18 best-selling queer books like I Will Greet the Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani

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I Will Greet the Sun Again

By: Khashayar J. Khabushani

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A searing, heartbreaking debut about the powerful bonds that make and break an Iranian-American fam…

If you liked the queer plot in I Will Greet the Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Out of the Woods: Stories

By: Chris Offutt

3.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Seven years ago, Chris Offutt made his literary debut with Kentucky Straight,a fiercely original co… read more

Similar categories in Chris Offutt's Out of the Woods: Stories book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Henry Henry

By: Allen Bratton

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Henry Henry is a queer reimagining of Shakespeare's Henriad, transposing the legend of Henry V's wa… read more

Similar categories in Allen Bratton's Henry Henry book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Make life, make life, make life. What sort of life? We can prune and water and weed ourselves, but we can't stop the rot once it gets in."

-Allen Bratton, Henry Henry

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3. Family Meal

By: Bryan Washington

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling, award-winning author of Memorial and Lot, an irresistible, intimate novel abo… read more

Similar categories in Bryan Washington's Family Meal book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • queer
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4. Di me non sai

By: Raffaele Cataldo

3.61

Format: 224 pages, ebook

Lucio si innamora «del ragazzo» ancora prima di gli basta osservarlo dalla finestra del suo uffici… read more

Similar categories in Raffaele Cataldo's Di me non sai book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
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5. Tangerinn

By: Emanuela Anechoum

3.92

Format: 245 pages, ebook

Il romanzo di una generazione che sa di dover partire ignorando la destinazione. In un mondo govern… read more

Similar categories in Emanuela Anechoum's Tangerinn book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • fiction
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6. The Foghorn Echoes

By: Danny Ramadan

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A deeply moving novel about a forbidden love between two boys in war-torn Syria and the fallout tha… read more

Similar categories in Danny Ramadan's The Foghorn Echoes book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The story within me aches like an untreated wound. It's unheard and I need to speak it. It roams my insides like a caged animal gasping for air. It trembles."

-Danny Ramadan, The Foghorn Echoes

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7. Blackouts

By: Justin Torres

3.77

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of We the Animals, Blackouts mines lost histories--personal and collect… read more

Similar categories in Justin Torres's Blackouts book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • queer
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8. I Will Greet the Sun Again

By: Khashayar J. Khabushani

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A searing, heartbreaking debut about the powerful bonds that make and break an Iranian-American fam… read more

Similar categories in Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • iran
  • queer
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9. 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

Similar categories in Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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10. The Late Americans

By: Brandon Taylor

3.38

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

A deeply involving new novel of young men and women at a crossroads In the shared and private sp… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Taylor's The Late Americans book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • queer
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11. Bellies

By: Nicola Dinan

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

I wore a dress on the night I first met Ming.It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out wit… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Dinan's Bellies book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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12. Small Joys

By: Elvin James Mensah

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An unexpected friendship saves a young man's life in this moving, utterly charming debut about chos… read more

Similar categories in Elvin James Mensah's Small Joys book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"He was tired of there being something shameful or unsettling about the blunt expression of friendship, of the simple desire to be there for someone needing to be mocked before it could be respected, …"

-Elvin James Mensah, Small Joys

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13. Anyone's Ghost

By: August Thompson

4.11

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary debut novel in which the transforming love and friendship between two young men du… read more

Similar categories in August Thompson's Anyone's Ghost book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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14. Brother & Sister Enter the Forest

By: Richard Mirabella

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Opening like a fairy tale and ending like a nightmare, this cannonball of a queer coming-of-age nov… read more

Similar categories in Richard Mirabella's Brother & Sister Enter the Forest book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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15. Lucky Red

By: Claudia Cravens

3.92

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The heart wants what it wants. Saddle up, ride out, and claim it. A vibrant and cinematic debut… read more

Similar categories in Claudia Cravens's Lucky Red book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • adult
  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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16. All the World Beside

By: Garrard Conley

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying, deeply moving novel about the love story between two men in Puritan New England … read more

Similar categories in Garrard Conley's All the World Beside book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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17. Countries of Origin

By: Javier Fuentes

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning debut, Javier Fuentes chronicles a tumultuous, passionate love affair between two … read more

Similar categories in Javier Fuentes's Countries of Origin book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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18. The Lookback Window

By: Kyle Dillon Hertz

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A fearless debut novel of resilience, transcendence, and the elusive promise of justice. Growing… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Dillon Hertz's The Lookback Window book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"The great shame of your life is that you weren't raised Catholic," James said to me. "You've got suffering, but you don't have the aesthetic."

-Kyle Dillon Hertz, The Lookback Window

"Some people talk about their PTSD as if it's a badge of honor, and I roll my fucking eyes. I'm not trying to be the PDST-esy of them all. I ignored it for a really long time. I overdosed at seventeen…"

-Kyle Dillon Hertz, The Lookback Window

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19. In Tongues

By: Thomas Grattan

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A young gay man upends the lives of a powerful art-world couple in this steamy novel of self-discov… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Grattan's In Tongues book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. Ordorica

20. How We Named the Stars

By: Andrés N. Ordorica

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Set between the United States and México, Andrés N. Ordorica’s debut novel is a tender and lyrical … read more

Similar categories in Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Célèbre by Maud Ventura

21. Célèbre

By: Maud Ventura

4.01

Format: 558 pages, Paperback

La célébrité est ma vie. Est-ce que j'étais préparée à un tel succès ? Bien sûr que oui. Cléo gra… read more

Similar categories in Maud Ventura's Célèbre book and Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again

  • fiction

21 must-read fiction books like I Will Greet the Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani

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Chris Offutt

3.34

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Allen Bratton

3.65

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4.11

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Emma Copley Eisenberg

3.66

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