16 must-read queer books like The Bright Lands by John Fram

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The Bright Lands

By: John Fram

3.41

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The town of Bentley holds two things dear: its football, and its secrets. But when star quarterback…

If you liked the queer plot in The Bright Lands by John Fram , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Wanted! by Caroline B. Cooney

1. Wanted!

By: Caroline B. Cooney

3.68

Format: 230 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It all started with a phone call. In a tense voice, Alice's very rational father suggests that s… read more

Similar categories in Caroline B. Cooney's Wanted! book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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2. Radio Silence (Off the Grid, #1)

By: Alyssa Cole

4.35

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

No one expects the apocalypse. Arden Highmore was living your average postgrad life in Rochester, N… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa Cole's Radio Silence (Off the Grid, #1) book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • fiction
Cover of The President's Vampire (Nathaniel Cade, #2) by Christopher Farnsworth

3. The President's Vampire (Nathaniel Cade, #2)

By: Christopher Farnsworth

3.82

Format: None pages,

The ultimate secret. The ultimate agent. Nathaniel Cade returns. When a new outbreak of an ancient… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Farnsworth's The President's Vampire (Nathaniel Cade, #2) book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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4. Camp Damascus

By: Chuck Tingle

3.94

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

A searing and earnest horror debut about the demons the queer community faces in America, the price… read more

Similar categories in Chuck Tingle's Camp Damascus book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • queer
"Then again, does it really matter if you're just evil, as opposed to over-the-top cartoonishly evil?"

-Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus

"That acknowledgement could arrive after several decades, or it could happen tonight, but the time will come. Eventually, I'll have to fully contend with this simple fact: the love I was promised was …"

-Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus

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5. Diavola

By: Jennifer Marie Thorne

3.95

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothi… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Marie Thorne's Diavola book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. Mister Magic

By: Kiersten White

3.59

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show—and di… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten White's Mister Magic book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Magic never forgets the taste of your friendship."

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

"This version of him isn't perfect. None of them are. New isn't the same as perfect. Growing up isn't inherently loss, it's just change."

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

"I think you've told me thank you more in the last day than anyone else has in years. It's like--when there's a stack of dishes, if my husband actually does them , I tell him thank you. But when I do …"

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

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7. Summer Sons

By: Lee Mandelo

3.80

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

Andrew and Eddie did everything together, best friends bonded more deeply than brothers, until Eddi… read more

Similar categories in Lee Mandelo's Summer Sons book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • queer
"It's a choice I made, getting in this thing with you, whatever it is. But don't mistake me, I'm not interested in filling in for a ghost."

-Lee Mandelo, Summer Sons

"His face twisted through several contradictory emotions and he said, "For fuck's sake Andrew. Is there anything in this scenario that feels heterosexual or well-adjusted to you?"

-Lee Mandelo, Summer Sons

"I’m sorry he died before you figured it out. For what it’s worth, I think you might’ve eventually, without me there to displace your bullshit onto. He was head over heels for you, and everyone knew b…"

-Lee Mandelo, Summer Sons

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8. Bath Haus

By: P.J. Vernon

3.76

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Oliver Park, a young recovering addict from Indiana, finally has everything he ever wanted: sobriet… read more

Similar categories in P.J. Vernon's Bath Haus book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • audiobook
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • queer
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9. Hawk Mountain

By: Conner Habib

3.75

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

An English teacher is gaslit by his charismatic high school bully in this tense story of deception,… read more

Similar categories in Conner Habib's Hawk Mountain book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • audiobook
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • queer
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10. The Gathering

By: C.J. Tudor

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A detective investigating a grisly crime in rural Alaska finds herself caught up in the dark secret… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Tudor's The Gathering book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Howl

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

3.87

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From critically acclaimed Shaun David Hutchinson comes a gritty and raw portrayal of the oftentimes… read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's Howl book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • horror
  • queer
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12. 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

Similar categories in Jonathan Parks-Ramage's Yes, Daddy book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • audiobook
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • queer
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13. Together in a Broken World

By: Paul Michael Winters

4.08

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

Two boys fall in love in a deadly world, but it’s the secrets they keep that might kill them. Se… read more

Similar categories in Paul Michael Winters's Together in a Broken World book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"He didn't hesitate. He just ran to me, and now the warmth of his body radiates as his arms hold me close, pressing me against him. His hands are trembling as he whispers in to my ear, "I'm so glad I …"

-Paul Michael Winters, Together in a Broken World

"He didn't hesitate. He just ran to me, and now the warmth of his body radiates as his arms hold me close, pressing me against him. His hands are trembling as he whispers in to my ear, "I'm so glad I …"

-Paul Michael Winters, Together in a Broken World

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14. We Used to Live Here

By: Marcus Kliewer

3.84

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Get Out meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit—soon to be a Netflix original m… read more

Similar categories in Marcus Kliewer's We Used to Live Here book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. Middle of the Night

By: Riley Sager

3.74

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must … read more

Similar categories in Riley Sager's Middle of the Night book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

16. Bury Your Gays

By: Chuck Tingle

4.29

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

From Chuck Tingle, author of the USA Today bestselling Camp Damascus, comes a new heart-pounding st… read more

Similar categories in Chuck Tingle's Bury Your Gays book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • queer
"The studio might be a ruthless capitalist machine," he opines, "but we're not evil."

-Chuck Tingle, Bury Your Gays

"Your stories aren't worth your life." My stories are my life, I think, but I don't say this."

-Chuck Tingle, Bury Your Gays

"I'm honestly kind of surprised. You've got a flair for drama, Misha. I thought you might get hard over some final sacrifice for love, or whatever. I mean, you're the writer, not me, but that's got Em…"

-Chuck Tingle, Bury Your Gays

"The path I've been led down is one of senseless catastrophe, a classic Hollywood tale of the man who plummets to rock bottom just moments before he would have crested the peak. [...] I'm living out t…"

-Chuck Tingle, Bury Your Gays

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17. 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 John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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18. House Woman

By: Adorah Nworah

3.34

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

When Ikemefuna is put on a plane from Lagos to Texas, she anticipates her newly arranged All-Americ… read more

Similar categories in Adorah Nworah's House Woman book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. 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 John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • 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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20. Supplication

By: Nour Abi-Nakhoul

2.67

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

A hallucinatory literary horror novel set deeply in the consciousness of a woman exploring a change… read more

Similar categories in Nour Abi-Nakhoul's Supplication book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. The Bright Lands

By: John Fram

3.41

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The town of Bentley holds two things dear: its football, and its secrets. But when star quarterback… read more

Similar categories in John Fram's The Bright Lands book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • audiobook
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • queer
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22. Look in the Mirror

By: Catherine Steadman

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

🎧Listening Length 8 hours, 13 minutes Nina, still grieving from the loss of her father, discove… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Steadman's Look in the Mirror book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She reassures herself: sometimes the only way out is through. She knows this fact as implicitly as she knows how to stand and walk and run as fast as she possibly can. She learned it young. Sometimes…"

-Catherine Steadman, Look in the Mirror

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23. The Pledge

By: Cale Dietrich

3.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Scream meets Clown in a Cornfield in this young adult horror novel by bestselling Cale Dietrich fea… read more

Similar categories in Cale Dietrich's The Pledge book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • queer
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24. Your Lonely Nights Are Over

By: Adam Sass

4.03

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Scream meets Clueless in this YA horror from Adam Sass in which two gay teen BFFs find their friend… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's Your Lonely Nights Are Over book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • queer
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25. Seeing Strangers

By: Sebastian J. Plata

3.45

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

A stylish novel of obsession set in a world where sex is just a swipe away. Life is going well f… read more

Similar categories in Sebastian J. Plata's Seeing Strangers book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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26. Red X

By: David Demchuk

3.77

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A hunted community. A haunted author. A horror that spans centuries. Men are disappearing from T… read more

Similar categories in David Demchuk's Red X book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Cascade Hunger (The DuPage Parish Mysteries #2) by Gregory Ashe

27. Cascade Hunger (The DuPage Parish Mysteries #2)

By: Gregory Ashe

4.28

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

Eli and Dag survived a monster. Two monsters, in fact. A year later, though, they’re still tr… read more

Similar categories in Gregory Ashe's Cascade Hunger (The DuPage Parish Mysteries #2) book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • horror
  • audiobook
Cover of Lethal Control (The DuPage Parish Mysteries, #3) by Gregory Ashe

28. Lethal Control (The DuPage Parish Mysteries, #3)

By: Gregory Ashe

4.37

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

Werewolves. Witchcraft. Wildlife. It’s all different in the bayou. A year after Eli and Dag surv… read more

Similar categories in Gregory Ashe's Lethal Control (The DuPage Parish Mysteries, #3) book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • mystery
  • horror
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
Cover of The Sons of El Rey by Alex Espinoza

29. 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 John Fram's The Bright Lands

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

30. 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 John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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31. Missing Person

By: Sarah Lotz

3.72

Format: 468 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed thriller writer Sarah Lotz, hailed by Stephen King as "vastly entertaining," a new n… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Lotz's Missing Person book and John Fram's The Bright Lands

  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller

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Wanted!

Caroline B. Cooney

3.68

Transform Your Habits

Radio Silence (Off the Grid, #1)

Alyssa Cole

4.35

Transform Your Habits

The President's Vampire (Nathaniel Cade, #2)

Christopher Farnsworth

3.82

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Chuck Tingle

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Jordan Castillo Price

3.86

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S.E. Harmon

4.28

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S.E. Harmon

4.39

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Tavia Lark

4.36

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