19 Best fiction books like The Pole and Whistle by George Moor

The Pole and Whistle

By: George Moor

4.47

Format: None pages, Paperback

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Cover of Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day by Peter Ackroyd

1. Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day

By: Peter Ackroyd

3.34

Format: 247 pages, ebook

*** A Sunday Times Bestseller *** In Queer City Peter Ackroyd looks at London in a whole new way… read more

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"The love that dares not speak its name has never stopped talking."

-Peter Ackroyd, Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day

"Sexuality was a fluid, infinitely malleable and indefinite condition. It permeated the streets of London like the smell of pies and sweetmeats."

-Peter Ackroyd, Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day

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2. The Story of the Night

By: Colm Tóibín

4.16

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of Brooklynand The Master, a powerful, brave, and moving novel set in… read more

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3. Grief is the Thing with Feathers

By: Max Porter

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their … read more

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4. Strangers

By: Taichi Yamada , None

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Set in the great human maelstrom of Tokyo, Strangersis a thinking man's ghost story. When Harada, a… read more

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5. Queer

By: William S. Burroughs

3.84

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, "Queer" is an enigma - both an unflinching … read more

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6. Dancer from the Dance

By: Andrew Holleran

3.84

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

One of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic r… read more

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7. Jamaica Inn

By: Daphne du Maurier

3.89

Format: 320 pages, ebook

The coachman tried to warn her away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coas… read more

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"For the sake of your bright eyes, Jem Merlyn."

-Daphne du Maurier, Jamaica Inn

"I like the look of you and the feel of you, and that's enough for any man. It ought to be enough for a woman too."

-Daphne du Maurier, Jamaica Inn

"Roads? Who spoke of roads? We go by the moor and the hills, and tread granite and heather as the Druids did before us."

-Daphne du Maurier, Jamaica Inn

"She was a woman, and for no reason in heaven or earth she loved him. He had kissed her, and she was bound to him for ever."

-Daphne du Maurier, Jamaica Inn

8. The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World

By: Alan Downs

4.24

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

The gay male world today is characterized by seductive beauty, artful creativity, flamboyant sexual… read more

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Cover of Bad Gays: A Homosexual History by Huw Lemmey

9. Bad Gays: A Homosexual History

By: Huw Lemmey

3.55

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Too many popular histories seek to establish heroes, pioneers and martyrs but as Huw Lemmey and Ben… read more

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10. Close to Home

By: Michael Magee

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

While growing up in West Belfast, Sean does every­thing he's supposed to do. He works hard, he stud… read more

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11. The House of Doors

By: Tan Twan Eng

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding novel about love and betrayal, colonialism and revolution, storytelling and redempti… read more

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"Money's the sixth sense. If you don't have it, you can't make … the most of the other five."

-Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors

"I feel that when I travel I can change myself a little, and I return from a journey not quite the same self I was."

-Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors

"That night, side by side, we drifted among the galaxies of sea-stars, while far, far above us the asterisks of light marked out the footnotes on the page of eternity."

-Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors

"All of us will be forgotten eventually. Like a wave on the ocean, leaving no trace that it had once existed.' He shook his head. 'We will be remembered through our stories."

-Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors

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12. In Memoriam

By: Alice Winn

4.53

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

A haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during a time of war. It'… read more

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"It’s intimate."

-Alice Winn, In Memoriam

"Call me Sidney,"

-Alice Winn, In Memoriam

"Where’s the rest of it?"

-Alice Winn, In Memoriam

"Do you believe in magic?"

-Alice Winn, In Memoriam

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13. The Whale Tattoo

By: Jon Ransom

3.75

Format: None pages, None

Cruelly beautiful, utterly authentic – introducing a searingly talented new Queer writer. When a… read more

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Cover of Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan   Love

14. Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out

By: Ryan Love

3.78

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When 79-year-old Arthur Edwards gathers his family together to share some important news, no one is… read more

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Cover of Pity by Andrew McMillan

15. Pity

By: Andrew McMillan

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

The town was once a hub of industry. A place where men toiled underground in darkness, picking and … read more

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16. Swimming in the Dark

By: Tomasz Jedrowski

4.26

Format: 191 pages, Hardcover

Set in early 1980s Poland against the violent decline of communism, a tender and passionate story o… read more

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"Little sparks cause fires too."

-Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark

"I avoided you, so that you couldn’t avoid me."

-Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark

"Selfish. Growing into yourself is nothing but that."

-Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark

"See it as a game– everyone knows the rules. And if you can’t change them, there’s no point in worrying."

-Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark

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17. One Love

By: Matt Cain

3.76

Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition

Two men. Twenty years of friendship. One love. 2002. Danny arrives at Manchester University dete… read more

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Cover of Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10) by Armistead Maupin

18. Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10)

By: Armistead Maupin

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The tenth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Franci… read more

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Cover of Oh Miriam!: Stories from an Extraordinary Life by Miriam Margolyes

19. Oh Miriam!: Stories from an Extraordinary Life

By: Miriam Margolyes

4.08

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

'Oh Miriam! risks the curse of the sequel, and pulls it off . . . A force of nature, a tour de farc… read more

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20. The Wrong Sister

By: Claire Douglas

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Tasha has always felt in the shadow of her older sister, Alice. Their lifestyles couldn't be more d… read more

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Cover of Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna

21. Evenings and Weekends

By: Oisín McKenna

3.96

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Sally Rooney and Torrey Peters, a taut and profoundly moving debut that follows a cast … read more

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Cover of 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell

22. 100 Boyfriends

By: Brontez Purnell

3.76

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

An irreverent, sensitive, and inimitable look at gay dysfunction through the eyes of a cult hero … read more

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"You never stop looking like art to me"

-Brontez Purnell, 100 Boyfriends

"I, being what one therapist jokingly referred to as a “clinical sex addict,"

-Brontez Purnell, 100 Boyfriends

"I had fucked enough boys with Catholic damage to know that if he's wearing a crucifix, he's definitely a ho."

-Brontez Purnell, 100 Boyfriends

"My only desire is to be desired. I feel like the whole equation cancels itself out and what it really means is I have no will—I can (at will) rip out all sense of self just so a boy can have one more…"

-Brontez Purnell, 100 Boyfriends

Cover of Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H.

23. Hijab Butch Blues

By: Lamya H.

4.48

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from storie… read more

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"Sort of?"

-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues

"Queer indispensability?"

-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues

"I feel tired. Or reckless. Or maybe brave."

-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues

"I want to figure her out, this girl, and I want to know everything about her."

-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues

Cover of Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise by Jack Parlett

24. Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise

By: Jack Parlett

3.78

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

* A Town and Country Must-Read Book of Summer * *A BUZZFEED BEST BOOK OF JUNE* *A Washington Post… read more

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25. Blessings

By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, s… read more

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Cover of Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony  Santorella

26. Bored Gay Werewolf

By: Tony Santorella

3.53

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Brian, an aimless slacker, works doubles at his shift job, forgets to clean his room and lays about… read more

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27. Straight Jacket

By: Matthew Todd

3.93

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

'This is an essential read for every gay person on the planet' - Elton John WINNER BOYZ BEST LGB… read more

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"Love is fundamentally pivotal to the survival of all human beings."

-Matthew Todd, Straight Jacket

"Your spirituality is simply the positive, loving side of yourself, the energy of joy and togetherness. It's the feeling you have when your dog bounds up wagging its tail, or the biggest laugh you hav…"

-Matthew Todd, Straight Jacket

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28. The Male Gazed

By: Manuel Betancourt

3.52

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Featuring deep dives into thirst traps, drag queens, Antonio Banderas, and telenovelas—all in the s… read more

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Cover of We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1) by Richard Osman

29. We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1)

By: Richard Osman

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve... Steve Whe… read more

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Cover of The Betrayal of Thomas True by A.J.  West

30. The Betrayal of Thomas True

By: A.J. West

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

It is the year 1710, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One … read more

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31. The Pole and Whistle

By: George Moor

4.47

Format: None pages, Paperback

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16 best-selling fiction books like 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell

Transform Your Habits

The Sluts

Dennis Cooper

3.79

Transform Your Habits

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions

Larry Mitchell , Ned Asta

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Faggots

Reynolds Price , Larry Kramer

4.26

Transform Your Habits

What Belongs to You

Garth Greenwell

4.29

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