5 Top queer books like Interesting Facts about Space by Emily R. Austin

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Interesting Facts about Space

By: Emily R. Austin

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Enid is obsessed with space. She can tell you all about black holes and their ability to spaghettif…

"It’s actually sort of soothing to think of how massive the universe is, and how I could be snuffed out at any minute. I guess I like tricking my brain into disarming things."

-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space

"It’s actually sort of soothing to think of how massive the universe is, and how I could be snuffed out at any minute. I guess I like tricking my brain into disarming things."

-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space

"I hate my voice. I hate the words I choose. I hate my instincts and the way I think. I hate that I am self-absorbed enough to hate myself in detail. I think I am a bad person. I feel self-loathing so deeply I think if I cracked myself open, I would see the physical manifestation of it calcified in my bones like a geode."

-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space

"I hate my voice. I hate the words I choose. I hate my instincts and the way I think. I hate that I am self-absorbed enough to hate myself in detail. I think I am a bad person. I feel self-loathing so deeply I think if I cracked myself open, I would see the physical manifestation of it calcified in my bones like a geode."

-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space

If you liked the queer plot in Interesting Facts about Space by Emily R. Austin , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Listen for the Lie

By: Amy Tintera

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if… read more

Similar categories in Amy Tintera's Listen for the Lie book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Men say shit,"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"What are you doing here?"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"We were all so repressed in our twenties,"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"Lucy, didn’t you want to be a writer once?"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

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2. 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 Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • literary fiction
  • audiobook
  • 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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3. Margo's Got Money Troubles

By: Rufi Thorpe

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman’s attempt to navigate ad… read more

Similar categories in Rufi Thorpe's Margo's Got Money Troubles book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I’m just saying,"

-Rufi Thorpe, Margo's Got Money Troubles

"I fell into a state that, if not sleep, was sleep adjacent."

-Rufi Thorpe, Margo's Got Money Troubles

"It really makes you wonder, what kind of truth would require this many lies to tell?"

-Rufi Thorpe, Margo's Got Money Troubles

"Who cared about sex, really? When what you needed was someone to talk to in the dark."

-Rufi Thorpe, Margo's Got Money Troubles

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4. Worry

By: Alexandra Tanner

3.36

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Frances Ha meets No One Is Talking About This in a debut that follows two twenty-something siblings… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Tanner's Worry book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • literary fiction
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. The Husbands

By: Holly Gramazio

3.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world … read more

Similar categories in Holly Gramazio's The Husbands book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. Family Family

By: Laurie Frankel

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

“Not all stories of adoption are stories of pain and regret. Not even most of them. Why don’t we ev… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Frankel's Family Family book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"When people thought of mothers, they smelled cookies baking and chocolate melting. But actual mothers got shit for giving their kids too much sugar. When people thought of mothers, they thought soft …"

-Laurie Frankel, Family Family

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7. Interesting Facts about Space

By: Emily R. Austin

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Enid is obsessed with space. She can tell you all about black holes and their ability to spaghettif… read more

Similar categories in Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • literary fiction
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"It’s actually sort of soothing to think of how massive the universe is, and how I could be snuffed out at any minute. I guess I like tricking my brain into disarming things."

-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space

"I hate my voice. I hate the words I choose. I hate my instincts and the way I think. I hate that I am self-absorbed enough to hate myself in detail. I think I am a bad person. I feel self-loathing so…"

-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space

"I doubt it's possible to have a baby and not imagine what you want for it. If I were to ever fall pregnant, I would wonder what the sex of the baby is. Celebrations that center expectations around ge…"

-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space

"I wear the mask of a well mannered distant relative. A young lady who crosses her legs at the ankles and laughs at banal jokes. That is a new character for me however. I have not mastered her yet. I …"

-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space

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8. Greta & Valdin

By: Rebecca K. Reilly

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible and bighearted international bestseller that follows a brother and sister as they n… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca K. Reilly's Greta & Valdin book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • literary fiction
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"I wonder what plant I would be, if I were a plant. Maybe something with big leaves that droop sulkily if not provided with the exact right amount of water and light."

-Rebecca K. Reilly, Greta & Valdin

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9. The Ministry of Time

By: Kaliane Bradley

3.62

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the natu… read more

Similar categories in Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"And then when she was given a second chance, she caught the sword and came up singing."

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

"You'll have lived through heat waves by now, and you'll know that they make time go utterly Dali clocks."

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

"What was it like, to be the only one who came back? The only one who still had a body to touch, to hurt, to yearn with? The last one still able to die?"

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

"He was here, by and with and in my body. He lives in me like trauma does. If you ever fall in love, you’ll be a person who was in love for the rest of your life."

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

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10. Ready or Not

By: Cara Bastone

4.02

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A surprise pregnancy leads to even more life-changing revelations in this heartfelt, slow-burn, fri… read more

Similar categories in Cara Bastone's Ready or Not book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Here We Go Again

By: Alison Cochrun

4.17

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The author of Kiss Her Once for Me returns with a new queer rom-com following once childhood best f… read more

Similar categories in Alison Cochrun's Here We Go Again book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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12. Shark Heart

By: Emily Habeck

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

For Lewis and Wren, their first year of marriage is also their last. A few weeks after their weddin… read more

Similar categories in Emily Habeck's Shark Heart book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"What if magic is just mislabeled peace?"

-Emily Habeck, Shark Heart

"What a privilege it was to mark time with the sun."

-Emily Habeck, Shark Heart

"Lewis, you've told me so much about Wren, sometimes I think I miss her, too."

-Emily Habeck, Shark Heart

"What a tragedy it is, being a woman. I would rather be a million other things."

-Emily Habeck, Shark Heart

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13. I Hope This Finds You Well

By: Natalie Sue

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this wildly funny and heartwarming office comedy, an admin worker accidentally gains access to h… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Sue's I Hope This Finds You Well book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"All the shit inside me hardens."

-Natalie Sue, I Hope This Finds You Well

"Shit. This is already a toothpaste-out-of-the-tube situation."

-Natalie Sue, I Hope This Finds You Well

"You can't legally brag about your son since you named him "Carl"."

-Natalie Sue, I Hope This Finds You Well

"He nods and names everyone he passes like the damn president of Clown Town."

-Natalie Sue, I Hope This Finds You Well

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14. Annie Bot

By: Sierra Greer

3.83

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner, Doug. Designed to satisfy h… read more

Similar categories in Sierra Greer's Annie Bot book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. The Return of Ellie Black

By: Emiko Jean

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life is turned upside down when she gets the call Ellie Black, a girl w… read more

Similar categories in Emiko Jean's The Return of Ellie Black book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"you cannot save yourself from heartbreak. You cannot save yourself from grief."

-Emiko Jean, The Return of Ellie Black

"When you study what you’ve been through, what happened to you, it loses its power, and then you have a choice: stay or move on."

-Emiko Jean, The Return of Ellie Black

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16. Anita de Monte Laughs Last

By: Xóchitl González

3.82

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-gener… read more

Similar categories in Xóchitl González's Anita de Monte Laughs Last book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"we're all just here trying to get you to see your own light because it's strong enough to guide you."

-Xóchitl González, Anita de Monte Laughs Last

"You fall for someone, you get so into them your whole world shrinks, and suddenly barely have a life besides them."

-Xóchitl González, Anita de Monte Laughs Last

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17. Honey

By: Isabel Banta

3.48

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story that follows the meteoric rise of singer Amber Young as she navigates fame in… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Banta's Honey book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The truth is my dad was always singing […]"

-Isabel Banta, Honey

"I wasn’t good enough—what a mortifying thing to discover about yourself."

-Isabel Banta, Honey

"[…] she remains enigmatic, unbreachable; she unlocks herself only for certain people."

-Isabel Banta, Honey

"Mike wants me to say I’m a normal girl. But I’m not, I never was. I always felt I had to prove I was better."

-Isabel Banta, Honey

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18. The Lost Story

By: Meg Shaffer

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, this wild and wondrous novel is a fairy tale fo… read more

Similar categories in Meg Shaffer's The Lost Story book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • 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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20. The Wedding People

By: Alison Espach

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people… read more

Similar categories in Alison Espach's The Wedding People book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Phoebe feels powerless to help. She imagines this what mothers often feel."

-Alison Espach, The Wedding People

"To be stuck inside her house was to be stuck inside herself and all the choices she made over the years."

-Alison Espach, The Wedding People

"Phoebe was the only person waiting in the dark to condemn herself for every single thing when the day was over."

-Alison Espach, The Wedding People

"To collect is to care more than most. But it is also to hoard. to Take things out of the world and make them only yours."

-Alison Espach, The Wedding People

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21. The God of the Woods

By: Liz Moore

4.27

Format: 490 pages, Kindle Edition

When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, Augu… read more

Similar categories in Liz Moore's The God of the Woods book and Emily R. Austin's Interesting Facts about Space

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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