Eleutheria by Allegra Hyde
Depart, Depart! by Sim Kern
The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
After the Dragons by Cynthia Zhang
Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
Bonus: These are all Adult, but in YA, check out Want and Ruse by Cindy Pon.
Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig
Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar
Aces Wild by Amanda DeWitt
The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe
An Impossible Distance to Fall by Miriam McNamara
I’ll Take Everything You Have by James Klise
Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken by Nita Tyndall
The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein
The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin by Wip Wilson
Bonus: Tehlor Kay Mejia’s “Healing Rosa” in All Out , ed. by Saundra Mitchell, is set in 1933
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
The Seep by Chana Porter
The Unstoppable trilogy by Charlie Jane Anders (YA)
Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May
The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
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Elatsoe and A Snake Falls to the Earth by Darcie Little Badger, narrated by Shaun Taylor-Corbett & Kinsale Hueston (YA)
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson, narrated by Julie Lumsden (YA)
A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt, narrated by Jesse Nobess
This Town Sleeps by Dennis Staples, narrated by Kaipo Schwab
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, narrated by Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis, Kaipo Schwab & Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Bonus: Nature Poem by Tommy Pico is a book-length poem narrated by the author
B.E.S.T. World by Cory McCarthy
Cameron Battle by Jamar J. Perry
The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker
Battle Dragons by Alex London
Sir Callie by Esme Symes-Smith
Bonus: These are all series where at least one book has been published, but keep an eye on the upcoming fantasy duology Lulu Sinagtala and the Tagalog Gods by Gail D. Villanueva
For some older titles, click here for m/m and here for f/f.
In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae
You’re a Mean Once, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky
Season of Love by Helena Greer
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish
Bonus: Check out Honeymoon for One by Rachel Bowdler and read her post all about queer holiday romance here.
These are all Adult novels, but for a novella, try Felix Navidad by ‘Nathan Burgoine, and in YA, check out How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow
For part I, click here.
Summer in the City of Roses by Michelle Ruiz Keil (YA)
Create My Own Perfection by E.H. Timms
Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry (YA)
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron (YA)
Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues
Bonus: Coming up in 2023, The Song of Us by Kate Fussner (MG) and Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood (YA)
Hazel’s Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Rick by Alex Gino
The One Who Loves You Most by medina
A-Okay by Jarad Greene
The Trouble with Robots by Michelle Mohrweis
Bonus: Coming in 2023, Reel Love by Nilah Magruder and Just Lizzie by Karen Wilfrid
Magic of the Lost by C.L. Clark
A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
Beneath the Burning Wave by Jennifer Hayashi Danns (YA)
Mirage by Somaiya Daud
The Alamaxa Duology by Hadeer Elsbai (YA)
