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Fave Five: Gay/Bi Historical Fiction Set in Early 20th Century Europe

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At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O’Neill (1916 Ireland)

The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood (1931 Berlin)

The Book of Salt by Monique Truong (1929 Paris)

History of a Pleasure Seeker by Richard Mason (1907 Amsterdam)

While England Sleeps by David Leavitt (1930s London and Spain)*

*There are strong accusations that Leavitt plagiarized Stephen Spender’s life for this novel. You may also want to check out Spender’s autobiography, World Within World, which contains an afterword addressing the allegations.

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Fave Five: Contemporary MGs and YAs with Queer Dads

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The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy (MG)

Anything Could Happen by Will Walton (YA)

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins (YA)

Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa (YA)

The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz (YA)

Skyscraping by Cordelia Jensen (YA)

Yup, I cheated and did six because I couldn’t make myself leave any off. So sue me.

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Fave Five: Same-Sex Romance with Christian MCs

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Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown (f/f YA)

How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by JC Lillis (m/m YA)

Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen (f/f YA)

Blueberry Boys by Vanessa North (m/m)

Covet Thy Neighbor by LA Witt (m/m)

Bonus: Coming up in September, Autoboyography by Christina Lauren is m/m YA romance with a Mormon LI

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Fave Five: Physically Disabled LGBTQA MCs in Contemporary Romance

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Long Macchiatos and Monsters by Alison Evans (m/nb)

Sated by Rebekah Weatherspoon (m/f)

Just Business by Anna Zabo (m/m)

Gays of Our Lives by Kris Ripper (m/m)

All in the Family by Q. Kelly (f/f)

Bonus: Second Position by Katherine Locke is not demisexual on page, but is a great choice for those seeking a demi m/f romance, and features an amputee hero

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Fave Five: MGs and YAs with Queer Moms

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This Would Make a Good Story Someday by Dana Alison Levy (Contemporary MG)

The New Guy (and Other Senior Year Distractions) by Amy Spalding (Contemporary YA)

Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally (Contemporary YA)

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli (Contemporary YA)

Dead Little Mean Girl by Eva Darrows (Contemporary YA)

Bonus, coming in October: 27 Hours by Tristina Wright (Sci-Fi YA)

Bonus #2, coming in 2018: Dear You by Joanne Rocklin (Contemporary MG) and And She Was by Jessica Verdi (Contemporary YA)

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Fave Five: LGBTQ YA Sibling-Themed Books

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Note: the above are all books with LGBTQ MCs in which siblings are central to the plot and theme (and in some cases also have a POV), not books with siblings who are LGBTQ. The latter will be a separate post.

And I Darken by Kiersten White

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Jerkbait by Mia Siegert

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert

Bonus: Coming in 2018, Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake

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Fave Five: LGBTQ YA Set Outside US/Can/UK/Aus

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If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan (Iran)

A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith (Japan)

Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley (Mexico)

Another Word for Happy by Agay Llanera (Philippines)

Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell (South Africa)

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Fave Five: Biracial Bisexual MCs in YA

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Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace

37 Things I Love (in No Particular Order) by Kekla Magoon

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert*

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

*Having read this since initially posting, I see I was misinformed, and the MC is not in fact biracial; she’s in a mixed-race family. (She and her mother are Black, her stepbrother and stepfather are white.) However, the book does have her dealing with being Black and Jewish, so perhaps bicultural would be a better adjective here.

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