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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Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

Hungerstone

Kat Dunn

10 hours, 15 minutes • audio • 2025

fiction historical horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories by Eric LaRocca

The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories

Eric LaRocca

208 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction horror lgbtqia+ short stories dark tense fast-paced
Borealis by Aisha Sabatini Sloan

Borealis

Aisha Sabatini Sloan

144 pages • paperback • 2021

nonfiction essays emotional reflective fast-paced
Iron Heart by Nina Varela

Iron Heart

Crier's War #2

Nina Varela

416 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Crier's War by Nina Varela

Crier's War

Crier's War #1

Nina Varela

464 pages • digital • 2019

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne

This Gilded Abyss

This Gilded Abyss #1

Rebecca Thorne

446 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff

Too Bright to See

Kyle Lukoff

4 hours, 29 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction lgbtqia+ middle grade emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane

I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

Marisa Crane

8 hours, 29 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ science fiction dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting by Natalie C. Parker

The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting

Natalie C. Parker

320 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ thriller young adult adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
When You Least Expect It by Haley Cass

When You Least Expect It

When you least expect it #1

Haley Cass

250 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced