Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsén
A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
The Salvage by Anbara Salam
These Heathens by Mia McKenzie
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
Bonus: Coming in 2026, Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth
Tag Archives: Christopher Isherwood
Fave Five: Queer Literary Fiction about Grief and Mourning, Part II
This post is sponsored by Lorenzo di Bernardo in honor of the publication of For All the Times I Tried to Say Goodbye, a slow-burn psychological drama.
Perfect for readers who crave slow-burning tension, lyrical prose, and emotional suspense, For All the Times I Tried to Say Goodbye is a meditation on grief, intimacy, and the aching need to be seen.
Buy it: Amazon
For Part I, click here.
We Do What We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart
Model Home by Rivers Solomon
A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
Ghost Fish by Stuart Pennebaker
And Then the Gray Heaven by RE Katz
Fave Five: Gay/Bi Historical Fiction Set in Early 20th Century Europe
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.
