11 Best lgbt books like Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey

Cover of Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey

Under the Rainbow

By: Celia Laskey

3.73

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

When a group of social activists arrive in a small town, the lives and beliefs of residents and out…

"It was a soft kiss that only lasted for about two seconds, but I felt something in my stomach rev, like an old car trying to start. I wanted to see what it would feel like for the engine to turn over."

-Celia Laskey, Under the Rainbow

"It was a soft kiss that only lasted for about two seconds, but I felt something in my stomach rev, like an old car trying to start. I wanted to see what it would feel like for the engine to turn over."

-Celia Laskey, Under the Rainbow

If you liked the lgbt plot in Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey , here is a list of 11 books like this:

1. The Book of Unknown Americans

By: Cristina Henríquez

3.17

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling, heartbreaking page-turner destined for breakout status: a novel that gives voice to mil… read more

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2. Dinosaurs

By: Lydia Millet

3.88

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

A man named Gil walks from New York to Arizona to recover from a failed love. After he arrives, new… read more

Similar categories in Lydia Millet's Dinosaurs book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
"They say those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, but don’t we all?"

-Lydia Millet, Dinosaurs

"You gotta be a generalist, in the new climate. But that’s not enough either. If there’s too much poison around. We’re talking pesticides, mostly. Agrochemicals everywhere. Take the sparrows. So anywa…"

-Lydia Millet, Dinosaurs

"Good news. Maybe the insects would handle it. Since the dinosaurs didn’t have it in them. The insects might be naturals at revolution, with their hive minds. Their brainless, decentralized intelligen…"

-Lydia Millet, Dinosaurs

"And freedom, that sacred cow that was always invoked as an excuse for bad behavior, all manner of atrocity—what was it, even? They told you to love it, in the schools and the songs, but never said wh…"

-Lydia Millet, Dinosaurs

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3. Come and Get It

By: Kiley Reid

3.38

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a profe… read more

Similar categories in Kiley Reid's Come and Get It book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • queer
"Kennedy hadn't considered it before, that to write something beautiful you just do it regular, and then you pull out a red pen."

-Kiley Reid, Come and Get It

"Washing her sheets was another thing she'd failed to do. She washed her clothes—every weekend—but when it came to the bedsheets, she'd get stressed out or she'd forget. And then there was too much ti…"

-Kiley Reid, Come and Get It

"Okay, sometimes—just being honest— Millie can be . . . a little ghetto." On the word little, Tyler held two fingers an inch apart. "Nooo. Don't say that. Ah love Millie." "But I'm not saying it like …"

-Kiley Reid, Come and Get It

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4. Zawsze coś

By: Marta Kisiel

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Podobno koniec to dopiero początek. Zwłaszcza jeśli Tereska wybiera się na pogrzeb W życiu Tere… read more

Similar categories in Marta Kisiel's Zawsze coś book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Whale Fall

By: Elizabeth O'Connor

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A stunning debut from an award-winning writer, about loss, isolation, folklore, and the joy and dis… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth O'Connor's Whale Fall book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. The Imperfect Art of Caring

By: Jessica Ryn

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

One small act can make a big difference. Violet Strong is strong by name but not by nature, or s… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Ryn's The Imperfect Art of Caring book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey

7. Under the Rainbow

By: Celia Laskey

3.73

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

When a group of social activists arrive in a small town, the lives and beliefs of residents and out… read more

Similar categories in Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • queer
"It was a soft kiss that only lasted for about two seconds, but I felt something in my stomach rev, like an old car trying to start. I wanted to see what it would feel like for the engine to turn over."

-Celia Laskey, Under the Rainbow

Cover of The Shadow Bird by Ann Gosslin

8. The Shadow Bird

By: Ann Gosslin

3.61

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Three months into her new role as a psychiatrist at a clinic in New York, Erin Cartwright is asked … read more

Similar categories in Ann Gosslin's The Shadow Bird book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. 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 Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • queer
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10. With Teeth

By: Kristen Arnett

3.49

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the New York Times-bestselling sensation Mostly Dead Things a surprising and mov… read more

Similar categories in Kristen Arnett's With Teeth book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • queer
"She wasn't sure if ghosts were real, but she believed in magic. Wasn't motherhood a sleight of hand?"

-Kristen Arnett, With Teeth

Cover of Warcholstwo. Prawdziwa historia polskiej szlachty by Kamil Janicki

11. Warcholstwo. Prawdziwa historia polskiej szlachty

By: Kamil Janicki

4.08

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Kamil Janicki, autor wielu bestsellerowych książek, po świetnie odebranej Pańszczyźnie tym razem wp… read more

Similar categories in Kamil Janicki's Warcholstwo. Prawdziwa historia polskiej szlachty book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
Cover of Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

12. Winter Counts

By: David Heska Wanbli Weiden

3.84

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking thriller about a vigilante on a Native American reservation who embarks on a dange… read more

Similar categories in David Heska Wanbli Weiden's Winter Counts book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"There is no word for goodbye in Lakota. That's what my mother used to tell me. Sure, there are words like toksa, which meant "later," that were used by people as a modern substitute. She'd told me la…"

-David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Winter Counts

"But as I thought about it, I liked the idea more and more. Depredation claims. If something was stolen from you, all you had to do was file a claim and your losses would be restored. How about a depr…"

-David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Winter Counts

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13. The Bride of Almond Tree

By: Robert Hillman

3.49

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

World War II is over and Hiroshima lies in a heap of poisoned rubble when young Quaker Wesley Cunni… read more

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14. Bored Gay Werewolf

By: Tony Santorella

3.53

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Brian, an aimless slacker, works doubles at his shift job, forgets to clean his room and lays about… read more

Similar categories in Tony Santorella's Bored Gay Werewolf book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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15. Rednecks

By: Taylor Brown

3.89

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

A historical drama based on the Battle of Blair Mountain, pitting a multi-ethnic army of 10,000 co… read more

Similar categories in Taylor Brown's Rednecks book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj

16. Behind You Is the Sea

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exciting debut novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American communi… read more

Similar categories in Susan Muaddi Darraj's Behind You Is the Sea book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of These Streets by Luan Goldie

17. These Streets

By: Luan Goldie

3.63

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Nightingale Point, longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, comes a new tho… read more

Similar categories in Luan Goldie's These Streets book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller

18. Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

By: Kirsten Miller

4.19

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking!… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten Miller's Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare

By: Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

3.71

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From major new storytelling talent Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, a blazing, bodily, raucous journey throu… read more

Similar categories in Megan Kamalei Kakimoto's Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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21. Love and Theft

By: Stan Parish

3.53

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A high-octane novel featuring a charismatic thief forced to pull off one last spectacular caper in … read more

Similar categories in Stan Parish's Love and Theft book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • novels
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Picnic in the Ruins by Todd Robert Petersen

22. Picnic in the Ruins

By: Todd Robert Petersen

3.60

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A madcap caper across the RV-strewn vacation lands of southern Utah meets a meditation on mythology… read more

Similar categories in Todd Robert Petersen's Picnic in the Ruins book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of The Sons of El Rey by Alex Espinoza

23. The Sons of El Rey

By: Alex Espinoza

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the American Book Award­–winning author comes a multi-generational epic spanning 1960s Mexico … read more

Similar categories in Alex Espinoza's The Sons of El Rey book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Tehrangeles by Porochista Khakpour

24. Tehrangeles

By: Porochista Khakpour

3.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Meet the Milanis: fast-food heiresses, L.A. royalty, and your newest reality TV obsession. Irani… read more

Similar categories in Porochista Khakpour's Tehrangeles book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Bump by Sidney Karger

25. The Bump

By: Sidney Karger

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two men expecting a baby via surrogate go on the road trip of a lifetime in this hilarious and poig… read more

Similar categories in Sidney Karger's The Bump book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Mean Boys: A Personal History by Geoffrey Mak

26. Mean Boys: A Personal History

By: Geoffrey Mak

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Monsters and Gay Bar , a ferocious inquiry into art and desire, style and politics, … read more

Similar categories in Geoffrey Mak's Mean Boys: A Personal History book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
Cover of Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance by Francesca Royster

27. Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance

By: Francesca Royster

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance is a brilliant literary memoir o… read more

Similar categories in Francesca Royster's Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • lgbt
  • queer
Cover of No Road Home by John Fram

28. No Road Home

By: John Fram

3.84

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A young father must clear his name and protect his queer son when his wealthy new wife’s televangel… read more

Similar categories in John Fram's No Road Home book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Rich People Have Gone Away by Regina Porter

29. The Rich People Have Gone Away

By: Regina Porter

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Brooklyn, 2020. Theo Harper and his pregnant wife Darla head upstate to their summer cottage to wai… read more

Similar categories in Regina Porter's The Rich People Have Gone Away book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Burn by Peter Heller

30. Burn

By: Peter Heller

3.72

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, a novel about two men—friends since boyhood—who emer… read more

Similar categories in Peter Heller's Burn book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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31. Sky Full of Elephants

By: Cebo Campbell

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this exquisite speculative novel set in a world where white people no longer exist, college prof… read more

Similar categories in Cebo Campbell's Sky Full of Elephants book and Celia Laskey's Under the Rainbow

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction

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