21 best-selling queer books like Forward by Lisa Maas

Cover of Forward by Lisa Maas

Forward

By: Lisa Maas

3.56

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

Forward is a life-affirming LGBTQ graphic novel about two women, both of whom are unable to move "f…

If you liked the queer plot in Forward by Lisa Maas , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Spinning by Tillie Walden

1. Spinning

By: Tillie Walden

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Poignant and captivating, Ignatz Award winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir, Spinning, ca… read more

Similar categories in Tillie Walden's Spinning book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
"I never ignored the fact that I was attracted to them. I had known I was gay since I was 5. Now I was almost 12. A teacher's aide had shown me how to hold your sleeve when you put your jacket on. I s…"

-Tillie Walden, Spinning

Cover of Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine

2. Shortcomings

By: Adrian Tomine

3.20

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

FROM THE PREEMINENT CARTOONIST OF HIS GENERATION, THE MOST ANTICIPATED GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2007 Shortc… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tomine's Shortcomings book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction

3. Calling Dr. Laura

By: Nicole J. Georges

4.12

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

When Nicole Georges was two years old, her family told her that her father was dead. When she was t… read more

Similar categories in Nicole J. Georges's Calling Dr. Laura book and Lisa Maas's Forward

4. Hi-Fi Fight Club

By: Carly Usdin

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

When Chris joins the staff at her local record store, she's surprised to find out that her co-worke… read more

Similar categories in Carly Usdin's Hi-Fi Fight Club book and Lisa Maas's Forward

Cover of Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier

5. Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

By: Crystal Frasier

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A sweet, queer teen romance perfect for fans of Fence and Check, Please!Annie is a smart, antisocia… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Frasier's Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
"Oh? You're held to a different standard because of others' preconceptions?"

-Crystal Frasier, Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

Cover of Keeping Two by Jordan Crane

6. Keeping Two

By: Jordan Crane

3.61

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

20 years in the making, the long-awaited graphic novel masterpiece from acclaimed cartoonist Jordan… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Crane's Keeping Two book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • romance
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

7. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

By: Mariko Tamaki

3.86

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

All Freddy Riley wants is for Laura Dean to stop breaking up with her. The day they got together… read more

Similar categories in Mariko Tamaki's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
"Have faith in yourself to know what's right for you. Whatever answer you need, it's inside you somewhere."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"It's true that giving can be a part of love. But, contrary to popular belief, love should never take from you, Freddy."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"Of course, I know there are LGBTQIA activists out there who fought for centuries for me to have the right to fuck up like this"

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

"Polyamorous or monogamous, your love should be a thing that brings something to you. It’s true that giving can be a part of love, but contrary to popular belief, your love should never take from you."

-Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Cover of Roaming by Jillian Tamaki

8. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's Roaming book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll

9. A Guest in the House

By: Emily Carroll

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this graphic novel by Emily Carroll, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to discover a dar… read more

Similar categories in Emily Carroll's A Guest in the House book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
"I don’t sleep for days after seeing her. And when I finally do, my dreams are tangled, dripping things."

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"I used to dream of dragons. I would find them, panting, pacing. Sung inside damp caverns. When I lived through them they would release their riches in a stinking swell of gore and glittering jewels…a…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"At night, every noise could be her. I know she’s here now, right now, even though she won’t show herself to me. (I tried to find her the other night, down by the front door like before, but nothing c…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"David tells me the first week they lived here, Crystal had nightmares about the attic, about things dripping down from it at night. She would stop crying until he put a lock on it. There’d been anima…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

Cover of Mimosa: A Graphic Novel by Archie Bongiovanni

10. Mimosa: A Graphic Novel

By: Archie Bongiovanni

3.73

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Archie Bongiovanni, the comics artist behind the award-winning hit A Quick and Easy Guide to They/T… read more

Similar categories in Archie Bongiovanni's Mimosa: A Graphic Novel book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy

11. Huda F Are You?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

From the creator of Yes, I'm Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Are You? book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
"Use your hijab, woman! Cover that forehead!"

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

"I swear if we end up getting joint weddings, we're running away."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

Cover of Coven: A Graphic Novel by Jennifer Dugan

12. Coven: A Graphic Novel

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.74

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Emsy has always lived in sunny California, and she'd much rather spend her days surfing with her fr… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Coven: A Graphic Novel book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Hollow by Shannon Watters

13. Hollow

By: Shannon Watters

4.02

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

From Shannon Watters, the co-creator of the bestselling worldwide phenomenon Lumberjanes, and co-wr… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Watters's Hollow book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Times I Knew I Was Gay by Eleanor Crewes

14. The Times I Knew I Was Gay

By: Eleanor Crewes

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ellie always had questions about who she was and how she fit in. As a girl, she wore black, obsesse… read more

Similar categories in Eleanor Crewes's The Times I Knew I Was Gay book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Transitions - Journal d'Anne Marbot by Élodie Durand

15. 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 Lisa Maas's Forward

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Stone Fruit by Lee Lai

16. Stone Fruit

By: Lee Lai

4.06

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Bron and Ray are a queer couple who enjoy their role as the fun weirdo aunties to Ray’s niece, six-… read more

Similar categories in Lee Lai's Stone Fruit book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Paper Planes by Jennie Wood

17. Paper Planes

By: Jennie Wood

3.66

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

After a life altering incident, Dylan and Leighton are sent to a summer camp for troubled youth. Ca… read more

Similar categories in Jennie Wood's Paper Planes book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Luisa: Now and Then by Carole Maurel

18. Luisa: Now and Then

By: Carole Maurel

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

At 32, Luisa encounters her 15-year-old self in this sensitive, bold story about self-acceptance an… read more

Similar categories in Carole Maurel's Luisa: Now and Then book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks by David Gibbins

19. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

By: David Gibbins

3.44

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human … read more

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Cover of Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman

20. Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

By: Melanie Gillman

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, femini… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Gillman's Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Mall Goth by Kate Leth

21. Mall Goth

By: Kate Leth

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me gets a Y2K twist in this coming-of-age young adult graphic nov… read more

Similar categories in Kate Leth's Mall Goth book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
"Oh mall... at least you're always here for me"

-Kate Leth, Mall Goth

Cover of Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel by Jessica  Walton

22. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel

By: Jessica Walton

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Walton's Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

23. Belle of the Ball

By: Mari Costa

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love trian… read more

Similar categories in Mari Costa's Belle of the Ball book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel by Ananth Hirsh

24. Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel

By: Ananth Hirsh

3.37

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A human and human-presenting AI slowly become friends—and maybe more—in this moving YA graphic nove… read more

Similar categories in Ananth Hirsh's Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Planeta Manga: Just Friends by Ana Oncina

25. Planeta Manga: Just Friends

By: Ana Oncina

3.85

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Un manga del Universo Planeta Manga creado por Ana Oncina. Al fin ha llegado el verano y Erika que… read more

Similar categories in Ana Oncina's Planeta Manga: Just Friends book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of A Career in Books: A Novel about Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun by Kate Gavino

26. A Career in Books: A Novel about Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun

By: Kate Gavino

3.92

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A Career in Books is a graphic novel for everyone who's wanted to work with books and had no idea w… read more

Similar categories in Kate Gavino's A Career in Books: A Novel about Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Cosmoknights, Vol. 2 (Cosmoknights, #2) by Hannah Templer

27. Cosmoknights, Vol. 2 (Cosmoknights, #2)

By: Hannah Templer

4.57

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Escape was just the beginning. The sensational "gays in space" webcomic/graphic novel returns, with… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Templer's Cosmoknights, Vol. 2 (Cosmoknights, #2) book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of 17776: What football will look like in the future by Jon Bois

28. 17776: What football will look like in the future

By: Jon Bois

4.68

Format: None pages, None

17776, also known as What Football Will Look Like in the Future, is a serialized speculative fictio… read more

Similar categories in Jon Bois's 17776: What football will look like in the future book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
"Now they are resting in a moment that will last until the end of time."

-Jon Bois, 17776: What football will look like in the future

"Who was it who said, uh, “even if life is forever, each moment of it is a miracle?"

-Jon Bois, 17776: What football will look like in the future

"That terror wasn't natural. No other creature in the universe woke up every morning knowing it was guaranteed to die one day. Just us."

-Jon Bois, 17776: What football will look like in the future

"I wonder if there's a single place in the whole world that's never had a story. I bet not. I just about guarantee you there's no places like that in America. Every little square of it, every place yo…"

-Jon Bois, 17776: What football will look like in the future

Cover of The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories by Rumi Hara

29. The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories

By: Rumi Hara

3.41

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

An immigrant weaves a new, surreal Americana, complete with bubblegum fights and bomb queens.Rarely… read more

Similar categories in Rumi Hara's The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Blood City Rollers by V.P. Anderson

30. Blood City Rollers

By: V.P. Anderson

3.64

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Skates on. Fangs out. Let’s roll. This perfectly paranormal graphic novel about a 13-year-old ice s… read more

Similar categories in V.P. Anderson's Blood City Rollers book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Forward by Lisa Maas

31. Forward

By: Lisa Maas

3.56

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

Forward is a life-affirming LGBTQ graphic novel about two women, both of whom are unable to move "f… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Maas's Forward book and Lisa Maas's Forward

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • canada
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • queer lit
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer

28 must-read graphic novels books like Forward by Lisa Maas

Transform Your Habits

Spinning

Tillie Walden

3.89

Transform Your Habits

Shortcomings

Adrian Tomine

3.20

Transform Your Habits

Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

Crystal Frasier

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Keeping Two

Jordan Crane

3.61

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15 best-selling fiction books like Mimosa: A Graphic Novel by Archie Bongiovanni

Transform Your Habits

Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Transform Your Habits

A Guest in the House

Emily Carroll

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Boys Weekend

Mattie Lubchansky

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Mimosa: A Graphic Novel

Archie Bongiovanni

3.73

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