11 Top queer books like Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke

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Broughtupsy

By: Christina Cooke

3.49

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

At once cinematic yet intimate, Broughtupsy is an enthralling debut novel about a young Jamaican wo…

If you liked the queer plot in Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Exhibit by R.O. Kwon

1. Exhibit

By: R.O. Kwon

3.24

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author R. O. Kwon, an exhilarating, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between… read more

Similar categories in R.O. Kwon's Exhibit book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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2. City of Laughter

By: Temim Fruchter

3.78

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A rich and riveting debut spanning four generations of Eastern European Jewish women bound by blood… read more

Similar categories in Temim Fruchter's City of Laughter book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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3. Memory Piece

By: Lisa Ko

3.22

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the early 1980s, Giselle Chin, Jackie Ong, and Ellen Ng are three teenagers drawn together by th… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Ko's Memory Piece book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The physicality of making things, the performance, temporarily displaced how stuck she felt, in this particular body, family, town, time."

-Lisa Ko, Memory Piece

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4. The Blueprint

By: Rae Giana Rashad

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A captivating debut exploring power imbalances, bodily autonomy, love, and the generational legacy … read more

Similar categories in Rae Giana Rashad's The Blueprint book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. A Good Happy Girl

By: Marissa Higgins

3.01

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, surprising, and immersive read about a young professional woman pursuing an emotionally… read more

Similar categories in Marissa Higgins's A Good Happy Girl book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • queer lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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6. We Were the Universe

By: Kimberly King Parsons

3.68

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A young mother, in denial after the death of her sister, navigates the dizzying landscapes of desir… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly King Parsons's We Were the Universe book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"It’s an unusual question, though not as unusual as you might think amongst women who have had children. Once you’ve been slit open by a surgeon or taken a shit in a birthing tub, a whole glittering w…"

-Kimberly King Parsons, We Were the Universe

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7. Fruit of the Dead

By: Rachel Lyon

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An electric contemporary reimagining of the myth of Persephone and Demeter set over the course of o… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Lyon's Fruit of the Dead book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Green Frog: Stories

By: Gina Chung

4.14

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A short story collection that explores Korean American womanhood, bodies, animals, and transformati… read more

Similar categories in Gina Chung's Green Frog: Stories book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. Behind You

By: Catherine Hernandez

4.04

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

As terror grips a city, a young girl faces danger closer to home and chilling memories that last a … read more

Similar categories in Catherine Hernandez's Behind You book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • canada
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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10. The Mother Act

By: Heidi Reimer

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Set against the sparkling backdrop of the theater world, this propulsive debut follows the complica… read more

Similar categories in Heidi Reimer's The Mother Act book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. The Stone Home

By: Crystal Hana Kim

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner of South Korean… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Hana Kim's The Stone Home book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. The American Daughters

By: Maurice Carlos Ruffin

3.61

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical novel about a spirited young girl who joins a sisterhood of Black women worki… read more

Similar categories in Maurice Carlos Ruffin's The American Daughters book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. 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 Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • 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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14. 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 Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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15. Mother Doll

By: Katya Apekina

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A kaleidoscopic novel about the shadow of trauma in Russian history that follows four generations o… read more

Similar categories in Katya Apekina's Mother Doll book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Sweetness in the Skin

By: Ishi Robinson

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

“A delightful coming-of-age story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth.”—Charmai… read more

Similar categories in Ishi Robinson's Sweetness in the Skin book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. Wait

By: Gabriella Burnham

3.36

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A young woman reunites with her teenage sister in their childhood home on Nantucket Island after th… read more

Similar categories in Gabriella Burnham's Wait book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere

18. These Letters End in Tears

By: Musih Tedji Xaviere

4.03

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Set in a country where being gay is punishable by law, These Letters End in Tears is the heart-wren… read more

Similar categories in Musih Tedji Xaviere's These Letters End in Tears book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • lesbian
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke

19. Broughtupsy

By: Christina Cooke

3.49

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

At once cinematic yet intimate, Broughtupsy is an enthralling debut novel about a young Jamaican wo… read more

Similar categories in Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

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

20. 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 Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones: A Memoir by Priyanka Mattoo

21. Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones: A Memoir

By: Priyanka Mattoo

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From a wry, insightful, and very funny new voice, here is one woman's peripatetic search for home, … read more

Similar categories in Priyanka Mattoo's Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones: A Memoir book and Christina Cooke's Broughtupsy

  • audiobook

20 Top fiction books like Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke

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Temim Fruchter

3.78

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3.22

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Rae Giana Rashad

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Anna Dorn

4.06

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All Fours

Miranda July

3.81

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Exhibit

R.O. Kwon

3.24

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Rufi Thorpe

3.97

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