Academia
- Pages For You by Sylvia Brownrigg
- The World Cannot Give by
- My Education by Susan Choi
- They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
- We Do What We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart
- These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
- If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
- Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Addiction
- Getting Clean with Stevie Green by Swan Huntley
- A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee
- Just By Looking at Him by Ryan O’Connell
AIDS Crisis
- The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara
- After Francesco by Brian Malloy
- As if Death Summoned by Alan E. Rose
- People in Trouble by Sarah Schulman
- The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels
- The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín
Body Image
- Vow of Celibacy by Erin Judge
Breakups
- The Split by Laura Kay
- After Delores by Sarah Schulman
Childhood Trauma
- Don’t You Know I Love You by Laura Bogart (Child abuse)
- Edinburgh by Alexander Chee
- What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell
- Cleanness by Garth Greenwell
Class Difference/Socioeconomic Identity
- Countries of Origin by Javier Fuentes
- The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela
Coming of Age
- Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
- Little Foxes Took Up Matches by Katya Kazbek
- Body Grammar by Jules Ohman
- Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
- Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Conversion Therapy
- How to Survive a Summer by Nick White
Crime (Standalones)
- A Beautiful Crime by Christopher Bollen
- The Savage Kind by John Copenhaver
- Cottonmouths by Kelly J. Ford
- The Rabbi Who Prayed with Fire by Rachel Sharona Lewis
- Sugar Run by Mesha Maren
Crime (Series)
Female MCs
- Harlem Renaissance Mysteries by Nekesa Afia – L
- Epitome Apartments by Candas Jane Dorsey – P
- The Erin McCabe Mysteries by Robyn Gigl – T
- Aud Torvingen by Nicola Griffith – L
- Bobbi Logan by Renee James – T
- Betty Rhyzyk by Kathleen Kent
- Jane Lawless by Ellen Hart
- Charlie Mack Motown Mysteries by Cheryl A. Head
- Jinx Ballou, Bounty Hunter by Dharma Kelleher – T
- Roxane Weary by Kristen Lepionka – B
- Pentecost and Parker by Stephen Spotswood (Historical) – B
Male MCs
- Dave Brandstetter by Joseph Hansen
- The Henry Rios Mysteries by Michael Nava
- Donald Strachey by Richard Stevenson
- Jordan Jenner Mysteries by J.S. Strange
Diaspora Life
- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (Vietnamese American)
Disability and Ableism
- Just By Looking at Him by Ryan O’Connell
Espionage
- Vera Kelly by Rosalie Knecht
- The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
Faith and Religion
- The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton
- Boys of Alabama by Genevieve Hudson
Fertility and/or Pregnancy
- The Relatives by Camilla Gibb
- Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Found Family
- Stray City by Chelsey Johnson
- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
- Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
- Rat Bohemia by Sarah Schulman
Friendship
- Boys Come First by Aaron Foley
- So Happy For You by Celia Laskey
- *The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
Gender Identity
- An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon
- Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Gentrification
- Boys Come First by Aaron Foley
Grief and Mourning
- Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
- We Do What We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart
- A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
- And Then the Gray Heaven by R.E. Katz
- Some Hell by Patrick Nathan
Hollywood
- I Kissed a Girl by Jennet Alexander
- A Killing in Costumes by Zac Bissonnette
- How to Be a Movie Star by TJ Klune
- Just By Looking at Him by Ryan O’Connell
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- The Guncle by Steven Rowley
- Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
Immigration
Intergenerational Explorations
- All My Mother’s Lovers by Ilana Masad
- Little Fish by Casey Plett
Love Affairs
- Lie to Me by Philippe Besson
- The Other Guy by Farhad J. Dadyburjor
- The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer
- Countries of Origin by Javier Fuentes
- What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell
- We Do What We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart
- Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski
- Mrs. S by K Patrick
- The Married Man by Edmund White
- Two People by Donald Windham
Matrimony
- The Other Guy by Farhad J. Dadyburjor
- Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane
- All Are Welcome by Liz Parker
Mental Health and Illness
- Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
- Broken People by Sam Lansky
- Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
Mysteries
Cozy
- A Killing in Costumes by Zac Bissonnette
- Proper English by KJ Charles (Historical Romance)
- *Board to Death by CJ Connor
- Dead in the Garden by Dahlia Donovan (Amz)
- Devil’s Chew Toy by Rob Osler
- Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian (Historical Romance)
Literary
- The Verifiers by Jane Pek
- Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen (Historical)
Murder
- The After Party by A.C. Arthur (Amz)
- The Savage Kind by John Copenhaver (Historical)
- The Bright Lands by John Fram
Political
- Evan Reed Mysteries by Ann McMan
Noir
- Light Before Day by Christopher Rice
Open Relationships
- *Seeing Strangers by Sebastian Plata
Parenthood/Guardianship
- With Teeth by Kristen Arnett
- The Guncle by Steven Rowley
Politics
- Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony
- Evan Reed Mysteries by Ann McMan
- Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Psychological Thrillers
- After the Eclipse by Fran Dorricott
- The Final Child by Fran Dorricott
- Temper by Layne Fargo
- The Better Liar by Tanen Jones
Religion
- Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
- A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee
Road Trip/Travel
- Nevada by Imogen Binnie
- Less and Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer
- After the Parade by Lori Ostlund
Rural Life
- Cottonmouths by Kelly J. Ford (Ozarks)
- Boys of Alabama by Genevieve Hudson
- Sugar Run by Mesha Maren (Appalachia)
- The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels
Sex Work
- On Home by Becca Spence Dobias
- Cam Girl by Elliot Wake w/a Leah Raeder
- City of Night by John Rechy
- Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
Sexual Awakening
- In at the Deep End by Kate Davies
Sexual Assault/Violence
- They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
- Yes, Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage
Siblinghood
- All-Night Pharmacy by Ruth Madievsky
Sobriety
- All-Night Pharmacy by Ruth Madievsky
Social Media and Technology
- Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
- The Verifiers by Jane Pek
- The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya
Suburbia
- The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela
Theatre
- Temper by Layne Fargo
Thrillers/Suspense
- A Beautiful Crime by Christopher Bollen
- They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
- Real Bad Things by Kelly J. Ford
- The Erin McCabe Mysteries by Robyn Gigl – T
- The Kill Club by Wendy Heard
- Vicious Creatures by Ashton Noone
- Seeing Strangers by Sebastian Plata
- Fire on the Island by Timothy Jay Smith
- Bath Haus by P.J. Vernon
- *Open Flame by P.J. Vernon
Toxic Relationships
- In at the Deep End by Kate Davies
Wartime
- Regeneration by Pat Barker
- The Charioteer by Mary Renault
- The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
Western
- Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens