Yeah, there are six. What can I say? We are an anxious bunch.
Top Ten by Katie Cotugno (Bf)
Ten Things I Can See From here by Carrie Mac (L)
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (GF)
Let’s Call it a Doomsday by Katie Henry (Bf)
History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (G)
Ziggy, Stardust & Me by James Brandon (G)
Bonus: Coming up in 2020, Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan features a bi male protag with GAD!
The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde (Contemporary Romance, GQ LI)
Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake (Contemporary, GQ LI)
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (Contemporary, GF MC)
Like Water by Rebecca Podos (Contemporary, GQ LI)
Mask of Shadows and Ruin of Stars by Linsey Miller (Fantasy, GF MC)
Bonus: Much less central but still worth a mention: The Pros of Cons by Lindsay Ribar, Alison Cherry, and Michelle Schusterman (Contemporary, Genderless LI)
Willful Machines by Tim Floreen (gay YA Sci-Fi)
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (genderfluid contemp YA)
Coffee Boy by Austin Chant (m/m trans Romance)
Kneel, Mr. President by Lauren Gallagher (m/m/f Romance)
Dust by Ann McMan (f/f Mystery)
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, check out these excellent LGBTQ YAs featuring main characters dealing with mental health issues:
Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz (B, Eating Disorder)
Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley (G, Agoraphobia)
History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (G, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (GF, Anxiety)
Scars by Cheryl Rainfield (L, Depression w/suicidal ideation and self-harm)
Fave Five will generally be a little less…well, general, but since this is the first edition of it for the site, I’m gonna use it to quickly catch up on what are in my opinion the most noteworthy LGBTQIAP+ YA titles of the year so far!
Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate (P, Contemp)
The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie (L, Sci-Fi)
This Song is (Not) For You by Laura Nowlin (A, Contemp)
The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle (G, Contemp)
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (GF, Contemp)
We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson (G, Spec Fic)
(Yeah, I slipped in a sixth. You gonna fight me? I didn’t think so.)