10 must-read queer books like Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust

Cover of Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust

Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

By: Mercury Stardust

4.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller Don’t panic—Mercury Stardust, AKA The Trans Handy Ma’am is here to he…

If you liked the queer plot in Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU by Cory Silverberg, Fiona Smyth

1. Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU

By: Cory Silverberg , Fiona Smyth

4.47

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender … read more

Similar categories in Cory Silverberg's Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU book and Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
  • queer
"Has anyone ever told you that you can't judge a book by its cover? It means you can't tell what's inside a book if all you know is what it looks like on the outside. Bodies are kind of like books. Ea…"

-Cory Silverberg, Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU

"Words are important. Like all words, the words we use to describe ourselves and our relationships can be used by others in ways that help us and in ways that hurt us. It helps when we get to choose w…"

-Cory Silverberg, Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU

2. The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror

By: None

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

From Mallory Ortberg comes a collection of darkly mischievous stories based on classic fairy tales.… read more

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3. Dreams from the Witch House: Female Voices of Lovecraftian Horror

By: Caitlín R. Kiernan , Joyce Carol Oates , Storm Constantine , Gemma Files , Lois H. Gresh , Nancy Kilpatrick , Elizabeth Bear , Sarah Monette , Molly Tanzer , None , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

Featuring stories from Joyce Carol Oates, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Molly Tanzer, Lois H. Gresh, Nancy Ki… read more

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Cover of Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky

4. Boys Weekend

By: Mattie Lubchansky

4.03

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning cartoonist and editor at The Nib, a hilarious trans-"final girl" horror grap… read more

Similar categories in Mattie Lubchansky's Boys Weekend book and Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • adult
  • lgbt
  • transgender
  • queer
Cover of The Infinity Particle by Wendy  Xu

5. The Infinity Particle

By: Wendy Xu

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inve… read more

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Cover of Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis

6. Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s

By: B. Dylan Hollis

4.47

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A decade-by-decade cookbook that highlights the best (and a few of the worst) baking recipes from t… read more

Similar categories in B. Dylan Hollis's Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s book and Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of 100 Morning Treats: With Muffins, Rolls, Biscuits, Sweet and Savory Breakfast Breads, and More by Sarah Kieffer

7. 100 Morning Treats: With Muffins, Rolls, Biscuits, Sweet and Savory Breakfast Breads, and More

By: Sarah Kieffer

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A Bon Appetit' s Best Cookbooks of Spring 2023 * A Forbes Best Cookbooks of Spring 2023 From Sarah… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Momma Cusses by Gwenna Laithland

8. Momma Cusses

By: Gwenna Laithland

4.40

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Join the millions of fans who love Momma Cusses, TikTok’s #1 Parenting Unexpert! There are lots … read more

Similar categories in Gwenna Laithland's Momma Cusses book and Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"My mom raised me the best way she could with the tools she had available. I asked her once if she found being a single mom harder than being a not-single mom. "Just because I was married to your fath…"

-Gwenna Laithland, Momma Cusses

Cover of The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel

9. The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook

By: Chelsea Monroe-Cassel

4.51

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Feast your way through Skyrim, Morrowind, and Tamriel with The Elder The Official Cookbook . Feas… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of Transitions - Journal d'Anne Marbot by Élodie Durand

10. Transitions - Journal d'Anne Marbot

By: Élodie Durand

4.01

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

" Vous savez, les genres féminin et masculin sont les deux extrêmes d'un état. Chacun est libre de … read more

Similar categories in Élodie Durand's Transitions - Journal d'Anne Marbot book and Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
  • transgender
  • queer
Cover of Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben by Josh Trujillo

11. Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben

By: Josh Trujillo

4.03

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel biography of Baron von Steuben, the soldier, immigrant, and flamboyant homosexual w… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
  • queer
Cover of Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck by McKayla Coyle

12. Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck

By: McKayla Coyle

3.45

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Embrace your inner goblin! Learn to decorate, dress, craft, forage, and live according to the gobli… read more

Similar categories in McKayla Coyle's Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck book and Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • self help
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • reference
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 Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
  • transgender
  • queer
Cover of Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys, #3) by Seanan McGuire

14. Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys, #3)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.07

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Every night, a Moon shines down on the Impossible City… New York Times bestselling author Seanan M… read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys, #3) book and Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • adult
Cover of Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes by Max      Miller

15. Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes

By: Max Miller

4.36

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Begin your very own food journey through the centuries and around the … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
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16. Brooms

By: Jasmine Walls

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Walls's Brooms book and Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • lgbt
  • queer
Cover of Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers (Volume 1) (Hidden Languages) by Jessica Roux

17. Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers (Volume 1) (Hidden Languages)

By: Jessica Roux

4.54

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

A charming, gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia for your favorite romantic, local witch, … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Roux's Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers (Volume 1) (Hidden Languages) book and Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook by Sohla El-Waylly

18. Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook

By: Sohla El-Waylly

4.48

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

Change the way you think about cooking! In this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe devel… read more

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  • reference
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • womens
  • adult
Cover of We Still Belong by Christine  Day

19. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

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Cover of Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology by Amber McBride

20. Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology

By: Amber McBride

4.26

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Starring thirty-seven poets, with contributions from acclaimed authors, including Kwame Alexander, … read more

Similar categories in Amber McBride's Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology book and Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • social justice
Cover of How to Forage for Wild Foods without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 40 Edible Wild Plants by Ellen Zachos

21. How to Forage for Wild Foods without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 40 Edible Wild Plants

By: Ellen Zachos

4.36

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

This on-the-go guide is perfect for new foragers eager to learn about the edible plants they're mos… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
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22. Dear Mothman

By: Robin Gow

4.25

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Poet and author Robin Gow’s moving middle-grade novel in verse Dear Mothman is about a young trans … read more

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  • lgbt
  • transgender
  • queer
Cover of A Guide to Midwestern Conversation by Taylor Kay Phillips

23. A Guide to Midwestern Conversation

By: Taylor Kay Phillips

3.77

Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn (and love) the language of the landlocked in this bitingly funny illustrated guide to the com… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen by Yasmin    Khan

24. Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen

By: Yasmin Khan

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Yasmin Khan unlocks the flavors and fragrances of modern Palestine, from the sun-kissed pomegranate… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust

25. Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

By: Mercury Stardust

4.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller Don’t panic—Mercury Stardust, AKA The Trans Handy Ma’am is here to he… read more

Similar categories in Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair book and Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • self help
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • reference
  • womens
  • adult
  • how to
  • queer
Cover of Misfit Mansion by Kay Davault

26. Misfit Mansion

By: Kay Davault

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends meets Hilda and the Troll in this spooky and sweet middle grade… read more

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"A home for any horror in need - ghosts, monsters, three-headed dragons, you name it."

-Kay Davault, Misfit Mansion

Cover of Let's Make Dumplings!: A Comic Book Cookbook by Hugh Amano

27. Let's Make Dumplings!: A Comic Book Cookbook

By: Hugh Amano

4.37

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

An accessible and easy-to-follow comic book cookbook for bringing Asian dumplings into the home kit… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
Cover of Real Hero Shit by Kendra Wells

28. Real Hero Shit

By: Kendra Wells

4.08

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

The layabout Prince Eugene has decided on a whim that he will be a HERO . . . much to the dismay of… read more

Similar categories in Kendra Wells's Real Hero Shit book and Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

  • adult
  • lgbt
  • queer
Cover of A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home: Housekeeping Hacks You Can't Live Without by Melissa Dilkes Pateras

29. A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home: Housekeeping Hacks You Can't Live Without

By: Melissa Dilkes Pateras

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Everything you need to know about laundry, cleaning, and basic home repairs—from the TikTok star wh… read more

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  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • adult
  • how to
  • self help
Cover of Well Worn: Visible Mending for the Clothes You Love by Skye Pennant

30. Well Worn: Visible Mending for the Clothes You Love

By: Skye Pennant

4.38

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Mend and revive your favorite well-worn garments with this comprehensive guide to visible mending t… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Southern Fried Sass: A Queen's Guide to Cooking, Decorating, and Living Just a Little "Extra" by Ginger Minj

31. Southern Fried Sass: A Queen's Guide to Cooking, Decorating, and Living Just a Little "Extra"

By: Ginger Minj

4.32

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar Ginger Minj shares her favorite recipes, best advice, and wildest stor… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • lgbt

11 must-read adult books like Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust

Transform Your Habits

Boys Weekend

Mattie Lubchansky

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s

B. Dylan Hollis

4.47

Transform Your Habits

Momma Cusses

Gwenna Laithland

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben

Josh Trujillo

4.03

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13 Top contemporary books like Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology by Amber McBride

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Black Girl You Are Atlas

Renée Watson

4.61

Transform Your Habits

Lunar New Year Love Story

Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Homebody

Theo Parish

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid

Ngozi Ukazu

4.12

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