7 LGBTQ+ Books To Read This Pride Month

Happy Pride Month!

We have plenty to celebrate this time of year, and plenty of reasons to support LGBTQ+ writers and artists.

Here are seven queer books to read this Pride Month…

You Exist Too Much – Zaina Arafat

This novel follows a 12-year-old Palestinian-American girl who is devastated when her mother responds to her expression of same-sex attraction with vitriol.

Mrs. Everything – Jennifer Weiner

Jo and Bethie Kaufman are two sisters growing up in a seemingly quintessential 1950s household. But Jo has a secret that could shake everything.

Milk Fed – Melissa Broder

This novel follows a lapsed Jewish woman who is calorie-restricting herself due to her religion and the woman she meets who is desperate to feed her.

Exciting Times – Naoise Dolan

Irish author Naoise looks at a young ex-pat who finds herself torn between the love of a rich banker, Julian, and an equally high-powered lawyer, Edith.

Faebound – Saara El-Arifi

Fantasy lovers will be obsessed with this beautiful story of war, love and betrayal. When a fatal mistake leads to warrior Yeeran’s exile from the Elven lands, she and her healer sister are both forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders.

Nevada – Imogen Binnie

This book follows Maria Griffiths, a trans woman, who goes through a bad breakup with her girlfriend, Maria. After the split she drives cross country and finds herself in the small town of Star City, Nevada.

Evenings and Weekends – Oisín McKenna

This debut from Irish author Oisín follows intricately linked characters during a heatwave in London as simmering tensions and secrets come to the fore.

 

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