance of the contemporary age was of no consequence to the past. And there was no shouting."

-Christos Tsiolkas, The In-Between

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7. The Banksia House Breakout

By: James Roxburgh

3.79

Format: 315 pages, Paperback

When Ruth Morris is moved into Banksia House by her workaholic son Michael, she is eighty-one years… read more

Similar categories in James Roxburgh's The Banksia House Breakout book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • audiobook
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Craig Silvey's Runt book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • young adult
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. Scar Town

By: Tristan Bancks

4.04

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Will Haddon and his twin friends, Dar and Juno, find a safe full of money and human… read more

Similar categories in Tristan Bancks's Scar Town book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • audiobook
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. The Long Run

By: James Acker

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's The Long Run book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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11. Ready When You Are

By: Gary Lonesborough

4.20

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

A remarkable YA love story between two Aboriginal boys -- one who doesn’t want to accept he’s gay, … read more

Similar categories in Gary Lonesborough's Ready When You Are book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • australia
  • queer
"Go to your elders. You should ask them about your country and your totem. Because that is your identity. A blackfella with no identity is a lost blackfella. He don't know where he belongs."

-Gary Lonesborough, Ready When You Are

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12. Anything But Fine

By: Tobias Madden

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Luca is ready to audition for the Australian Ballet School. All it takes to crush his dreams is one… read more

Similar categories in Tobias Madden's Anything But Fine book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"What is it about hot jocks being dorky that is so impossible to resist?"

-Tobias Madden, Anything But Fine

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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

Similar categories in Edward Cahill's Disorderly Men book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. 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 Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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15. Invisible Boys

By: Holden Sheppard

4.41

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

In a small town, everyone thinks they know you: Charlie is a hardcore rocker, who's not as tough as… read more

Similar categories in Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • australia
  • queer
"How bad would it actually be, to end up with a woman? I’m sure I could learn to live with it. And if you close your eyes, well, you could imagine it’s a guy."

-Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys

"When the moon rose, I’d wonder if there was a boy somewhere looking at the same moon, maybe in Europe or America or Africa. Would we meet one day and talk about how we were both looking at the moon a…"

-Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys

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16. Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell

By: Tobias Madden

3.86

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

There Are No Cheat Codes for Showmance Seventeen-year-old gaymer Noah Mitchell only has one frie… read more

Similar categories in Tobias Madden's Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"But still, despite all of this . . . I’m in love. It’s irrational. It’s irresponsible. But it’s irrevocable."

-Tobias Madden, Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell

"Because my curiosity is killing me? Because I’m reckless and ridiculous? Because I’m suddenly one step closer to meeting the love of my life?"

-Tobias Madden, Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell

"I place my hands in his, my stupid heart skipping a beat when our palms make contact. ‘You good?’ he asks. I bite my lip to keep from grinning like a fool. ‘Yep."

-Tobias Madden, Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell

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17. A Man and His Pride

By: Luke Rutledge

4.02

Format: None pages, Audiobook

An uplifting and deeply moving gay novel by an exciting new Australian voice in commercial fiction,… read more

Similar categories in Luke Rutledge's A Man and His Pride book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • queer
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18. The Breakup Lists

By: Adib Khorram

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny ne… read more

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's The Breakup Lists book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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19. Fourteen

By: Shannon Molloy

4.29

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Fourteen is this generation’s Holding the Man – a moving coming-of-age memoir about a young man’s s… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Molloy's Fourteen book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • australia
  • queer
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20. The Lodger, That Summer

By: Levi Huxton

3.94

Format: 173 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s a hot summer Down Under and everyone’s got sex on the mind. Eighteen year-old James has had… read more

Similar categories in Levi Huxton's The Lodger, That Summer book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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21. Tilda Is Visible

By: Jane Tara

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A woman starts to disappear—literally—in midlife, and only then begins to discover herself in this … read more

Similar categories in Jane Tara's Tilda Is Visible book and Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys

  • audiobook
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Support groups are like bras – some aren’t that supportive."

-Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible

"Once we’ve grown used to the weight of loss and the impermanence of everything, something shifts."

-Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible

"How the world sees us, how other people see us is meaningless. What’s important is how we see ourselves. We must be visible to ourselves."

-Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible

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4.40

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