7 Best queer books like We Could Be Rats by Emily R. Austin

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We Could Be Rats

By: Emily R. Austin

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A moving story about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and th…

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1. Perfume & Pain

By: Anna Dorn

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A controversial Los Angeles author attempts to revive her career and finally find true love in this… read more

Similar categories in Anna Dorn's Perfume & Pain book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • lesbian
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"I sit down wanting to write the great lesbian love story, but wacko bitches just keep coming out."

-Anna Dorn, Perfume & Pain

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2. The Eyes Are the Best Part

By: Monika Kim

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of mu… read more

Similar categories in Monika Kim's The Eyes Are the Best Part book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. American Rapture

By: C.J. Leede

4.51

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A virus is spreading across America, transforming the infected and making them feral with lust. Sop… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Leede's American Rapture book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
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4. Banal Nightmare

By: Halle Butler

3.64

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A ferocious novel by one of the boldest voices in American fiction and the author of The New Me, th… read more

Similar categories in Halle Butler's Banal Nightmare book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
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5. Please Stop Trying to Leave Me

By: Alana Saab

4.06

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A debut novel about love, family, queerness, and losing your mind in the modern world marks the arr… read more

Similar categories in Alana Saab's Please Stop Trying to Leave Me book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • lesbian
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Today, if someone asked me what, if not a bird, if not fire, is love to me, I would most likely say, surrender."

-Alana Saab, Please Stop Trying to Leave Me

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6. Shred Sisters

By: Betsy Lerner

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A wry and riveting debut novel about family, mental illness, and a hard-won path between two sister… read more

Similar categories in Betsy Lerner's Shred Sisters book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. The Ending Fire (The Ending Fire Trilogy, #3)

By: Saara El-Arifi

4.35

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Rebellions are like fires—something needs to burn to make a flame. Return to the Wardens’ Empire in… read more

Similar categories in Saara El-Arifi's The Ending Fire (The Ending Fire Trilogy, #3) book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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8. Private Rites

By: Julia Armfield

3.92

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, c… read more

Similar categories in Julia Armfield's Private Rites book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • lesbian
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"To be misunderstood is one thing, but the curious hostility of a sibling's approach lies less in what they miss than in the strange backdated nature of the things they choose to know. A person can be…"

-Julia Armfield, Private Rites

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9. Good Dirt

By: Charmaine Wilkerson

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy… read more

Similar categories in Charmaine Wilkerson's Good Dirt book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. This Book Will Bury Me

By: Ashley Winstead

4.71

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and Midnight is the Darkest Hour comes a… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Winstead's This Book Will Bury Me book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • adult
  • fiction
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11. Rest Stop

By: Nat Cassidy

4.69

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A young musician finds himself locked inside a gas station bathroom in the middle of the night by a… read more

Similar categories in Nat Cassidy's Rest Stop book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. What It's Like in Words

By: Eliza Moss

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Eliza Moss's intoxicating debut novel is a dark, intense, and compelling account of what happens wh… read more

Similar categories in Eliza Moss's What It's Like in Words book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. She's Always Hungry: Stories

By: Eliza Clark

3.94

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

From Eliza Clark, the author of the brilliant novels Boy Parts and Penance and one of Granta’s Best… read more

Similar categories in Eliza Clark's She's Always Hungry: Stories book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of We Could Be Rats by Emily R. Austin

14. We Could Be Rats

By: Emily R. Austin

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A moving story about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and th… read more

Similar categories in Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • lesbian
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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15. Woo Woo

By: Ella Baxter

3.50

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling and eccentric novel about what it means to make art as a woman, and about the powerful … read more

Similar categories in Ella Baxter's Woo Woo book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. The Three Lives of Cate Kay

By: Kate Fagan

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets First Lie Wins in this electric, voice-driven debut novel a… read more

Similar categories in Kate Fagan's The Three Lives of Cate Kay book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • lesbian
  • adult fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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17. Promise Me Sunshine

By: Cara Bastone

4.48

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Grieving the loss of her best friend, a young woman’s life is turned upside down when she meets a … read more

Similar categories in Cara Bastone's Promise Me Sunshine book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. You Between the Lines

By: Katie Naymon

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A former sorority girl starts a prestigious poetry MFA program only to discover that one of her fel… read more

Similar categories in Katie Naymon's You Between the Lines book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Sugar

By: Mia Ballard

4.24

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

Love, betrayal, murder, and witchcraft. When 35-year-old Satara Stratton discovers her husband Dea… read more

Similar categories in Mia Ballard's Sugar book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

20. Fable for the End of the World

By: Ava Reid

4.18

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The Last of Us meets The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in this standalone dystopian romance about … read more

Similar categories in Ava Reid's Fable for the End of the World book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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21. Back After This

By: Linda Holmes

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A podcast producer agrees to host a new series about modern dating—but will the show jeopardize her… read more

Similar categories in Linda Holmes's Back After This book and Emily R. Austin's We Could Be Rats

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

21 Best fiction books like We Could Be Rats by Emily R. Austin

Transform Your Habits

Perfume & Pain

Anna Dorn

4.06

Transform Your Habits

The Eyes Are the Best Part

Monika Kim

3.89

Transform Your Habits

American Rapture

C.J. Leede

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Banal Nightmare

Halle Butler

3.64

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19 best-selling fiction books like Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner

Transform Your Habits

Perfume & Pain

Anna Dorn

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Private Rites

Julia Armfield

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Whale Fall

Elizabeth O'Connor

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Women and Children First

Alina Grabowski

3.38

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