A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
Temper by Layne Fargo
The Better Liar by Tanen Jones
After the Eclipse and The Final Child (September 8) by Fran Dorricott
Category Archives: Fave Five
Fave Five: Poetry by Queer Black Authors
Homie by Danez Smith
Black Queer Hoe by Britteney Black Rose Kapri
trigger by Venus Selenite
When the Only Light is Fire by Saeed Jones
Reacquainted With Life by KOKUMỌ
The Black Unicorn by Audre Lord
(Yeah, it’s six. Fight me.)
Fave Five: All-Queer Anthologies
All Out and Out Now ed. by Saundra Mitchell
Summer Love and If the Fates Allow ed. by Annie Harper
Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time, ed. by Hope Nicholson
Absolute Power: Tales of Queer Villainy, ed. by Erica Friedman
Transcendent, Transcendent 2, and Transcendent 3, ed. by Bogi Takács
Bonus: Coming up in February 2020, Behind the Sun, Above the Moon ed. by Brooklyn Ray; in June 2020, Short Stuff ed. by Alysia Constantine; and in January 2021, Trans-Galactic Bike Ride ed. by Lydia Rogue
Double Bonus: As far as I know, it’s only available in Portuguese: Pagina 7’s Todas as cores do Natal
Fave Five: LGBTQ Fiction with Arab MCs
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar (Syrian)
A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar (Egyptian-Palestinian)
Guapa by Saleem Haddad (Unnamed)
God in Pink by Hassan Namir (Iraqi)
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat (Palestinian)
Bonus: Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy is set in a fictional universe, but the refugee MC’s background is based on McCarthy’s Lebanese background
Fave Five: Queer YA with MCs of Iranian/Persian Descent
If You Could Be Mine and Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi
Darius the Great is Not Okay and Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
How it All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi
Bonus: Coming in May, Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust is a bi fantasy based on Persian mythology
Fave Five: YA By and Starring Trans/Non-Binary PoC
When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons
Fave Five: Gay and Lesbian YA Thrillers
For bi YA thrillers, click here.
Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan
All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick
Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig
The Truth About Keeping Secrets by Savannah Brown
Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman
Bonus: Coming in 2020, Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass!
Fave Five: M/M Christmas Romances
Faux Ho Ho by Nathan Burgoine
A Family For Christmas by Jay Northcote
Glass Tidings by Amy Jo Cousins
Hot Mall Santa by A.J. Truman
Better Not Pout by Annabeth Albert
Bonus: You can find a short story called “Gracious Living Magazine Says it Has to Be a Live Tree” by Killian Brewer in the queer holiday anthology If the Fates Allow!
Fave Five: F/F Romance with Bookish Heroines
Love in the Stacks by Cara Malone
Back to September by Melissa Brayden
A Hidden Hope by Laura Ambrose
Full English by Rachel Spangler
Under the Mistletoe by Everly James
Fave Five: Queer Southeast Asian Fantasy
Note: These are books that all contain strong Southeast Asian elements, which in some cases combine with elements from East Asia as well.
In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard
Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger
Wicked as You Wish by Rin Chupeco
The True Queen by Zen Cho
Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
