Fave Five: Queer Christmas Romance Audiobooks

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In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae, narrated by Melissa Moran (f/f)

Second Chances in New Port Stephen by TJ Alexander, narrated by Aden Hakimi and Feodor Chin (trans m/m)

I’ll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia K. Boone, narrated by Angel Pean and Karen Malina White (f/f and allocishet m/f)

You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky, narrated by Mark Sanderlin (m/m)

Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake, narrated by Kristen DiMercurio (f/f)

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Middle Grade: January-June 2026

Brady Mason’s Perfect Fit by Nicole Melleby (January 13th)

Brady Mason couldn’t care less about fashion. She likes what she knows: baseball, comfortable clothes, and pork roll with egg and cheese. When Brady’s friends notice that she looks strangely like fashion editor Elena Lavigne, they start the rumor that Brady is Elena’s long-lost daughter. They’ll make a few TikTok videos, get some fun buzz online about their similarities, and that will be the end of it.

But when a DNA test confirms that Brady is Elena’s long-lost daughter, she’s summoned to Manhattan to live with her. The only problem: Elena’s high-fashion life clashes with Brady’s tomboy antics, and Elena doesn’t know how to be a mother any more than Brady knows how to be a daughter. But the more time passes, the more Brady sees what they have in common, and she starts wondering…if she and Elena are both searching for a family, could the two of them be the right fit?

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Fave Five: New and Upcoming YA Starring Trans Girls

These are 2024-26 releases.

Lucy, Uncensored by Mel Hammond and Teghan Hammond

One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller

Fawn’s Blood by Hal Schrieve

Queen of Faces by Petra Lord

This Wretched Beauty by Elle Grenier

Bonus: These are all prose novels, but for a graphic novel, check out Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio and Paulina Ganucheau

Gift Guide: Gifts for TV Lovers

Find the perfect book for the TV lover in your life based on their faves! 

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For students of TV Culture, check out:

Hi Honey, I’m Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture by Matt Baume

Hi Honey, I"m Homo! A new book about LGBTQ+ sitcom history.From flamboyant relatives on Bewitched to closely-guarded secrets on All in the Family, from network-censor fights over Soap to behind-the-scenes activism on the set of The Golden Girls, from Ellen’s culture clash to Modern Family’s primetime power-couple, Hi Honey, I’m Homo! is the story not only of how subversive queer comedy transformed the American sitcom from its inception through today, but how our favorite sitcoms transformed, and continue to transform, America.

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Fave Five: Queer Hockey Romance Series

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Puck Struck by Kate Cochrane (f/f)

Game Changers by Rachel Reid (m/m)

The Comebacks by A.J. Truman (m/m)

Out on the Ice by Kelly Farmer (f/f)

Breakaway by E.L. Massey (m/m and m/f)

Bonus: These are all Adult, but for YA, check out Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu (m/m)

New Releases: December 2025

There’s Always Next Year by George M. Johnson and Leah Johnson (2nd)

Andy was supposed to shed her too-serious student journalist persona and reinvent herself on New Year’s Eve. Instead, she puked on her crush, dropped her phone in a fish tank, and managed to get her car stolen. Now, she only has the first day of the year to stop the gentrification that’s threatening her family’s business, right her wrongs from the night before, and figure out why she feels so drawn to the electric new-girl-next-door. How can Andy find her voice when everything’s being turned upside down?

Dominique is an influencer on the verge of securing a major brand deal that will ensure his future and family legacy. But when he runs into his former best friend, unresolved feelings emerge — and in a small town, there’s nowhere to hide. Not from his cousin, Andy, who has always seen him for his true self, not from his busybody manager, Kim, whose favorite color is money green, and certainly not from himself. When all the world’s a stage, can Dominique rise to superstardom without leaving behind the ones he loves?

There’s Always Next Year is a dual POV, double love story about what it means to nearly blow your life up, and race to put it back together before your time runs out. And if Andy and Dominique fail? Well, there’s always next year.

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Reader’s Guide: World AIDS Day 2025

Young Adult

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

It’s 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing.

Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He’s terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself. Reza knows he’s gay, but all he knows of gay life are the media’s images of men dying of AIDS.

Judy is an aspiring fashion designer who worships her uncle Stephen, a gay man with AIDS who devotes his time to activism as a member of ACT UP. Judy has never imagined finding romance…until she falls for Reza and they start dating.

Art is Judy’s best friend, their school’s only out and proud teen. He’ll never be who his conservative parents want him to be, so he rebels by documenting the AIDS crisis through his photographs.

As Reza and Art grow closer, Reza struggles to find a way out of his deception that won’t break Judy’s heart—and destroy the most meaningful friendship he’s ever known.

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