15 Top queer books like The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by N.D. Stevenson

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The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

By: N.D. Stevenson

4.02

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

From N.D. Stevenson, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Nimona, comes a captivati…

"Ï'm learning to put away the diamond exterior and let people get close again. To be good up close instead of from a distance. I'm letting myself be happy."

-N.D. Stevenson, The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

"Ï'm learning to put away the diamond exterior and let people get close again. To be good up close instead of from a distance. I'm letting myself be happy."

-N.D. Stevenson, The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

If you liked the queer plot in The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by N.D. Stevenson , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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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 N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • 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 This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

2. This One Summer

By: Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.69

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

Every summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It's their getaway, th… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's This One Summer book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
"Don't worry about any of this stuff, okay? It's all just adult junk that doesn't mean anything."

-Jillian Tamaki, This One Summer

3. The Witch Boy

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

3.26

Format: 32 pages,

In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to … read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Witch Boy book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

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4. The Magic Fish

By: Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it mig… read more

Similar categories in Trung Le Nguyen's The Magic Fish book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • queer
  • lgbt
"To me, language is a map to help you figure out where you are. If you can't read the map, you're lost"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

"The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning. And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

Cover of The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by N.D. Stevenson

5. The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

By: N.D. Stevenson

4.02

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

From N.D. Stevenson, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Nimona, comes a captivati… read more

Similar categories in N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Ï'm learning to put away the diamond exterior and let people get close again. To be good up close instead of from a distance. I'm letting myself be happy."

-N.D. Stevenson, The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

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6. Are You Listening?

By: Tillie Walden

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Bea is on the run. And then, she runs into Lou. This chance encounter sends them on a journey th… read more

Similar categories in Tillie Walden's Are You Listening? book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • queer
  • lgbt
"Everyone everything has potential for magic. You just gotta be standing somewhere in the world and in the body that lets you see it."

-Tillie Walden, Are You Listening?

"Mom. It's too hot out. Can't we skip today? We could walk twice tomorrow...' 'We have to, Lou. We have to move every day, even when we don't want to."

-Tillie Walden, Are You Listening?

"When something horrible happens, or something amazing...really, anything that's big, it makes you feel like mountains could shatter, or the sky could disappear...you know what I'm talking about? Well…"

-Tillie Walden, Are You Listening?

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7. 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 N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
  • queer
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8. In Limbo

By: Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story—and a coming home stor… read more

Similar categories in Deb J.J. Lee's In Limbo book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
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9. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By: Deya Muniz

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the place… read more

Similar categories in Deya Muniz's The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • queer
  • lgbt
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10. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

Similar categories in Theo Parish's Homebody book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • queer
  • lgbt
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

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11. 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 N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
  • queer
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12. 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

Similar categories in Wendy Xu's The Infinity Particle book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
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13. Galaxy: The Prettiest Star

By: Jadzia Axelrod

4.10

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

It takes strength to live as your true self, and one alien princess disguised as a human boy is abo… read more

Similar categories in Jadzia Axelrod's Galaxy: The Prettiest Star book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • graphic novels
  • queer
  • lgbt
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14. Everything Is OK

By: Debbie Tung

4.31

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant col… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Tung's Everything Is OK book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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15. The Girl from the Sea

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first lov… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • graphic novels
  • queer
  • lgbt
"Sometimes plans must change, my love."

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"*creepy ghost whispers* morgan... THAT'S IT SHE'S DEAD"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"Sometimes you have to let your life get messy. That's how you get to the good parts"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

Cover of Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) by Lewis Hancox

16. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the … read more

Similar categories in Lewis Hancox's Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of Witchlight by Jessi Zabarsky

17. Witchlight

By: Jessi Zabarsky

3.52

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Jessi Zabarsky's lushly illustrated shoujo-adventure comic that introduces Lelek the witch as she b… read more

Similar categories in Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics by The Kao

18. 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 N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing

19. Fine: A Comic About Gender

By: Rhea Ewing

4.28

Format: 319 pages, Paperback

Washington Post • 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2022 A vibrant and informative debut with “great doc… read more

Similar categories in Rhea Ewing's Fine: A Comic About Gender book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Gender affects everybody, so whether you're trans or not, gender is fucking you up. -Jac, 2013"

-Rhea Ewing, Fine: A Comic About Gender

Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

20. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • graphic novels
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Bex Ollerton

21. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

By: Bex Ollerton

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more

Similar categories in Bex Ollerton's Sensory: Life on the Spectrum book and N.D. Stevenson's The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adult

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Transform Your Habits

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N.D. Stevenson

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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Mimosa: A Graphic Novel

Archie Bongiovanni

3.73

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Everything Is OK

Debbie Tung

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Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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A Guest in the House

Emily Carroll

4.06

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Mattie Lubchansky

4.03

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