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Asian (East)
MG
- Obie is Man Enough by
- Where the Lost Ones Go by Akemi Dawn Bowman
YA
- Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler – L
- Obie is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar – T
- Beneath the Burning Wave by Jennifer Hayashi Danns
- She Gets the Girl by Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott
- Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick
- Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert – G
- Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko
- Seven Tears at High Tide by CB Lee – B
- Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee – B
- A Clash of Steel by CB Lee
- I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee – B
- Flip the Script by Lyla Lee
- A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
- A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo
- Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
- Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
- Sacrifice by Cindy Pon
- Noteworthy by Riley Redgate – B
- The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
- If You Still Recognize Me by Cynthia So – B
- A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith – B
- Odd One Out by Nic Stone
- It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura – L
- Love & Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura
- *Darker By Four by June CL Tan
- Dear Twin by Addie Tsai
- Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu
- Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde – B
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
NA/Adult
- Deadline by Stephanie Ahn – L
- Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki – T
- A Milky Way Home by Hsinju Chen – T, A
- Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom – T
- The Trouble by Daria Defore
- A World Between by Emily Hashimoto
- Your Love is Not Good by Joanna Hedva
- Burning Roses by S.L. Huang
- *The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang
- Private Eye and His Only Valentine by Katrina Jackson
- Ice Cream Lover by Jackie Lau – B
- Hard Sell by Hudson Lin
- Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park
- She Who Became the Sun by Shelly Parker-Chan
- Violets by Shin Kyung-Sook
- Soul to Keep by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- Sated by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- Human Enough by E.S. Yu
Poetry
- Crevasse by Nicholas Wong
Asian (South)
MG
- The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy – G
- Nikhil Out Loud by Maulik Pancholy – G
YA
- Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju
- Bruised by Tanya Boteju
- Vanished by E.E. Cooper – B
- The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar – L
- Hani & Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar – B+
- The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar
- We Are Totally Normal by Naomi Kanakia
- *Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia – T
- The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan – L
- Zara Hossain is Here by Sabina Khan – B
- *What a Desi Girl Wants by Sabina Khan
- The Loophole by Naz Kutub
- When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore – T
- Jaya and Rasa by Sonia Patel – T
- Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi – L
Adult
- Love Bi the Way by Bhaavna Arora – B
- The Other Man by Farhad J. Dadyburjor
- Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam
- Falling Into Place by Sheryn Munir
- When Tara Met Farah by Tara Pammi – B
- Blue Boy by Rakesh Satyal – G
- She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya
- The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya
- Spice and Smoke by Suleikha Snyder
Asian (Southeast)
MG
- *Lulu Sinagtala and the Tagalog Gods by Gail D. Villanueva
YA
- Don’t Tell My Mother by Brigitte Bautista
- Dauntless by Elisa A. Bonnin
- *Kween by Vichet Chum
- “Murders at the Rue Apartelle, Boracay” by Rin Chupeco in His Hideous Heart – T
- Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco
- My Heart Underwater by Laurel Flores Fantauzzo
- She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
NA/Adult
- You, Me, U.S. by Brigitte Bautista
- In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard
- The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
- Another Word for Happy by Agay Llanera – G
- Hold Me by Courtney Milan – B
- Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So
- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Poetry
- Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
- Burning by Ocean Vuong
Asian (West)
See “Middle Eastern” for characters of descent from West Asian countries other than Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
YA
- One Man Guy and Hold My Hand by Michael Barakiva – G
NA/Adult
- Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler (LI)
- Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni
Black
MG
- *Alex Wise vs. the End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker
- Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
- King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender – G
- Moonflower by Kacen Callender
- Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson
- In the Key of Us by Mariama Lockington
- Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms by Jamar J. Perry
- Meow or Never by Jazz Taylor
- Starting From Scratch by Jazz Taylor
- The House You Pass on the Way by Jacqueline Woodson – L
YA
- Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
- Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Afro-Latinx)
- The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum (LI)
- The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta – G
- Only on the Weekends by Dean Atta
- This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow – L
- Bad Things Happen Here by Rebecca Barrow
- Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
- This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
- My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron
- *You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
- Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker
- *Songs of Irie by Asha Bromfield
- A Phoenix First Must Burn ed. by Patrice Caldwell (story by Charlotte Nicole Davis)
- This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender – Q
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender – T
- Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon
- Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert – B
- Things We Couldn’t Say by Jay Coles – B
- Beneath the Burning Wave by Jennifer Hayashi Danns
- *The King is Dead by Benjamin Dean
- The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
- Pet by Akwaeke Emezi – T
- Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
- The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons – T
- Lucky Linus by Gene Gant – G
- King Geordi the Great by Gene Gant – G
- Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett – B
- Off the Record by Camryn Garrett – B
- Friday I’m in Love by Camryn Garrett
- The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode – G
- We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds
- Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert – B (Libro.fm)
- Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh – Q
- *Salt the Water by Candice Iloh – NB
- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland – B
- Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson – Q
- *The Forest Demands its Due by Kosoko Jackson
- You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson – Q
- Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson – B, L
- Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann – B/A
- If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann – Q
- The Marvelous by Claire Kann
- Not Your Villain by CB Lee (Creole) – T
- 37 Things I Love (In No Particular Order) by Kekla Magoon – B
- A Blade so Black by L.L. McKinney – B
- The Black Veins by Ashia Monet – Aro
- By Any Means Necessary by Cam Montgomery – G
- Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro – G
- The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus
- Kings of B’More by R. Eric Thompson
- And Other Mistakes by Erika Turner
- Date Me, Bryson Keller! by Kevin van Whye
- Nate Plus One by Kevin Van Whye
- How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters – G
- The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters – G
- Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters
- As You Walk on By by Julian Winters
- Nothing Burns as Bright As You by Ashley Woodfolk
- Sunday You Will Learn How to Box by Bil Wright – G
- Black Enough ed. by Ibi Zoboi (stories by Kekla Magoon, Jay Coles, Rita Garcia-Willians, and Justina Ireland)
NA/Adult
- Can’t Resist Her by Kianna Alexander
- Can’t Let Her Go by Kianna Alexander
- Sunset Springs by Kacen Callender – T
- Wanted, a Gentleman by KJ Charles
- Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole
- How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole
- *The Sinister Elite by Kamilah Cole
- His Convenient Husband by Robin Covington
- Fistful of Love by Renee Cronin
- A Hundred Thousand Words by Nyrae Dawn
- Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
- Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
- Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst
- High Rise by Jayce Ellis (Amz)
- Higher Education by Jayce Ellis (Amz)
- If You Love Something by Jayce Ellis (Amz)
- You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
- Boys Come First by Aaron Foley
- Kitten by Jack Harbon
- Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon
- American Love Story by Adriana Herrera
- Work for It by Talia Hibbert
- Things Hoped For by Chencia C. Higgins (Amz)
- D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins (Libro.fm)
- *A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins
- Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala
- Pink Slip by Katrina Jackson (Amz)
- From Scratch by Katrina Jackson
- Small Town Secrets by Katrina Jackson
- Private Eye and His Only Valentine by Katrina Jackson
- Bang & Burn and Brush Contact by Katrina Jackson
- Neighborly by Katrina Jackson
- Room for Three by Katrina Jackson
- I’m So (Not) Over You by Kosoko Jackson
- A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson
- *Love and Sportsball by Meka James
- The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann – A
- From Terminator, With Love by Wes Kennedy
- Fall Into You by Georgina Kiersten
- Ascension by Jacqueline Konayagi
- Changing Spaces by Karmen Lee – L
- She Called Me Woman ed. by Azeenarh Mohammed, Chitra Nagarajan, and Aisha Salau
- Midlife Crisis by Audra North
- Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
- For Sizakele by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene
- When We Speak of Nothing by Olumide Popoola
- You Make Me Wanna by Nikki Rashan
- Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers – L
- Busy Ain’t the Half of It by Frederick Smith and Chaz Lamar Cruz
- The Days of Afrekete by Asali Solomon
- An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
- The Art of Falling in Love by Eli Summers – G
- Easily Fooled by H. Nigel Thomas
- Crank Me Up by J.D. Walker
- Sugar & Ice by Brooklyn Wallace (Amz)
- Tailor-Made by Yolanda Wallace
- Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon – L
- So Sweet by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon – Polyam (Libro.fm)
- A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White
- Pink by KD Williamson
- Buildings by B.L. Wilson
- A Drop in the Ocean by Nikki Winter
- The Winter Triangle by Nikki Woolfolk
- Bliss by Fiona Zedde
- Rise of the Rain Queen by Fiona Zedde
- House of Agnes by Fiona Zedde – L
- Femme Like Her by Fiona Zedde
Poetry
- original kink by Jubi Arriola-Headley
- The Tradition by Jericho Brown
- When the Only Light is Fire by Saeed Jones
- [insert] boy by Danez Smith
- Homie by Danez Smith
- Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans
Indigenous/Native/First Nations/Aboriginal
MG
- Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth LaPensée and K.C. Oster
YA
- *Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon – NB
- The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson – D
- *Those Pink Mountain Nights by Jen Ferguson – B
- Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones – G
- Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger – A
- A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger – A
- The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough (Aus)/Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough (US)
- Songs that Sound Like Blood by Jared Thomas
- Love After the End ed. by Joshua Whitehead
Adult
- A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
- Màgòdiz by Gabe
- The Way of Thorn and Thunder by Daniel Heath Justice (Fantasy)
- The Final Rose by Eliza Lentszki (f/f Romance)
- Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time ed. by Hope Nichols (SFF antho)
- The Dead Go to Seattle by Vivian Faith Prescott
- Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Johnny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
Poetry
- Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist
- full-metal indigiqueer by Joshua Whitehead
Latine
MG
- The One Who Loves You Most by medina
- The Insiders by Mark Oshiro (Speculative)
YA
- Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Afro-Latinx)
- This is Why They Hate Us by Aaron Aceves
- Echo After Echo by A.R. Capetta
- Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova – B
- Saint Juniper’s Folly by Alex Crespo
- *Queerceañera by Alex Crespo
- The Resolutions by Mia Garcia
- Fifteen Hundred Miles From the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa
- Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa
- *Caught in a Bad Fauxmance by Elle Rose Gonzalez
- The Gallery of Unfinished Girls by Lauren Karcz – B
- Summer in the City of Roses by Michelle Ruiz Keil
- Not Your Backup by CB Lee – A
- Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
- Cafe Con Lychee by Emery Lee
- Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie
- *You Don’t Have a Shot by Racquel Marie
- When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
- Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
- Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore
- Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore
- The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore
- Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore
- Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore – T
- Miss Meteor by Anna-Marie McLemore and Tehlor Kay Mejia
- We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster by Andrea Mosqueda
- The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa (transmasc)
- Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro
- The Last 8 by Laura M. Pohl – Aro/B
- Like Water by Rebecca Podos
- Final Draft by Riley Redgate – P
- The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
- Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera – L
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi
- More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera – G
- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera – B
- Infinity Son by Adam Silvera – G, B
- What if it’s Us? and Here’s to Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli – G
- Odd One Out by Nic Stone
- *Northranger by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas – T
- The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
- Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes
- Brighter Than the Moon by David Valdes
- The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
NA/Adult
- A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria
- The Gods of Tango by Carolina de Robertis
- Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis
- American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera
- American Fairytale by Adriana Herrera
- Mangos & Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera
- Fiebre Tropicale Juliana Delgado Lopera
- Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston – B+
- Sacrificio by Ernesto Mestre-Reed
- Hold Me by Courtney Milan – T
- Cam Girl by Elliot Wake w/a Leah Raeder – B
- Secret Identity by Alex Segura
- Learning Curves by Ceilie Simkiss (Amz)
Middle Eastern
YA
- Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler (LI)
- How it All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi
- Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
- Moon at Nine by Deborah Ellis
- If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan – L
- Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan – L
- Darius the Great is Not Okay and Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram – Q
- Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram (LI)
- Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
Adult
- Soft on Soft by Em Ali (Amz)
- You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
- Flying Without a Net by E.M. Ben-Shaul
- Guapa by Saleem Haddad
- A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar
- The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
- Let’s Get Back to the Party by Zak Salih
Pacific Islander
- The Importance of Being Wilde at Heart by R. Zamora Linmark
- Mistlands by Laya Rose (webcomic)
Romani
- Train by Danny M. Cohen
- Belly Up by Eva Darrows (LI)
- Over and Over Again by Cole McCade
- Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore