21 Top queer books like Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg

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Destination Unknown

By: Bill Konigsberg

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Stonewall Award winner Bill Konigsberg, a remarkable, funny, sexy, heartbreaking story of two …

If you liked the queer plot in Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Only This Beautiful Moment

By: Abdi Nazemian

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three genera… read more

Similar categories in Abdi Nazemian's Only This Beautiful Moment book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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2. 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 Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
Cover of If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch

3. If I See You Again Tomorrow

By: Robbie Couch

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a spe… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's If I See You Again Tomorrow book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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4. A Little Bit Country

By: Brian D. Kennedy

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Emmett Maguire wants to be country music’s biggest gay superstar – a far reach when you’re seventee… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's A Little Bit Country book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If you’re comfortable and supported in the life you were meant to be living, why go back to pretending to be someone you’re not? Lying to everyone and always having to watch your back isn’t healthy."

-Brian D. Kennedy, A Little Bit Country

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5. This Is Why They Hate Us

By: Aaron H. Aceves

4.06

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer—get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his … read more

Similar categories in Aaron H. Aceves's This Is Why They Hate Us book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"People are exhausting. Sure, they can be fun sometimes; they can “open you up to new experiences"

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

"What a horrible weight it is to be silent when you want to shout, to hold back when you want to reach out, to freeze when you want to melt."

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

"I guess it's true that us queers are starved for stories that mirror our lives. I can't remember a time when I saw a queer person in a movie or TV show or book that I didn't have to actively seek out…"

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

"Why is the world like this? How is the world like this? How is it that humans have created a society that allows a child to come to the conclusion that they would be better off dead than alive becaus…"

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

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6. Lose You to Find Me

By: Erik J. Brown

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A romantic, heartfelt, and hilarious queer coming-of-age story from All That's Left in the World au… read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's Lose You to Find Me book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. When You Call My Name

By: Tucker Shaw

4.22

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Tucker Shaw’s When You Call My Name is a heartrending novel about two gay teens coming of age in Ne… read more

Similar categories in Tucker Shaw's When You Call My Name book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"Just so you know,"

-Tucker Shaw, When You Call My Name

"I stop somewhere waiting for you."

-Tucker Shaw, When You Call My Name

"He didn't know yet that he would remember this name forever."

-Tucker Shaw, When You Call My Name

"Tell me why you don’t sleep. I didn’t say goodbye. I knew what was happening, but I didn’t say goodbye. I didn’t even try to."

-Tucker Shaw, When You Call My Name

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8. 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 Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

By: Kevin Christopher Snipes

3.91

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

When Marcos moves to town, Milo is forced to acknowledge the feelings he's kept hidden, especially … read more

Similar categories in Kevin Christopher Snipes's Milo and Marcos at the End of the World book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"There are two things I can definitely taste: salt and hope."

-Kevin Christopher Snipes, Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

"Maybe a God that roots for love is the only God worth believing in."

-Kevin Christopher Snipes, Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

"I really do have to make a choice between you and my parents, or you and God, or you and the whole stupid planet, then I choose you. From now until the end of time. I choose you."

-Kevin Christopher Snipes, Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

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10. The Feeling of Falling in Love

By: Mason Deaver

3.80

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best, comes a new kind of love story, about the b… read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's The Feeling of Falling in Love book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"But in my experience, I've learned that the things worth doing are what scare us the most."

-Mason Deaver, The Feeling of Falling in Love

"I don’t deserve anything but loneliness because all I do is hurt people. It’s what I’m good at. I learned from the best."

-Mason Deaver, The Feeling of Falling in Love

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11. The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

By: Adam Sass

3.47

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A charming YA rom-com perfect for fans of Red, White, and Royal Blue and What If It’s Us. Micah… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Wow,"

-Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

"A weary world deserves a little dreaming."

-Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

"I don’t need ninety-nine boys. I just need one."

-Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

"Why is it so much easier to execute someone else’s vision than to realize your own?"

-Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

Cover of Afterglow (Golden Boys #2) by Phil Stamper

12. Afterglow (Golden Boys #2)

By: Phil Stamper

4.05

Format: 394 pages, Hardcover

After a summer of life-changing, these four friends are finally ready for senior year. Gabriel i… read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's Afterglow (Golden Boys #2) book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. The Language of Seabirds

By: Will Taylor

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweet, tender middle-grade story of two boys finding first love with each other over a seaside su… read more

Similar categories in Will Taylor's The Language of Seabirds book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg

14. Destination Unknown

By: Bill Konigsberg

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Stonewall Award winner Bill Konigsberg, a remarkable, funny, sexy, heartbreaking story of two … read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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15. As You Walk On By

By: Julian Winters

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Breakfast Club meets Can't Hardly Wait with an unforgettable ensemble cast in another swoony YA… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's As You Walk On By book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. 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 Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

17. Ander & Santi Were Here

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Aristotle and Dante meets The Hate U Give meets The Sun Is Also A Star: A stunning YA contemporary … read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Ander & Santi Were Here book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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18. I'll Take Everything You Have

By: James Klise

3.62

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From an Edgar Award-winning author, this historical noir novel follows the life-changing summer of … read more

Similar categories in James Klise's I'll Take Everything You Have book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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19. Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball

By: Jason June

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The next LGBTQ+ young adult rom-com from  New York Times  bestselling author Jason June (author of … read more

Similar categories in Jason June's Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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20. The Loophole

By: Naz Kutub

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Your wish is granted! This YA debut is equal parts broken-hearted love story, epic myth retelling, … read more

Similar categories in Naz Kutub's The Loophole book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"No use beating around the bush when the bush is just a bare stump at this point."

-Naz Kutub, The Loophole

"I’d like to think if you can’t really afford to have one family, why be so horny as to have another?"

-Naz Kutub, The Loophole

Cover of Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min

21. Beating Heart Baby

By: Lio Min

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Lio Min’s Beating Heart Baby is a love letter to internet friendships, anime, and indie rock When a… read more

Similar categories in Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby book and Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

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Simon James Green

4.55

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Kacen Callender

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Gabe Cole Novoa

4.19

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