Here at LGBTQReads the sole non-donation income that keeps the site running does come from a certain website’s affiliate links, but don’t let that fool you into thinking we don’t love indies, especially the ones that carry small-press/self-pub queer books! To celebrate those very stores, here are a bunch of links to celebrate indie bookstore day the best way possible and get some amazing books in the process!

This will be an annual feature, so if a bookstore you love isn’t on this year’s list, it may be on next year’s! I obviously couldn’t feature every store or every book, but if this post sells a few books and even helps people find some signed copies of their faves, I feel good about it!

Note: I did not list a book as signed if the *listing* for the book did not say it, but many of these books were pulled from “Signed Books” lists on the sites. If you want a signed copy, double check!

Shop at…

Anderson’s Bookshop (Naperville, IL)

YA

• Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell
• Proxy by Alex London
• Black Wings Beating by Alex London
• When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
• Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore

Book Culture (NYC Area)

Adult

• In at the Deep End by Kate Davies (preorder)
• Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (preorder)

The Brain Lair (South Bend, IN)

PB

• When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff (preorder)

MG/YA

• Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju (preorder)
• I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (preorder)
• Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett (preorder)
• Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
• If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann (preorder)
• The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
• It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura

Adult

• River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey
• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Non-Fiction

• The Stonewall Riots by Gayle Pittman

Brazos Bookstore (Houston, TX)

YA

• His Hideous Heart ed. by Dahlia Adler (preorder)
• This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow
• The Afterward by E.K. Johnston
• It’s a Whole Spiel ed. by Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman (preorder)
• Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig
• Sadie by Courtney Summers

Adult

• Everything Under by Daisy Johnson
• In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (preorder)
• Lot: Stories by Bryan Washington

Gay’s the Word

• Literally everything

Books of Wonder (NYC, NY)

PB

• Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

MG

• The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake
• Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender

YA

• Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
• What if it’s Us? by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
• This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kheryn Callender
• Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy (signed)
• Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry
• Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova (signed)
• Rule by Ellen Goodlett (signed)
• For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig (signed)
• Dear Rachel Maddow by Adrienne Kisner
• Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (signed)
• The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke (signed)
• All Out ed. by Saundra Mitchell
• Unbroken ed. by Marieke Nijkamp
• The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston (signed)
• Jack of Hearts (and other parts) by L.C. Rosen
• More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
• History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
• They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
• Toil & Trouble ed. by Jessica Spotswood & Tess Sharpe

McNally Jackson (NYC, NY)

Adult

• Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett (preorder)
• Less by Andrew Sean Greer
• Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor
• Notes of a Crocodile by Qin Miaojin
• Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

Little Shop of Stories (Decatur, GA)

YA

• Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
• Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
• What if it’s Us? by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
• Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown
• The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown
• All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick (preorder)
• Social Intercourse by Greg Howard
• Odd One Out by Nic Stone
• Anything Could Happen by Will Walton
• I Felt a Funeral in My Brain by Will Walton
• Running With Lions by Julian Winters

Fountain Bookstore (Richmond, VA)

PB

• Love is Love by Michael Genhart
• Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack
• Jack (Not Jackie) by Erica Silverman
• Pride Colors by Robin Stevenson
• From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom

MG

• Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
• Hazel’s Theory  of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow (preorder)
• Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle
• Where the Heart Is by Jo Knowles
• Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby (preorder)

YA

• Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore
• Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (preorder)
• The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle
• Boy Girl Boy by Ron Koertge
• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
• Far From You by Tess Sharpe

Adult

• Edinburgh by Alexander Chee
• An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
• Sugar Run by Mesha Maren

Joseph-Beth Booksellers (OH/KY)

YA

• Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon (preorder)
• Noteworthy by Riley Redgate
• Final Draft by Riley Redgate
• If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
• Birthday by Meredith Russo (preorder)
• The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante

NA/Adult

• Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler
• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
• Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins
• What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell
• Lover’s Mercy by Fiona Zedde

Malaprop’s (Asheville, NC)

YA

• Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy
• The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus (preorder)
• The Boy and Girl Who Broke the World by Amy Reed (preorder)
• Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable

Murder by the Book (Houston, TX)

Adult

• A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
• The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall (preorder)
• The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka

Myst Galaxy Books (San Diego, CA)

YA

• Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
• A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo
• Ruse by Cindy Pon
• The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
• Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston
• The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding
• Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas
• Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas (preorder)
• And I Darken by Kiersten White

Adult

• An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Northshire Bookstore (NY/VT)

YA

• Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
• Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
• Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
• The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
• The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
• We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
• Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
• Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu
• Spinning by Tillie Walden

Adult

• Leading Men by Christopher Castellani
• The Ashford Place by Jean Copeland
• Willa & Hesper by Amy Feltman
• Royal Court by Jenny Frame
• Sugar Run by Mesha Maren
• Northern Lights by Raymond Strom

Oblong Books (Rhinebeck, NY)

MG

• Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
• Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker
• Star Crossed by Barbara Dee
• George by Alex Gino

YA

• Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst
• The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke (signed)
• Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp
• This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
• The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
• Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie
• Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable

Adult

• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (signed)
• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
• Casting Lacey by Elle Spencer

One More Page Books (Alexandria, VA)

YA

• The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake (preorder)
• The Resolutions by Mia Garcia (signed)
• Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett (preorder)
• Reverie by Ryan La Sala (preorder)
• Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh (signed)
• Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig
• White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig
• Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig
• A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith
• Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley
• Pulp by Robin Talley
• Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
• The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde
• Going Off Script by Jen Wilde (preorder)
• How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters (preorder)

Park Road Books (Charlotte, NC)

YA

• I Wish You All The Best  by Mason Deaver (signed preorder)
• Something Like Gravity by Amber Smith (signed preorder)
• We Are Okay by Nina Lacour
• The Brilliant Death by Amy Rose Capetta
• The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali  by Sabina Khan
• Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria
• Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake

Adult

• Clio Rising by Paula Martinac (signed preorder)
• Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• Sugar Run by Mesha Maren (signed)
• The Black Tides of Heaven by JY Yang
• The Psychology of Time Travel by Karen Mascarenhas
• On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (preorder)
• Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Poetry

• shame is an ocean i swim across by Mary Lambert
• Aftermath by Thomas March
• Take Me With You by Andrea Gibson

Parnassus (Nashville, TN)

MG/YA

• Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
• The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake
• How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake
• Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake
• Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
• The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller
• Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney Stevens

Adult

• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
• Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (preorder)

Powell’s (Portland, OR)

MG/YA

• Unicorn Tracks by Julia Ember
• The Tiger’s Watch by Julia Ember
• The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember
• The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
• At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson
• We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia (signed)
• The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller
• Hero by Perry Moore
• Marco Impossible by Hannah Moskowitz
• Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz
• A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz
• If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
• Birthday by Meredith Russo
• Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan (preorder)
• Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz
• Timekeeper by Tara Sim
• Forgive Me if I’ve Told You This Before by Karelia Stetz-Waters
• My Myself & Him by Chris Tebbetts (preorder)

NA/Adult

• Cottonmouths by Kelly J. Ford
• Under a Falling Star by Jae
• Vow of Celibacy by Erin Judge
• Perfect Pairing by Rachel Spangler
• Edge of Glory by Rachel Spangler
• Longing and the Lack by C.M. Spivey

Quail Ridge Books (Raleigh, NC)

YA

• Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Books by Jaye Robin Brown
• The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown
• I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (preorder)
• We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
• Over You by Amy Reed
• The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
• The Last to Let Go by Amber Smith
• Something Like Gravity by Amber Smith

The Ripped Bodice (LA, CA)

PB

• Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian/Mike Curato
• Maiden & Princess by Daniel Haack and Isabel Maduro/Becca Human (signed)

YA

• Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler
• Something Like Summer by Jay Bell
• Style by Chelsea M. Cameron
• Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
• Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
• Seven Tears at High Tide by CB Lee
• Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee
• Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (signed)
• I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
• Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi (signed)

NA/Adult

• Sweet and Sexy by Jeff Adams
• Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler
• Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault
• Marriage of Unconvenience by Chelsea M. Cameron
• Chef’s Table by Lynn Charles
• Olympia Knife by Alycia Constantine
• A Royal Romance by Jenny Frame
• Stuck Landing by Lauren Gallagher
• Tales from Perach by Shira Glassman
• The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose Jones
• Vow of Celibacy by Erin Judge
• Blueberry Boys by Vanessa North
• In the Middle of Somewhere by Roan Parrish
• A Gentleman in the Street by Alisha Rai (signed)
• Definitely, Maybe, Yours by Lissa Reed
• A Density of Souls by Christopher Rice (signed)
• Hush by Jude Sierra
• Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon (signed)
• The Fling by Rebekah Weatherspoon
• At Her Feet by Rebekah Weatherspoon (signed)

The Strand (NYC, NY)

YA

• Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake
• This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kheryn Callender
• Dreadnought by April Daniels
• We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
• Runebreaker by Alex Kahler
• We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
• Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee
• Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
• Ash by Malinda Lo
• Black Wings Beating by Alex London
• Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
• All Out ed. by Saundra Mitchell
• Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
• Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
• They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
• Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley

Adult

• The First Bad Man by Miranda July
• When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri
• Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
• A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Third Place Books (Seattle, WA)

PB

• Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack, ill. by Stevie Lewis
• Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

MG

• Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker
• Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker (preorder)
• George by Alex Gino
• The Whispers by Greg Howard

YA

• Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
• Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
• We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
• By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery (preorder)
• Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Adult

• My Brother’s Husband, Vol. 1 by Gengoroh Tagame/Anne Ishii
• Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala
• Everything Under by Daisy Johnson
• My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Nagata Kabi
• She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya
• Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

Nonfiction

• Boy Erased by Garrard Conley
• On Christopher Street: Transgender Stories by Mark Seliger

Poetry

• masquerade by Cyrus Parker (preorder)
• Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

Trident Booksellers and Cafe (Boston, MA)

YA

• Run by Kody Keplinger
• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
• The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
• All Out ed. by Saundra Mitchell
• The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus (preorder)

Adult

• Less by Andrew Sean Greer
• Who is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht
• The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka

Writer’s Block Bookstore (Winter Park, FL)

YA

• Island of Exiles by Erica Cameron
• Assassins: Discord by Erica Cameron
• The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
• Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller
• Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
• Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve
• Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley

Adult

• Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett (preorder)
• My Education by Susan Choi
• Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn (preorder)
• Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
• Stray City by Chelsey Johnson
• Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
• Tin Man by Sarah Winman