The Prom by Saundra Mitchell
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
How (Not) to Ask a Boy to Prom by S.J. Goslee
The Gay Girl’s Guide to Ruining Prom by Siera Maley
Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes
Category Archives: Fave Five
Fave Five: Queer Contemporary Cozy Mysteries
Devil’s Chew Toy by Rob Osler
Dead in the Garden by Dahlia Donovan
Death Before Dessert by A.E. Radley
Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies by Misha Popp
Renovated to Death by Frank Anthony Polito
Bonus: Coming August 9th, A Killing in Costumes by Zac Bissonette
Double Bonus: These are all standalones or short series, but for a much more extensive collection, check out Ellen Hart’s Jane Lawless series
Fave Five: LGBTQIA YA About Plagues
At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp
All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown
Spellhacker by M.K. England
Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley
The Names We Take by Trace Kerr
Bonus: Coming up in November, The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix
Fave Five: LGBTQ Apocalyptic YA
All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown
Wranglestone by Darren Charlton
Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block
Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
Bleeding Earth by Kaitlin Ward
Fave Five: Queer MCs with Asthma
Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson (YA)
Ziggy, Stardust & Me by James Brandon (YA)
Forward March by Skye Quinlan (YA)
Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert
Fave Five: YA Audiobooks with Transmasc MCs
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Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, narrated by Avi Roque
A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow, narrated by Salem Corwin
Act Cool by Tobly McSmith, narrated by Shaan Dasani
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon, narrated by Dani Martineck
Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee, narrated by Logan Rozos
Bonus: Upcoming in 2022 are Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White, narrated by Shaan Dasani, Graham Halstead, and Avi Roque (June 7), Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min, narrated by Alejandro Ruiz and Jensen Silvio (July 26), The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas, narrated by André Santana (September 6), and Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore, narrated by Avi Roque and Kyla Garcia (September 6)!
Fave Five: Queer YA Superhero Novels, Part II
For part I, click here.
The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune
Faith: Taking Flight by Julie Murphy
I am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki (text) and Yoshi Yoshitani (illustration)
Super Adjacent by Crystal Cestari
Cute Mutants by S.J. Whitby
Bonus: Can’t have superheroes with super villains… Check out Harley Quinn: Reckoning by Rachael Allen for one of those!
Fave Five: Queer Jewish YA Fantasy
The Spy with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke (Historical)
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros (Historical)
From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos (Contemporary)
This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke (Historical)
When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb (Historical)
Bonus: For queer adult Jewish fantasy, check out Shira Glassman’s Mangoverse series and The Light of the Midnight Stars by Rena Rossner.
Fave Five: Queer Takes on The Great Gatsby
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Tell Me My Name by Amy Reed
Great by Sara Benincasa
The Pursued and the Pursuing by AJ Odasso
Self Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore
Fave Five: LGBTQ Hades/Persephone Reimaginings
Captive in the Underworld by Lianyu Tan (Amz)
King of Immortal Tithe by Ben Alderson (Amz)
The God in the Field by VVBG (Tapas)
The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer (Amz)
Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues (Amz)
Bonus: Check out Tara Sim‘s story “Death and the Maiden” in the YA anthology Color Outside the Lines, ed. by Sangu Mandanna (Amz)