20 Books by Queer Authors

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14 participants (143 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 20 books (or more!) by queer authors in 2025. Inspired by the 20-book challenge by @melanatedreader (20 Books by Black Women)

Challenge Books

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She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun

The Radiant Emperor Duology #1

Shelley Parker-Chan

414 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century

Kim Fu

220 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction fantasy magical realism short stories speculative fiction dark reflective medium-paced
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

133 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
A Natural History of Transition by Callum Angus

A Natural History of Transition

Callum Angus

150 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
Bad Habit by Alana S. Portero

Bad Habit

Alana S. Portero

224 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Unbalancing by R.B. Lemberg

The Unbalancing

Birdverse

R.B. Lemberg

244 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

Just Like Home

Sarah Gailey

344 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Rose/House by Arkady Martine

Rose/House

Arkady Martine

128 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction science fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Yoke of Stars by R.B. Lemberg

Yoke of Stars

Birdverse

R.B. Lemberg

208 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ speculative fiction dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn

Flowers for the Sea

Zin E. Rocklyn

107 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced