Queer Joy 2025

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45 participants (152 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read queer books by queer authors where the main character doesn't spend the whole time crying, dying, or coming out. Preferably not all by white authors, but I'm not your dad, read what sparks joy.

"rage rage against the dying of the light..." or whatever

Queer Joy 2025

adashredacted Host

45 participants (152 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read queer books by queer authors where the main character doesn't spend the whole time crying, dying, or coming out. Preferably not all by white authors, but I'm not your dad, read what sparks joy.

"rage rage against the dying of the light..." or whatever

Challenge Books

All books added

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb #3

Nona the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir with Moira Quirk (Narrator)

17h 46m • audio • 2022 • 37 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb #3

Nona the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir with Moira Quirk (Narrator)

17h 46m • 2022 • 37 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

Fireheart Tiger
Aliette de Bodard with Jennifer Aquino (Narrator)

2h 29m • audio • 2021 • 4 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional fast-paced

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional fast-paced

Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

Fireheart Tiger

Aliette de Bodard with Jennifer Aquino (Narrator)

2h 29m • 2021 • 4 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional fast-paced

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional fast-paced

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War
Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

198 pages • digital • 2019 • 114 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

198 pages • 2019 • 114 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #2

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
Benjamin Alire Sáenz with Lin-Manuel Miranda (Narrator)

10h 3m • audio • 2021 • 58 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #2

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

Benjamin Alire Sáenz with Lin-Manuel Miranda (Narrator)

10h 3m • 2021 • 58 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Sáenz with Lin-Manuel Miranda (Narrator)

7h 28m • audio • 2012 • 113 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz with Lin-Manuel Miranda (Narrator)

7h 28m • 2012 • 113 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven #1

Her Majesty's Royal Coven
Juno Dawson

448 pages • digital • 2022 • 48 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced

fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven #1

Her Majesty's Royal Coven

448 pages • 2022 • 48 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced

fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time by Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters

Lumberjanes #14-17

Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time
Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters with Gus A. Allen (Illustrator), Maarta Laiho (Illustrator)

112 pages • paperback • 2016 • 8 editions

fiction comics fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ lighthearted fast-paced

fiction comics fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ lighthearted fast-paced

Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time by Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters

Lumberjanes #14-17

Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time

Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters with Gus A. Allen (Illustrator), Maarta Laiho (Illustrator)

112 pages • 2016 • 8 editions

fiction comics fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ lighthearted fast-paced

fiction comics fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ lighthearted fast-paced

Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan by Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Faith Erin Hicks

Lumberjanes #09-12

Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan
Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Faith Erin Hicks with Gus A. Allen (Illustrator), Brittney Williams (Illustrator), Maarta Laiho (Illustrator)

112 pages • paperback • 2016 • 11 editions

fiction comics fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous fast-paced

fiction comics fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous fast-paced

Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan by Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Faith Erin Hicks

Lumberjanes #09-12

Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan

Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Faith Erin Hicks with Gus A. Allen (Illustrator), Brittney Williams (Illustrator), Maarta Laiho (Illustrator)

112 pages • 2016 • 11 editions

fiction comics fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous fast-paced

fiction comics fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous fast-paced

Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

Going Bicoastal
Dahlia Adler with Mara Wilson (Narrator)

8h 49m • audio • 2023 • 9 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

Going Bicoastal

Dahlia Adler with Mara Wilson (Narrator)

8h 49m • 2023 • 9 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Lord of the Butterflies by Andrea Gibson

Lord of the Butterflies
Andrea Gibson

96 pages • paperback • 2018 • 11 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Lord of the Butterflies by Andrea Gibson

Lord of the Butterflies

96 pages • 2018 • 11 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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